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Helen Lu, PhD

Percy K. and Vida L.W. Hudson Professor of Biomedical Engineering Professor of Dental and Craniofacial Engineering (in Dental Medicine)
Columbia University
New York, New York, United States

Professor Helen H. Lu’s research focuses on tissue interfaces, particularly how to reestablish the body’s natural synchrony between tissues, a hallmark of the musculoskeletal organ and the nexus of human mobility. The body of fundamental knowledge she has uncovered regarding interfaces, heterotypic cell interactions and interface scaffold design has provided blueprints for building organs-on-a-chip as well as total limb regeneration. At Columbia, Lu is the Percy K. and Vida L. W. Hudson Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Professor of Dental and Craniofacial Engineering (in Dental Medicine). She is the Director of the Biomaterials and Interface Tissue Engineering Laboratory. She currently serves as the Senior Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Advancement, as well as the Chair of Faculty Promotion and Tenure Committee at Columbia Engineering. Prof. Lu has published over 100 original research articles and invited reviews in biomaterials and tissue engineering. The inventor and co-inventor of more than 60 patents and patent applications in biomaterials, her research has led to the formation of several start-ups for medical devices and sustainable textiles. Lu has given over 150 invited lectures at national and international conferences and institutions. Her many accolades include the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) and the Wallace Coulter Foundation Career Award. She is an elected Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE) and more recently, a member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Prof. Lu serves on the editorial board of leading journals of the fields, including recently, Journal of Biomedical Material Research A, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Regenerative Biomaterials, Regenerative Engineering, Tissue Engineering, and eLife (review editor). Lu received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

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