Daniel Cohen

Dr. Daniel Cohen is an Associate Professor at Princeton University with a dual appointment in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute. His research bridges bioengineering and materials science to develop novel tools for controlling cellular and tissue behaviors.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Bioengineering, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco (2013)

Research focuses on:

• Bioelectric and microfluidic devices for cell migration control
• Cell-mimetic materials in tissue engineering
• Computational modeling of collective cell dynamics
• 3D bioprinting and biomaterials development

Recent work explores programmable tissue growth, low-cost biomedical hardware, and algorithmic control of cellular systems. Key publication trends emphasize:

• Integration of bioengineering with machine learning
• Development of open-source biomedical platforms
• Understanding mechano-responsive cellular behaviors
• Advancing tissue self-assembly mechanisms

Scientific Awards:

• Life Sciences Research Foundation Post-doctoral Fellowship
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
• NDSEG Fellowship
• Daniel Cubicciotti Doctoral Award

As Director of Graduate Studies at the Omenn-Darling Institute, he leads academic training programs while maintaining affiliations with Princeton Materials Institute and Chemical & Biological Engineering.