David J. Mooney

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David James Mooney
Born
Alma mater University of Wisconsin, Madison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scientific career
Fields Tissue engineering
Institutions Harvard University
Doctoral advisor Robert Langer
Other academic advisorsJoseph Vacanti

David James Mooney (born November 1, 1964) is Robert P. Pinkas Family Professor of Bioengineering at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. [1] He is also a founding core faculty member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. [2]

Research

Born in Madison, Wisconsin, [3] he earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with advisor Robert Langer. He did his post-doctoral studies at Harvard University under the supervision of Joseph Vacanti and Donald Ingber. David Mooney started his career as an Assistant Professor at The University of Michigan and he stayed there until 2004 when he moved to Harvard University. [3] [4] Mooney is a member of both the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine. Mooney is best known for his work in the use of biomaterials for regenerative and tissue engineering particularly alginate hydrogels. [4] [5] The Mooney group is also focused on mechanotransduction and immunoengineering.

He was elected into the National Academy of Engineering in 2010 for contributions to the fields of tissue engineering and regeneration. In addition, David Mooney is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. [6]

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References

  1. "David J. Mooney". Harvard SEAS.
  2. Tolikas, M; Antoniou, A; Ingber, DE (September 2017). "The Wyss institute: A new model for medical technology innovation and translation across the academic-industrial interface". Bioengineering & Translational Medicine. 2 (3): 247–257. doi:10.1002/btm2.10076. PMC   5689495 . PMID   29313034.
  3. 1 2 "Harvard University faculty mentor David Mooney on luck in mentorship – Amgen Scholars". Amgenscholars.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  4. 1 2 Chaudhuri, Ovijit (May 2020). "Introduction to Editorial Board Member: Professor David J. Mooney". Bioengineering & Translational Medicine. 5 (2): e10162. doi: 10.1002/btm2.10162 . PMC   7237137 . S2CID   218764001.
  5. Augst, AD; Kong, HJ; Mooney, DJ (7 August 2006). "Alginate hydrogels as biomaterials". Macromolecular Bioscience. 6 (8): 623–33. doi:10.1002/mabi.200600069. PMID   16881042.
  6. "David Mooney elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors" . Retrieved 3 April 2017.