Gordana Vunjak-novakovic MS, PhD

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic holds the title of University Professor, Columbia University’s highest rank reserved for a small number of faculty who have made important contributions to their field of study and serve the university as a whole. She is a leading expert in engineering human tissues for regenerative medicine and modeling disease. With over 36,000 citations and h=109, she is one of the most highly cited individuals of all time, in all disciplines. With her students, she founded four biotech companies, all based in New York City. Among her many distinctions, she is a member of the Academia Europaea, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Medicine, and National Academy of Inventors.