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Dr. Angela K. Pannier is the inaugural Swarts Family Chair of Biological Systems Engineering and Professor of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Dr. Pannier’s research focuses on engineering biomaterials and systems for gene/cell therapies and tissue engineering, with projects that range from biomedical engineering to agricultural applications. Her research program has been/is supported by the NIH, American Heart Association, NSF, USDA, and industry contracts. Dr. Pannier serves as an Associate Editor for Science Advances, serves on the Editorial Board for Experimental Biology and Medicine and Regenerative Medicine Frontiers, and serves as a reviewer for multiple journals and funding agencies. She is an active member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), and the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy. Herr research innovation was acknowledged with a 2017 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, a 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from the White House Office of Technology and Science Policy, and in 2020 she was named a Fellow in BMES. She was and remains the only Nebraskan to earn any of these awards. She was also named a 2022 Fellow in the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers. Within her lab, Dr. Pannier has mentored three postdoctoral fellows, 24 graduate students, and over 50 undergraduate students to degree completion; she is currently mentoring four graduate students and two undergraduate students. For her advising she was awarded the UNL College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Darrell W. Nelson Excellence in Graduate Student Advising Award and the UNL Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award. Dr. Pannier’s teaching program has focused on developing courses for the biomedical engineering emphasis within her department, including undergraduate and graduate level courses. In addition, she also served as an instructor in the year-long senior engineering capstone course sequence. For her teaching accomplishments, Dr. Pannier was awarded the Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Teaching Award, a UNL Parent’s Association Teaching Award, and a UNL College of Engineering Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Pannier has held various leadership roles within her department, institute, university, and profession. Between 2020 and 2021, Dr. Pannier co-led an outreach campaign on COVID-19 vaccines and for her service work on and off campus, she was awarded the College of Engineering Faculty Service award.