Jennifer Elisseeff

Jennifer Elisseeff is professor of biomedical engineering, the Morton Goldberg Professor of Ophthalmology at the School of Medicine, and director of the Johns Hopkins Translational Tissue Engineering Center. Elisseeff received a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University and a PhD in Medical Engineering from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. After doctoral studies, she was a Fellow at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences Pharmacology Research Associate Program where she worked in the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. After a decade designing biomaterials to promote stem cell growth and tissue repair, her research now focuses on the immune system as a therapeutic target for regenerative medicine and biomaterials development. Committed to clinical translation she is an active entrepreneur and advisory board member. Dr. Elisseeff is a member of the National Academies of Engineering and Medicine.