Director, Scott Diamond

Scott L. Diamond, PhD is the director of the Penn Center for Molecular Discovery. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1986 from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from Rice University in 1990. He holds the Arthur E. Humphrey Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.

Dr. Diamond researches biotechnologies in several key areas: endothelial mechanobiology, blood clot dissolving therapies, blood coagulation, nonviral gene therapy, proteomics, and high throughput drug discovery. He has produced over 80 publications and patents and has served on advisory committees to NSF, NIH, AHA, and NASA, and has consulted extensively for industry and government. Diamond is the recipient of the NSF National Young Investigator Award, the NIH FIRST Award, the American Heart Association Established Investigator Award, and the Allan P. Colburn Award, the highest distinction given by the American Institute for Chemical Engineering for publication accomplishment by a member under the age of 35. Currently, Dr. Diamond is the Director of the Penn Biotechnology Masters Program, one of the largest in the country with more than 130 students. Dr. Diamond also serves as Associate Director of the Institute for Medicine and Engineering (IME).