Sangeeta Bhatia

Sangeeta Bhatia (she/her/hers) is a biomedical researcher, MIT professor, and biotech entrepreneur who works to adapt technologies developed in the computer industry for medical innovation. Trained as both a physician and engineer at Harvard, MIT, and Brown University, Bhatia leverages tiny technologies of miniaturization to yield inventions such as human microlivers that model human drug metabolism and liver disease, as well as responsive nanoparticles and nanoporous materials that can be engineered to diagnose, study, and treat a variety of diseases, including cancer. She and her trainees have launched multiple biotechnology companies to improve human health. As a prolific inventor and passionate advocate for diversity in science and engineering, Bhatia has received many honors including the Lemelson-MIT Prize, known as the Oscar for inventors, and the Heinz Medal for groundbreaking inventions and advocacy for women in STEM fields. She is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, the Director of the Marble Center for Cancer Nanomedicine at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, and an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Science, the National Academy of Inventors, and Brown University's Board of Fellows.

Dr. Bhatia is a Board member of Brown University, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, the International Cancer Early Detection Alliance -- Cancer Research UK, and the Association for Women in Science. She has an advisory role with Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Allen Institute for Cell Science, Global Oncology Inc., Glympse BIO, Maverick Therapeutics, Synlogic, and Cristal Therapeutics.