Bio:

Dr. Kelly Stevens is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, and Laboratory Medicine & Pathology at the University of Washington. Dr. Stevens' research team focuses on human organ design. Her team is developing molecular blueprints of human organs, as well as new fabrication methods to build human organs, such as by 3D printing and synthetic morphogenesis. Dr. Stevens also works to disseminate the message that to develop advances that equitably improve the lives of all people, our profession needs to include all people. Dr. Stevens has received numerous honors and awards as a result of this work, including Elected Co-Chair of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine New Voices Cohort, NIH New Innovator Award, BMES CMBE Rising Star Award, John Tietze Stem Cell Scientist Award, Keck Foundation Award, and Gree Scholar Award. Her work in organ fabrication is widely cited and has been spotlighted by >500 media outlets worldwide.