Clifford P. Brangwynne

Clifford P. Brangwynne is a professor of chemical and biological engineering at Princeton University,^[1] the director of the Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute, and the June K. Wu ’92 Professor in Engineering.^[2] He is also a researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.^[3]

Clifford P. Brangwynne
Born	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University Harvard University
Scientific career
Fields	Soft-matter physics, cell biology
Institutions	Princeton University

Education

Brangwynne graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2001 with a degree in materials science and engineering, and received his Ph.D. in applied physics from Harvard University in 2007.^[2] He served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute, working with Anthony Hyman.^[2]

Awards

• 2023 – Dickson Prize in Medicine^[4]
• 2023 – Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences^[5][6]
• 2021 – HFSP Nakasone Award^[7][8]
• 2021 – Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences^[9]
• 2020 – Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists^[10]
• 2020 – Michael and Kate Bárány Award^[11]
• 2018 and 2019 – Finalists for Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists^[12]
• 2018 – MacArthur Fellowship^[13]
• 2014 – Sloan Research Fellowship^[14]
• 2013 – National Science Foundation CAREER Award^[15]
• 2012 – NIH Director's New Innovator Award^[16]
• 2012 – Searle Scholars Program^[17]
• 2008–2010 – Fellow of Helen Hay Whitney Foundation^[18]