Princess Imoukhuede (pronounced I-muh-KWU-e-de) (born 1980) is an American chemical engineer who is a Professor in Bioengineering at the University of Washington as the Hunter and Dorthy Simpson Endowed Chair.[3] She conducts groundbreaking research on angiogenic signaling and vascular biology. Her lab employs quantitative systems biology to understand and control signaling networks driving blood-vessel formation, with the aim of developing treatments for diseases like cancer and cardiovascular disorders. Imoukhuede's work has earned her numerous awards, including the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the Biomedical Engineering Society Mid-Career Award, and the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Distinguished Leadership Award and the 2018 Nano Research Young Innovators Award in Nanobiotechnology, recognizing her significant contributions to scholarship, education, and mentorship. Her first name is 'Princess' however, she holds no royal title or position in any capacity.
Imoukhuede was a postdoctoral scholar at Johns Hopkins University, where she specialised in biomedical engineering in the laboratory of Aleksander Popel.[5] She was 1 of 10 postdoctoral fellows nationwide to earn the prestigious United Negro College Fund/Merk Postdoctoral Fellowship. During her fellowship, started working on the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor (VEGFR) in ischemia and cancer. After completing her postdoctoral research, Imoukhuede joined the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[6] Currently, Imoukhuede is a professor of bioengineering at the University of Washington as the Hunter and Dorthy Simpson Endowed Chair.[7]
Imoukhuede studies the mechanisms that regulate angiogenic signalling, including tyrosine kinase receptors, VEGF receptors and platelet-derived growth factor receptors. In 2019 Imoukhuede and Sarah K. England partnered to improve the efficacy and safety of oxytocin during labour.[8] Imoukhuede is developing a computational model that could be used to predict the function of oxytocin receptor function.[8] Her current focus is to unravel the complexities governing blood-vessel formation which gives the potential for treatment for several diseases such as breast cancer and some cardiovascular diseases.[9] As of 2025, Imoukhuede has been deriving a computational model to find the optimal dosage for oxytocin, especially during pregnancy. [10]
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