Akhilesh K. Gaharwar (born January 3, 1982, Nagpur, India) is an Indian academic and a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University.[1]
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Born | Nagpur, India | January 3, 1982
Alma mater | Purdue University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Indian Institute of Technology, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology |
Known for | Biomaterials, biomedical engineering, hydrogels, nanotechnology, regenerative medicine, bioprinting |
Awards | NIH Director's New Innovator Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biomedical engineering, materials science, nanomaterials, tissue engineering, bioprinting, hydrogels |
Institutions | Texas A&M University |
Academic advisors | Robert S. Langer, Ali Khademhosseini |
Website | gaharwar |
Education and work
editGaharwar completed his postdoctoral training with Robert Langer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[2] and Ali Khademhosseini at Harvard University.[3] He received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University,[4] Master in Technology (M.Tech.) from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay[5] and Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology.[6]
Gaharwar's research experience spans diverse fields, including materials science, chemistry, biology, and engineering of polymeric biomaterials and nanocomposites. He is developing advanced biomimetic nanostructure for functional tissue engineering.[7] His research program integrates nanomaterials and stem cells for the development of functional tissue engineering. He is leveraging principles from biomedical engineering, materials science, bioprinting, microfabrication, chemistry, and stem cell biology in a unique way to address some of the daunting challenges in regenerative medicine.
Gaharwar has published more than 140 journal articles, two-issued/pending patents, and more than 100 conference presentations and has an H-index of 70.[8] In addition, he also edited biomedical textbook entitled "Nanomaterials in Tissue Engineering: Fabrication and Applications".[9] Gaharwar has published extensively in the area of nanomaterials, biomaterials, bioprinting, tissue engineering, and stem cell bioengineering.
Gaharwar's research accomplishments are recognized by numerous national and international awards, including the NIH New Innovator Award (DP2),[10][11] Texas A&M University President Impact Fellow,[12] Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Rising Star Award,[13] Chemical communications Emerging Investigator,[14] CMBE Young Innovator Award,[15] and Dimitris Chorafas Foundation Award.[16] Before the age of 40, Dr. Gaharwar was recognized as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), an honor reserved for the top 2% biomedical engineers in the world.[17] He is an Associate Editor of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces,[18] as well as on the editorial board member of Regenerative Biomaterials,[19] Bioprinting,[20] Advanced NanoBiomed Research,[21] and Bio-Design and Manufacturing.[22]
Awards
edit- 2023 Fellow of Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)(Oct 2023)[23]
- 2023 Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors (NAI)(March 2023)[24]
- 2022 Fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)(March 2022)[25]
- 2021 Texas A&M University Presidential Impact Fellow (Nov 2021)[26]
- 2018 Rising Star Award by Cellular & Molecular Bioengineering Special Interest Group of Biomedical Engineering Society (Jan 2018) [27]
- 2018 Langmuir Early Career Authors in Fundamental Colloid and Interface Science (Jan 2018) [28]
- 2017 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's New Innovator Award (DP2) by National Institute of Health (Oct 2017) [29][30]
- 2011 Biomedical Engineering Society Graduate Award[31]
- 2011 Materials Research Society Graduate Student Award - Silver [32]
References
edit- ^ "Texas A&M University – People – Faculty – Gaharwar". Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Langer Lab alumni". Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Khademhosseini Lab alumni". Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Akhilesh Gaharwar, Weldon graduate student". Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ "Notable alumni of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay". 11 August 2021. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Alumni Profile". Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Gaharwar Lab- Inspired Nanomaterials and Tissue Engineering (iNanoTE) Laboratory". Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ "Google Scholar". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ "Texas A&M Prof. Akhilesh Gaharwar Co-edits New Biomedical Textbook". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ "NIH Director's New Innovator Award Recipients". 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Gaharwar awarded NIH Director's New Innovator Award". Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Gaharwar named 2021 Presidential Impact Fellow". Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ "BMES CMBE Rising Star Award Recipients". Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Emerging Investigators 2019". Chemical Communications. 55 (60): 8674–8682. 2019. doi:10.1039/C9CC90270H. PMID 31297495. S2CID 195892558. Archived from the original on 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ Reinhart-King, C. A.; Schmidt, C. E.; Peppas, N. A. (2015). "The 2015 Young Innovators of Cellular and Molecular". Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. 8 (3): 305–306. doi:10.1007/s12195-015-0414-7. PMC 4564066. PMID 26366229.
- ^ "Akhilesh Gaharwar Honored with Chorafas Award". Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ "Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar Elected to the 2022 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Editors & Editorial Board". Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08. Retrieved on 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Editorial Board | Regenerative Biomaterials | Oxford Academic". Archived from the original on 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Editorial Advisory Panel and Editorial Board – Bioprinting". Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Editorial Advisory Panel and Editorial Board – Advanced NanoBiomed Research". Archived from the original on 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Bio-Design and Manufacturing". Archived from the original on 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Announcing the 2023 BMES Grade of Fellow Class". Archived from the original on 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ "NAI Senior Members". Archived from the original on 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ "Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar Elected to the 2022 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Gaharwar named 2021 Presidential Impact Fellow". Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ "BMES CMBE Rising Star Award Recipients". Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ ""Early Career Authors in Fundamental Colloid and Interface Science" special issue of Langmuir". Archived from the original on 2024-04-28. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "NIH Director's New Innovator Award Recipients". 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Gaharwar awarded NIH Director's New Innovator Award". Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Two Weldon Students Take Top National BMES Honors". Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ "Past Recipients, MRS Graduate Student Awards". Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-17.