ABOUT BRIAN
Dr. Brian Aguado is currently an NIH and Burroughs Wellcome Fund postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado. His current research is focused on developing precision biomaterials for applications in personalized medicine. Dr. Aguado completed his MS and PhD in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University and his BS degree in biomechanical engineering from Stanford University. He also obtained his certificate in Management for Scientists and Engineers from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. Dr. Aguado is also a dedicated science communicator outside of the lab and seeks to engage and support the Latin American community in the sciences.
HONORS AND AWARDS
CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Biomedical Engineering Society (2019)
BEST POSTER AWARD
European Molecular Biology Organization (2019)
DISTINGUISHED YOUNG SCHOLARS SEMINAR
University of Washington (2019)
K99/R00 PATHWAY TO INDEPENDENCE AWARD
National Institutes of Health NHLBI (2019-2024)
POSTDOCTORAL AWARD
American Institute of Chemists (2019)
RISING STARS IN BIOMEDICAL
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2018)
INVITED SPEAKER
Gordon Research Conference: Signal Transduction in Engineered Extracellular Matrices (2018)
BEST POSTER AWARD
Gordon Research Seminar: Signal Transduction in Engineered Extracellular Matrices (2018)
MINORITIES IN CANCER RESEARCH AWARD
American Association for Cancer Research (2018)
BEST POSTER AWARD
Gordon Research Conference: Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (2017)
POSTDOCTORAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
Burroughs Wellcome Fund (2017-2020)
1ST PLACE POSTER PRESENTATION
Heart Valve Society Annual Meeting (2017)
POSTDOCTORAL TRAVEL AWARD
National Postdoctoral Association (2017)
F32 NRSA POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
National Institutes of Health (2017-2020)
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (2016-2017)
1ST PLACE POSTER PRESENTATION
Postdoctoral Forum Annual Meeting, Northwestern University (2015)
COMMUNICATING SCIENCE CONFERENCE
Harvard University (2014)
CARL STORM UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY FELLOWSHIP
Gordon Research Conference: Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (2013)
GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
National Science Foundation (2012-2015)
BIOMATERIOMICS TRAVEL AWARD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2012)
T32 BIOTECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM
National Institutes of Health (2011-2012)
HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH PROGRAM AWARD
Northwestern University (2011-2012)
1ST PLACE POSTER PRESENTATION
Biomechanical Engineering Conference, Stanford University (2010)
LATINX COMMUNITY AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Stanford University (2010)
UNDERGRADUATE POLYMER RESEARCH AWARD
POLY Division, American Chemical Society (2010)
1ST PLACE POSTER PRESENTATION
POLY Division, American Chemical Society (2010)
BIOX UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Stanford University (2009)
VICE PROVOST FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION MAJOR GRANT
Stanford University (2010)