Akhilesh K. Gaharwar

Akhilesh K Gaharwar
Born (1982-01-03) 3 January 1982
Nagpur, India
EducationPurdue University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Indian Institute of Technology, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Known forBiomaterials, biomedical engineering, hydrogels, nanotechnology, regenerative medicine, bioprinting
AwardsNIH Director's New Innovator Award
Scientific career
FieldsBiomedical engineering, materials science, nanomaterials, tissue engineering, bioprinting, hydrogels
WorkplacesTexas A&M University
Academic advisors
Robert S. Langer, Ali Khademhosseini
Websitegaharwar.engr.tamu.edu

Akhilesh K. Gaharwar (born 3 January 1982, Nagpur, India) is an Indian academic and a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University.[1]

Education and work

Gaharwar completed his postdoctoral training with Robert Langer, founder of the now defunct company PixarBio, 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 and Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology.[5]

Gaharwar has published more than 150 journal articles, multiple-issued/pending patents, has an H-index of 74.[6] In addition, he also edited biomedical textbook entitled "Nanomaterials in Tissue Engineering: Fabrication and Applications".[7]

Gaharwar's research accomplishments are recognized by numerous national and international awards, including the NIH New Innovator Award (DP2),[8][9] Texas A&M University President Impact Fellow,[10] Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Rising Star Award,[11] Chemical communications Emerging Investigator,[12] CMBE Young Innovator Award,[13] and Dimitris Chorafas Foundation Award.[14] Gaharwar was recognized as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.[15] He is also an election as a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES).[16] He is an associate editor of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces,[17] as well as on the editorial board member of Regenerative Biomaterials,[18] Bioprinting,[19] Advanced NanoBiomed Research,[20] and Bio-Design and Manufacturing.[21]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Texas A&M University – People – Faculty – Gaharwar". Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Langer Lab alumni". Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Khademhosseini Lab alumni". Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Akhilesh Gaharwar, Weldon graduate student". Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Alumni Profile". Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Google Scholar". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Texas A&M Prof. Akhilesh Gaharwar Co-edits New Biomedical Textbook". BioNews Texas. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "NIH Director's New Innovator Award Recipients". 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Gaharwar awarded NIH Director's New Innovator Award". Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Gaharwar named 2021 Presidential Impact Fellow". Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "BMES CMBE Rising Star Award Recipients". Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Emerging Investigators 2019". Chemical Communications. 55 (60): 8674–8682. 2019. doi:10.1039/C9CC90270H. PMID 31297495. S2CID 195892558. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "Akhilesh Gaharwar Honored with Chorafas Award". Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar Elected to the 2022 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  16. 1 2 "Announcing the 2023 BMES Grade of Fellow Class". Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  17. ↑ "Editors & Editorial Board". Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021. Retrieved on 2021-10-08.
  18. ↑ "Editorial Board | Regenerative Biomaterials | Oxford Academic". Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  19. ↑ "Editorial Advisory Panel and Editorial Board – Bioprinting". Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  20. ↑ "Editorial Advisory Panel and Editorial Board – Advanced NanoBiomed Research". Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  21. ↑ "Bio-Design and Manufacturing". Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  22. ↑ "NAI Senior Members". Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  23. ↑ "Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar Elected to the 2022 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  24. ↑ "Gaharwar named 2021 Presidential Impact Fellow". Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  25. ↑ "BMES CMBE Rising Star Award Recipients". Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  26. ↑ ""Early Career Authors in Fundamental Colloid and Interface Science" special issue of Langmuir". Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  27. ↑ "NIH Director's New Innovator Award Recipients". 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  28. ↑ "Gaharwar awarded NIH Director's New Innovator Award". Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  29. ↑ "Two Weldon Students Take Top National BMES Honors". Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  30. ↑ "Past Recipients, MRS Graduate Student Awards". Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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