Professor Donald E Ingber

Professor Donald E Ingber, MD, PhD is Founding Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology at Harvard Medical School and the Vascular Biology Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, and Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering at the Harvard John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Ingber received his BA, MA, MPhil, MD and PhD from Yale University. He is widely recognised for pioneering work in biologically inspired engineering and mechanobiology. At the Wyss Institute he leads interdisciplinary teams developing bioinspired technologies aimed at advancing healthcare and improving sustainability.

His research has contributed to advances in mechanobiology, cell structure, tumour angiogenesis, tissue engineering, systems biology, nanobiotechnology and translational medicine. Ingber has authored more than 500 publications and holds more than 200 patents. He has also founded eight companies and delivered more than 550 plenary and invited lectures worldwide.

Ingber is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Inventors, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His work has received numerous awards across biomedical engineering and translational research.

Many technologies developed in his laboratory have progressed towards commercialisation or clinical testing. These include human organ chips lined with living human cells and tissues, which are being used to study disease and support drug development. Organ-chip technology developed by Ingber’s team was named one of the Top 10 Emerging Technologies by the World Economic Forum and was also recognised as Design of the Year by the London Design Museum.