Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, an assistant professor of bioengineering, has been selected to participate in the 72th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (LINO23) this summer in Germany.
Gonzalez-Fernandez was nominated as a LINO23 Young Scientist by the University of California, where he was a postdoctoral fellow in the Leach Laboratory at UC Davis before joining the Rossin College faculty in January 2022.
For nearly three-quarters of a century, the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings have brought together Nobel laureates and promising young scientists from around the world to exchange knowledge, build relationships, and inspire the pursuit of science.
According to the organization, the approximately 600 young scientists invited to each meeting “represent the emerging generation of leading scientists and researchers” and will join a “network of excellence” as they become “ambassadors of the scientific dialogue fostered by the Lindau Meetings.”
“This is going to be a life-changing experience that will allow me to interact directly with Nobel laureates and to engage in dialogue with other young scientists around the world,” says Gonzalez-Fernandez.
The June 25-30 meeting will focus on physiology and medicine.
At Lehigh, Gonzalez-Fernandez engineers novel cell-instructive 3D-printable biomaterials that could one day be used to repair musculoskeletal tissues. He leads the TGF Lab in developing functional materials through the incorporation of smart drug and gene delivery systems. His research group also studies how CRISPR/Cas9 can be used in combination with 3D printing to regenerate damaged tissues and organs in people with genetic and degenerative disorders.
Gonzalez-Fernandez holds a PhD in mechanical and manufacturing engineering from Trinity College Dublin (Ireland). He is a recipient of the American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship and was selected as a 2020 Rising Star in Engineering and Health by Columbia University.
