Polina Anikeeva

Polina Olegovna Anikeeva
Anikeeva in 2016
Born1982 (age 41–42)
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University
AwardsNational Science Foundation CAREER Award (2013)
Scientific career
FieldsBioelectronics[1]
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ThesisPhysical properties and design of light-emitting devices based on organic materials and nanoparticles (2009)
Doctoral advisorVladimir Bulović [2]
Other academic advisorsKarl Deisseroth
Websitebioelectronics.mit.edu Edit this at Wikidata

Polina Olegovna Anikeeva (born 1982) is a Russian-born American materials scientist who is a Professor of Material Science & Engineering as well as Brain & Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[3][1][4] She also holds faculty appointments in the McGovern Institute for Brain Research and Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT. Her research is centered on developing tools for studying the underlying molecular and cellular bases of behavior and neurological diseases. She was awarded the 2018 Vilcek Foundation Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science, the 2020 MacVicar Faculty Fellowship at MIT, and in 2015 was named a MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35.

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  4. ^ Polina Anikeeva publications from Europe PubMed Central