Amy Rowat

AFFILIATE PROFESSOR
BIOENGINEERING

Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine

1125 Terasaki Life Sciences Bldg

Email: rowat@ucla.edu

Websites

RESEARCH AND INTERESTS

Cellular mechanobiology
Cellular and tissue engineering
Cancer mechanobiology
Cellular agriculture

NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS

https://profiles.ucla.edu/amy.rowat

IN THE NEWS

Lab-grown Meat: the Science of Turning Cells into Steaks and Nuggets | Nature, July 2023
Transient Nuclear Deformation Primes Epigenetic State and Promotes Cell Reprogramming | Nature Materials, August 2022

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Physics, University of Southern Denmark Cand. Polyt.
M.Sc. Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark
B.A. Asian Studies, French, Math, Mount Allison University (Honors)
B.Sc. Honors Physics, Mount Allison University (with Distinction)

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

National Science Foundation Boosting Research Ideas for Transformative and Equitable Advances in Engineering (BRITE) Fellow (2022-2027)
Marcie H. Rothman Presidential Chair of Food Studies (2021-2026)
UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award (2021)
UCLA Life Sciences Award for Research Excellence (2016)
National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (2013-2018)