• Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Tim and Amy Leach Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Presidential Impact Fellow
  • Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering
Akhilesh Gaharwar

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University – 2011

Research Interests

    • Biomaterials
    • Regenerative medicine
    • Cancer bioengineering
    • Drug delivery
    • Genomics and data science
    • 3D bioprinting and in vitro tissue models

Certifications & Memberships

  • Senior member, National Academy of Inventors
  • Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society
  • Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

Awards & Honors

  • Director's New Innovator Award (DP2), National Institutes of Health
  • Young Investigator Award, Biomaterials
  • Dean of Engineering Excellence Award, Texas A&M University
  • Research Impact Award, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) – 2019
  • Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Young Faculty Award, Texas A&M University – 2019
  • Engineering Genesis (EG) Award, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
  • Engineering Contribution Award, Texas A&M University
  • Rising Star Award, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Cellular & Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) conference
  • Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Young Innovator Award, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)