Dr. Mikhail Shapiro

Biography

Mikhail Shapiro is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Medical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He completed his Bachelor of Science at Brown University in 2004 and earned his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2008. His career at Caltech began as a Visiting Associate in 2013, and he subsequently held positions as an Assistant Professor from 2014 to 2018 before being promoted to Professor in 2019. He was appointed as the Max Delbrück Professor in 2023. His research focuses on developing molecular technologies for non-invasive imaging that control cellular function and study biological processes at depth within living organisms. This research intersects with his interests in neuroscience, cancer, microbiology, and immunology, and involves utilizing biophysical methods such as ultrasound and magnetic resonance. His work is aimed at creating cellular diagnostics and therapeutics, particularly by leveraging the unique properties of naturally evolved biological structures.

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