Principal Investigator
Dr. Lawrence Bonassar
• Professor, Biomedical Engineering
• Professor, Mechanical Engineering
• Associate Director, Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Bonassar joined Cornell University in 2003 after five years on the faculty of the Center for Tissue Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He completed postdoctoral fellowships in the Orthopedic Research Laboratory at the Massachusetts General Hospital and in the Center for Biomedical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He currently serves on the editorial board of the journal Tissue Engineering.
Education
- B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University,1989
- M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991
- Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995
Honors and Awards
- Hansjörg Wyss Research Focus Award (AO Spine International, World Forum for Spine Research) 2010
- Fellow (American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers) 2009
- Fiona Ip ’78 and Donald Li ’75 Excellence in Teaching Award (Cornell University, College of Engineering) 2009
- Zellman Warhaft Contribution to Diversity Award (Cornell University, College of Engineering)2007
- Ralph S. Watts ’72 Excellence in Teaching Award (Cornell University, College of Engineering)2006
