Dr. Sanjay Kumar
BERKELEY — Dr. Sanjay Kumar, a bioengineer from the University of California, Berkeley, is one of 100 researchers to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the White House announced today (Thursday, July 9). "These extraordinarily gifted young scientists and engineers represent the best in our country," President Obama said in a statement. "With their talent, creativity and dedication, I am confident that they will lead their fields in new breakthroughs and discoveries and help us use science and technology to lift up our nation and our world." Kumar, UC Berkeley assistant professor of bioengineering and a faculty scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, studies cellular mechanics and biomaterials, including how a cell's cytoskeleton governs its structure and senses. Of particular focus in the lab is how cells process mechanical forces in the context of human health and disease. Every year nine federal departments and agencies nominate recipients for the prestigious award. They choose researchers whose early accomplishments show the greatest promise for strengthening America's leadership in science and technology and contributing to the awarding agencies' missions. Kumar was nominated by the U.S. Department of Defense.
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