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Ritu Raman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Her research focuses on 4D tissue engineering, biological actuators, regenerative medicine, and biohybrid robotics. She has received several prestigious awards including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, National Science Foundation CAREER Award, and the Army Research Office Early Career Award. Raman is recognized as a National Academy of Engineering Grainger Frontiers of Engineering Fellow and has been included in Forbes' 30 Under 30 and MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35 lists. She is dedicated to enhancing scientific literacy in tissue engineering and authored a book titled 'Biofabrication' published by MIT Press. Prior to her current role, she completed her undergraduate degree at Cornell University and obtained her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Through her lab, she aims to develop adaptive biological materials with applications in medicine and robotics, helping to restore mobility lost due to disease or trauma.