FALL 2024 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
Dear Pitt Bioengineering Family,
After completing the two-year tenure as the Interim Dean of the Swanson School of Engineering, I am delighted to return home. Together, we have had significant accomplishments during the last two years with respect to our teaching, research, and professional and community service missions—I thank all of you and the entire Swanson School community for the tremendous support. I have agreed to resume my position as the Chair of the Department of Bioengineering. I would like to thank Mark Redfern for his outstanding leadership as the Interim Chair for the past two years; one can readily see the positive impact of his efforts. I am also excited to welcome Michele V. Manuel as U.S. Steel Dean of Engineering at the Swanson School, and I cannot wait to see how her leadership continues to inspire excellence in everything we do.
Pitt bioengineers continue to perform impactful research, contributing to the generation of new knowledge and development of novel medical technologies for improving healthcare. One such bioengineer is Ramakrishna Mukkamala, whose impactful research in cardiovascular health technology has led to the development of a novel smartphone app that detects blood pressure using a smartphone- no cuff required. Similar exceptional research stories on smartphone-based biotechnology, neural engineering, and cancer research can be found in the newsletter below.
I continue to be impressed by the individual and collective accomplishments of our talented group of Pitt bioengineers, and I look forward to sharing their future successes with you.
Sincerely,
Sanjeev Shroff, PhD
Chair, Department of Bioengineering
Distinguished Professor of and McGinnis Chair in Bioengineering
Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh