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Karen L. Christman is a Professor of Bioengineering at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Jacobs School of Engineering and serves as the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Welfare. She holds the Pierre Galletti Endowed Chair for Bioengineering Innovation and is affiliated with the Institute of Engineering in Medicine and the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine.
- B.S.: Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University (2000)
- Ph.D.: Bioengineering, UC San Francisco and Berkeley Joint Bioengineering Graduate Group (2003)
Dr. Christman specializes in regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and biomaterial design for cardiovascular diseases and women’s health. Her lab develops injectable and intravascularly deliverable extracellular matrix hydrogels to treat myocardial infarction, heart failure, peripheral artery disease, and pelvic floor disorders. These therapies focus on modulating inflammation, promoting tissue repair, and leveraging polymer chemistry for clinical translation.
Her publications emphasize biomaterial innovation for cardiovascular applications, pelvic floor regeneration, and 3D bioprinting technologies. Key themes include extracellular matrix (ECM) hydrogel optimization, immunomodulation, and addressing age- and pregnancy-related tissue degeneration.
- NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
- NIH Transformative Research Award
- Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Early Career Translational Research Award
- American Heart Association Western States Innovative Sciences Award
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society’s Young Investigator Award
Dr. Christman co-founded Ventrix, Inc., which has advanced her cardiac ECM hydrogel technology to clinical trials. Her lab collaborates extensively with engineers, physicians, and scientists to translate biomaterials from bench to bedside.
