Brandon DeKosky

Brandon DeKosky is the Phillip and Susan Ragon Career Development Professor and Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT. He leads research at the interface of biotechnology, immunology, and molecular engineering. His work focuses on antibody engineering, vaccine development, and immune biomaterials.

Education: Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin (2015); B.S., University of Kansas (2010).

Research Interests:

• Antibody discovery and optimization
• Vaccine design for viral pathogens
• Single-cell analysis of immune responses
• Immune biomaterial systems

Notable Awards:

• AAI ASPIRE Award (2025)
• Amgen Young Investigator Award (2023)
• James S. Huston Antibody Science Talent Award (2022)
• NIH DP5 Early Independence Award (2016)

Grants and Collaborations:

• Recipient of multiple NIH grants
• DoD Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program award
• Industry partnerships in biotechnology

Labs/Teams: Directs the DeKosky Lab at MIT, focused on translational biotechnology and immune engineering.