Mikati Foundation Professor, Biomedical Engineering
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“I gain a lot from working with undergraduates - mentoring some of our greatest talent to discover what they want to do in science. Undergraduates are also the most creative in their ideas - knowing less, they are braver.”
Bio
Professor Vunjak-Novakovic is the director of Columbia's Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering. She focuses on regenerative medicine and technologies that save and improve lives - her lab has successfully grown replacement bones and heart muscle from human stem cells.