Dr. Mikhail Shapiro

Biography

Mikhail G. Shapiro is a Max Delbrück Professor of Chemical Engineering and Medical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology and an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He leads the Shapiro group, which focuses on developing molecular technologies for non-invasive imaging and control of cellular function. His research encompasses a variety of areas including molecular cellular engineering, cell gene therapy, neuroscience, cancer, nanotechnology, and synthetic biology. The primary aim of his work is to develop methods to manipulate fundamental biological processes that occur deep within living organisms, using innovative technologies to image and alter cellular and molecular functions non-invasively. His research utilizes unique physical properties of biologically evolved structures and integrates advanced biophysical methods such as ultrasound and magnetic resonance to explore his interests in neuroscience, cancer, microbiology, and immunology.

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