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Umut Gurkan recognized with 2025 ACTS Distinguished Investigator Award for Translation from Proof of Concept to Widespread Clinical Practice
The Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS), a nonprofit membership association of translational scientists from the nation’s leading academic medical centers, honored its Translational Science Award recipients at Translational Science 2025. At this event, Umut Gurkan received the...
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ACTS honors Umut Gurkan with 2025 Distinguished Investigator Award
The Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS), a non-profit membership association of translational scientists from the nation’s leading academic medical centers, honored its Translational Science Award recipients at Translational Science 2025. Umut Gurkan, PhD, received the 2025 ACT...
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Engineering’s Umut Gurkan leads research on monitoring cellular adhesion in blood samples
Monitoring cellular adhesion in blood samples is of fundamental importance, but conventional approaches may not capture the full physiological complexity of microscale flow in living contexts. Umut Gurkan, the Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, led a team of researchers to study this topi...
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers honors Umut Gurkan with 2025 Savio L-Y. Woo Translational Biomechanics Medal
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) announced that Umut Gurkan, Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering at ϳԹ (ϳԹ), has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Savio L-Y. Woo Translational Biomechanics Medal. This accolade recognizes Gurkan's groundbreakin...
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Engineering’s Umut Gurkan co-authors article on promoting responsible research practices
Umut Gurkan, the Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, co-authored a new publication by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Titled “On Leading a Lab: Strengthening Scientific Leadership in Responsible Research,” the work explores strategies for fostering ethical and ...
Case School of Engineering’s Umut Gurkan contributes to National Academies publication on research leadership
Umut Gurkan, Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, has co-authored a new publication by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Titled On Leading a Lab: Strengthening Scientific Leadership in Responsible Research, the work explores strategies for fostering ethical and ef...
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Engineering’s Umut Gurkan re-elected for prestigious National Academies program
Umut Gurkan, the Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, was re-elected for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine program. Gurkan, one of five members from the previous cohort who is extending their service by one year, ...
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Engineering’s Umut Gurkan is lead author on article about promise of lab-on-a-chip technologies
Umut Gurkan, the Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, served as lead author on a paper published in Lab on a Chip Journal. Titled “Next generation microfluidics: fulfilling the promise of lab-on-a-chip technologies,” this article is the result of a National Institutes of Health workshop Gurka...
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Engineering’s Umut Gurkan re-elected for prestigious National Academies program
Umut Gurkan, Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, has been re-elected for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine program. Gurkan, one of five members from the previous cohort who is extending his service by one year, w...
Dr. Umut Gurkan Develops Diagnostic Technologies to Fight Health Disparities Worldwide
From Ankara, Turkey to Cleveland, Ohio, Gurkan Knows How Technology Can Advance Health Equity Everywhere Umut Gurkan, PhD, was born and raised in Turkey. A Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the ϳԹ School of Engineering and member of the Cancer Prevention Contr...