Helen H. Lu

Dr. Lu is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Director of the Biomaterials and Interface Tissue Engineering Laboratory at Columbia University. Her innovative research in regenerative medicine has been recognized with many awards, including the Career Award in Translational Research from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, and the Young Investigator Award from the Society for Biomaterials. Professor Lu was honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers at the White House in 2010, and was elected as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering in 2011. Her research is supported by the Whitaker Foundation, the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, the New York State Stem Cell Initiative, the National Football League Charities and the National Institutes of Health. Professor Lu also has extensive experience with admissions and student outreach programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels.