Laura Niklason

Laura Niklason, MD, PhD, serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Humacyte. At Yale University, Laura Niklason holds the positions of Adjunct Professor of Anesthesiology & Biomedical Engineering, Nicholas M. Greene Professor of Anesthesiology & Biomedical Engineering, and Vice Chair for Research in Anesthesiology. Previous academic roles include Associate Professor and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Anesthesia & Surgery at Duke University. Additionally, Laura Niklason maintains a Research Affiliate position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed an Anesthesiology Residency & Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Academic qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy in Biophysics from the University of Chicago and ongoing education at the University of Michigan since 1991.