Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering Founding Director and Core Faculty Member Don Ingber, M.D., Ph.D., has been named a recipient of the 2022 NIMS Award from The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan.
Selected as one of three scientists to receive the award this year, NIMS will present the honor to those scientists who have demonstrated outstanding research achievements in the field of functional materials, specifically biomaterial research and science that has led to breakthroughs and innovative progress in healthcare and medical technology. Ingber is being recognized for his proposal of the cellular tensegrity model and the invention of human organ-on-a-chip technology.
