Sangkyun Cho is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering with a secondary appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is a core faculty member of the Institute for NanoBioTechnology and the Center for Microphysiological Systems. His research brings together tissue and biomaterials engineering, multi-omics, and molecular biology to better understand and treat fibrosis—a major driver of pathology and aging of nearly all of our solid organs. His lab is particularly interested in the development of new precision therapies against fibrosis-associated conditions, including cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Cho earned his BS in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and his PhD in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania under the mentorship of Dennis Discher, PhD. He completed postdoctoral training with Joseph Wu, MD, PhD, at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is the recipient of multiple honors and awards, including the NIH F32 Postdoctoral Fellowship (2020), the ‘Paper of the Year Award’ from the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology (2021), the American Heart Association Career Development Award (2023), and the NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award (2023).
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Sangkyun Cho’s research targets fibrosis, a driver of heart disease, aging, and cancer