Dr. Tagbo Niepa

Biography

Tagbo H.R. Niepa is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He specializes in the development of alternative antibiotics to combat drug-resistant pathogens through innovative physical and chemical factors that activate surfaces to eradicate microbes effectively. His research focuses on interfacial biofilms, particularly at fluid interfaces where biofilms develop. Niepa is pioneering work in replicating the human microbiome by encapsulating beneficial microbes, which findings hold promise for advancing medical approaches to treat infections. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Syracuse University and later completed his Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the same institution. Niepa has held a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Academic Diversity at the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He previously served as an assistant professor in chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. His achievements have been recognized by the National Institutes of Health with the Director’s New Innovator Award and the Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation, along with various other accolades for his significant contributions to biomedical research.

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