Principal Investigator
Erika M. Moore, PhD (she/her)
Assistant Professor, Rhines Rising Star Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Florida (July 2020- Present)
Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering (July 2018- July 2020)
Ph.D., Duke University, Biomedical Engineering (2013-2018)
BS, Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering (2009-2013)
Email: moore.erika[a]ufl.edu
Dr. Moore is a passionate advocate for the consideration of the immune system in regenerative engineering, for the effective mentorship of students, and for creating opportunities for others through diversity and equity initiatives. She lives by the quote: “Growth and comfort do not coexist” by IBM CEO Ginni Rometty.
Notable Awards Include:
2020 Forbes 30 Under 30, Class of 2021- Health care
2020 KL2 Scholar, National Center for Advancement of Translational Science via UF Clinical Translational Science Institute
2019 Study Participant, National Research Mentoring Network (N.R.M.N.) SETH Grant Writing Coaching Study
2019 Future Research Leaders Conference of the National Institutes of Health, NIH Scientific Workforce Diversity
2019 University of Florida National Center for Faculty Diversity and Development Faculty Success Program grant ($5000 grant to enroll in Faculty Development course)
2018 Rhines Family Rising Star Professorship (an endowed assistant professorship), The University of Florida
2018 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Johns Hopkins University
2018 BME Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation, Duke University Department of Biomedical Engineering
2017 M.I.T. Rising Star, MIT Rising Stars in Biomedical Engineering and Science
2017 Graduate Young Trustee, Duke University Board of Trustees
2016 NextProf Scholar, University of Michigan NextProf for Engineering
2013 BioCoRE Scholar, Duke BioCoRE Program (NIH-IMSD Training Grant)
2013 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, National Science Foundation
2013 Pre-doctoral Ford Foundation Fellow (awarded but declined), Ford Foundation Fellowship Program
2013 James B. Duke Fellowship, The Graduate School of Duke University
2013 Dean’s Graduate Fellowship, The Graduate School of Duke University
2013 Departmental Honors, Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University
2013 Dean’s List, The Johns Hopkins University (8 consecutive semesters)
2013 Inducted into Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society
2012 U.N.C.F./Merck Undergraduate Research Fellowship, U.N.C.F./Merck Science Initiative
2012 Linda Trinh Memorial Award for outstanding Design Team accomplishments, The Johns Hopkins University Department of Biomedical Engineering
2009 Hodson-Gilliam Success Scholar, Johns Hopkins University