Sherry Harbin

Sherry Harbin is one of the founding members of Purdue University's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering with a joint appointment in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences within the College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Harbin founded GeniPhys in 2014 with the goal of commercializing the collagen polymer and biofabrication technologies developed within her Purdue University laboratory. She has over 25 years experience working on the design and translation of natural biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. As a passionate innovator and entrepreneur, she has over 100 issued US and international patents. Harbin’s laboratory discoveries have led her to being recognized with Purdue’s Innovator Hall of Fame, Outstanding Commercialization Award for Purdue Faculty, election as Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, and election to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. She earned an Honors BS in Chemistry from Indiana University and a MS in Electrical Engineering and PHD in Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology from Purdue University.