Michael Mitchell, Skirkanich Assistant Professor of Innovation in the department of bioengineering at Penn Engineering, has received a Rising Star Award in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering from the Biomedical Engineering Society. The Rising Star Award is selected by the Biomedical Engineering Society’s Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Special Interest Group. The Rising Star Award is given annually to a select group of exceptional junior principal investigators. Dr. Mitchell received the award and delivered a lecture at the 2019 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Conference in January.

Dr. Mitchell was recognized for his work on engineering delivery technologies for cancer gene therapy and immunotherapy.