BrianBelardi
- bdb@che.utexas.edu
- 512-471-5238
- EER 5.620
Molecular engineering; Biotechnology; Therapeutics and drug delivery; Epithelial biology and extracellular matrix; Post-translational modifications; Synthetic cells and tissue; Biophysics and biointerfaces
About
Brian Belardi joined The University of Texas at Austin in 2021 as an assistant professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering’s McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering.
He studies how cells within tissue interact, communicate and go awry in diseased or damaged organs. Understanding the molecular underpinnings of cell adhesions that drive everything from organ building to maintaining physiological homeostasis is key to developing new technologies to manipulate and harness their structure for therapeutic benefit.
Educational Qualifications
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley (2014-2020)
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (2014)
B.S., Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University (2008)
Select Awards & Honors
- Ono Pharma Foundation Breakthrough Science Initiative Award (2026)
- SynthX Chemical Biology Young Investigator Award (2026)
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering (2023)
- Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Emerging Voices in Drug Delivery Award (2023)
- Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award – National Institutes of Health (2021)
- Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Fellowship – National Institutes of Health (2015)
- Young Investigator Award – University of Alberta Glycomics Center (2014)
- Graduate Research Fellowship – National Science Foundation (2009)
- College Chemistry Award – Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (2008)
- Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar (2008)