CURRENT POSITION
University of Southern California
Associate Professor
Dr. Karl Jacob Jr. and Karl Jacob III Early-Career Chair
Founding Director, Center for Nanomedicine
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Department of Medicine – Nephrology and Hypertension
Department of Surgery – Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy
Affiliated PI, Stem Cells
Affiliated Faculty, Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Member, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
email: eunchung@usc.edu

Co-Founder, Silver Spur Therapeutics

Co-Director, NIH NIDDK U54 Northwestern–USC George M. O’Brien Kidney Research Center

Associate Editor: Bioactive Materials
Editorial Boards: Biomaterials Forum (SFB), IEEE OJEMB

Courses: Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery (BME 559, BME 459)

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Cell Biology and Chemistry coloring books by Eunji

STEM cookie and play dough cutters by Eunji

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
University of Chicago
K99/R00 NIH Pathway to Independence Research Associate, 2015
American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellow, 2012
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Advisor: Matthew Tirrell

Northwestern University
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2007-2011
Interdepartmental Biological Sciences Program
Advisor: Guillermo Ameer

Scripps College
B.A. Molecular Biology (honors), 2002-2006
Advisor: Emily Wiley

Selected Honors & Awards

Fellow, American Heart Association (AHA) (2025)
Faculty Mentoring Award, Graduate Students, University of Southern California (2025)
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (2025)
Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society (2023)
Early Career Distinguished Presenter, Materials Research Society (2023)
Collaborative Sciences Award, American Heart Association (2023)
Transformational Project Award, American Heart Association (2022)
Member of the Year Award, Controlled Release Society (2021)
Hanna Reisler Mentorship Award, USC (2021)
3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award, 3M (2021)
Futures Issue, Bioengineering and Translational Medicine, AIChE (2020)
Young Innovator in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering Society (2020)
Young Investigator Award, Oral Drug Delivery Focus Group, Controlled Release Society (2020)
Junior Research Award, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California (2020)
Young Investigator Award, Chinese Association for Biomaterials (2020)
Outstanding Recent Alumna, Scripps College (2020)
Rising Star in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering Society (2020)
New Innovator, IEEE-NANOMED (2019)
Emerging Investigator, Journal of Materials Chemistry B (2019)
Frontiers of Engineering Selected Participant, National Academy of Engineering (2019)
Dr. Karl Jacob Jr. and Karl Jacob III Early-Career Chair, University of Southern California (2019-2024)
Outstanding Young Engineer, Orange County Engineering Council (2019)
NIH Director’s New Innovator Award DP2, NIH (2018)
Young Innovator in Nanobiotechnology, Nano Research (2018)
Faculty Mentoring Award, Undergraduate Students, University of Southern California (2018)
AIChE 35 Under 35, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2017)
Emerging Investigator, Biomaterials Science (2017) 
Innovation Award, Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of Southern California (2017)
Young Investigator, IEEE Micro and Nanotechnology in Medicine Conference (2016)
WiSE Gabilan Assistant Professorship, University of Southern California (2016-2019)
K99/R00 NIH Pathway to Independence Award, NHLBI (2015-2019)
CBC Postdoctoral Research Grant, Chicago Biomedical Consortium (2014-2015)
AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship, American Heart Association (2012-2014)
IBNAM-Baxter Early Career Award, Northwestern University (2011-2012)
Certificate for Management for Scientists and Engineers, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (2010)

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