Prof. Dipanjan Pan
PhD, FRSC, FAIMBE, FAHA, FACC · Principal Investigator
Professor Dipanjan Pan is the Dorothy Foehr Huck & J. Lloyd Huck Chair Professor in Nanomedicine at The Pennsylvania State University. After a formative period at GE Global Research, he joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he earned tenure in 2017, before joining Penn State in 2022. Prof. Pan leads the Laboratory for Materials in Medicine.
His research sits at the convergence of chemistry, materials science, engineering, and medicine, with a focus on translating fundamental discoveries into technologies for molecular diagnostics, imaging, drug and gene delivery, artificial blood, and responsive biomedical systems. A central philosophy of his laboratory is to merge “molecule making” with “device making,” advancing innovations from mechanistic discovery through prototyping, validation, intellectual property, licensing, and commercialization.
His translational portfolio includes more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, numerous patents, and five biotechnology companies. Professor Pan also serves as the Huck Institutes’ Director for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems.
Honors & awards
- COVID-19 Healthcare Hero, Daily Record, Maryland (2022)
- Elected Senior Member, National Academy of Innovators (2022)
- Maryland Industrial Partnerships Award (2021)
- Elected Fellow, International Association of Advanced Materials (2021)
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Vidyasagar University Alumni Association (2021)
He is a fellow of The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Cardiology.
