Women in Science and Engineering at Yale (2020 Edition)

Anjelica Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Anjelica Gonzalez’s research focuses on the development and utilization of biomaterials to investigate immunological and inflammatory responses. She bridges organic chemistry, mathematics, and molecular biology to engineer tissue scaffolds. Anjelica Gonzalez uses such structures to dissect the chemomechanics of immunological processes. Her research contributes to our understanding of cellular mechanisms involved in atherosclerosis, sepsis, fibrosis, inflammation, and stroke. She has received multiple awards from scientific and biomedical societies, governmental agencies, and foundations. She is the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (Tsai CITY) faculty director, and has been recognized for her development of PremieBreathe, a mobile neonatal respiration device used globally in underserved and low-infrastructure settings. She has a strong commitment to education and inclusion in science, and has been recognized for these values and efforts in the media and with the Provost’s Teaching Award. 

A protein stain of human microvascular pericytes cultured in vitro. Credit: Anjelica Gonzalez