Dr. Michael Domach

Professor

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Biography

Professor Mike Domach received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering with minors in Environmental Engineering and Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts. He obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University in 1983. He is the inaugural Dow Chair Recipient at Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina, and has served as a Senior Visiting Scientist in Bioinformatics at Jackson Lab in Bar Harbor. He is a Co-Director of the NIH Training Program in Biotechnology and is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Biotechnology. Additionally, he co-founded Automated Cell Technologies Inc, a company funded by NIST-ATP. Professor Domach authored the textbook 'Introduction to Biomedical Engineering' and currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Biotechnology Progress. His research focuses on the fundamental and applied aspects of cell engineering and biology, with experimental and computational work. One of his collaborations involves vaccine production with faculty from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, aimed at developing improved host-plasmid platforms for producing DNA recombinant protein vaccines.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA

Teaching and conducting research in Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering.

Awards

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Inaugural Dow Chair Holder

2007-12-01
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Dowd Fellowship

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Presidential Young Investigator Award

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.