Dino Di Carlo, PhD profile page

Dino Di Carlo is the Armond and Elena Hairapetian Professor of Bioengineering at UCLA, a serial entrepreneur and an inventor. He serves in academic leadership roles as the chair of the bioengineering department and deputy director of the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center. He received his BS and PhD in Bioengineering at UC Berkeley and UCSF. He is an author on >190 peer-reviewed articles and an inventor on >70 issued patents in the U.S. and across the world. His research focuses on the interface between micro & nanotechnology, information technology and the life sciences. He has also served in business leadership roles. He co-founded several companies in the diagnostics, medical device and biotech/pharmaceutical industries and continues to serve on the board of directors of many of these companies and as a scientific advisor and mentor to startups. He has received numerous awards, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed upon young scientists and engineers in the U.S. He is an elected fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).