Jonathan Rivnay, PhD
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Program
Cancer-Focused Research
Working at the leading edge of bioelectronics and synthetic biology, Rivnay's lab develops soft, biocompatible electronics equipped with living engineered cells that can synthesize and deliver therapeutic biomolecules. As a part of this work, Rivnay also leads a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funded project to develop a fully implantable device to control the body's sleep-wake cycles. Now, he joins Northwestern's Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) team — comprising of engineers, physicians and multidisciplinary specialists in synthetic biology, materials science, immunology, oncology, electrical engineering, and artificial intelligence —to fast-track the development of a first-of-its-kind implant to sense and treat cancer.