Dr Mark Blenner

Professor at University of Delaware

Speaker

Dr. Blenner is the Thomas & Kipp Gutshall Career Development Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware. Prior to that, he was the McQueen Quattlebaum Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Clemson University. He has won numerous awards including the 2025 Langer Prize for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Excellence, the 2021 ACS BIOT Young Investigator Award, and the 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). His research is broadly focused on addressing biomanufacturing-related problems arising from cell line design in both microbes and animal cells. He is also the Director of the NSF Center for Robust, Equitable, and Accessible Technology and Education for Next Generation Biofoundries (CREATE Biofoundry).