Dilip Thomas

Instructor, Cardiovascular Institute

Academic Appointments

Instructor, Cardiovascular Institute
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Honors & Awards

NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00), The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) (2023-2028)
Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) (2019-2021)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Member, American Heart Association (AHA) (2017 - Present)
Chair, SYIS-EU Council, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (TERMIS) (2017 - 2019)
Member, Royal Society of Biology (RSB) (2016 - Present)
Chair-Elect, SYIS-EU Council, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (TERMIS) (2015 - 2017)
Member, British Society for Matrix Biology (BSMB) (2012 - Present)
Member, European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) (2011 - Present)
Associate Member, Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) (2010 - Present)

Professional Education

PhD, National University of Ireland Galway, Regenerative Medicine (2017)
MSc, University College London, Biochemical Engineering (2010)
BSc, Mumbai University, Biotechnology (2009)

All Publications

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