Clifford P. Brangwynne

Clifford P. Brangwynne is a professor of chemical and biological engineering at Princeton University, the director of the Princeton Bioengineering Initiative, and the June K. Wu ’92 Professor in Engineering. He is also a researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Education
Brangwynne graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2001 with a degree in materials science and engineering, and got his Ph.D. in applied physics from Harvard University in 2007. He served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute, working with Anthony Hyman.

Awards

 * 2023 – Dickson Prize in Medicine
 * 2023 – Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
 * 2021 – HFSP Nakasone Award
 * 2021 – Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences
 * 2020 – Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
 * 2020 – Michael and Kate Bárány Award
 * 2018 and 2019 – Finalists for Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
 * 2018 – MacArthur Fellowship
 * 2014 – Sloan Research Fellowship
 * 2013 – National Science Foundation CAREER Award
 * 2012 – NIH Director's New Innovator Award
 * 2012 – Searle Scholars Program
 * 2008–2010 – Fellow of Helen Hay Whitney Foundation