Rena Bizios | |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | BSc, chemical engineering, 1968, University of Massachusetts Amherst MSc, chemical engineering, California Institute of Technology PhD, biomedical engineering, 1979, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Metabolism of arachidonic acid by platelets in hyperlipoproteinemia (1979) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Texas at San Antonio Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Irene Rena Bizios is an American bioengineer. She is the Peter Flawn Professor at University of Texas at San Antonio and the Lutcher Brown Chair Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Bizios is an Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Inventors, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Her current interests are cellular and tissue engineering, biocompability and tissue-biomaterial relationships.