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  2. May 12, 2025
National Academy of Sciences’ James Prize Awarded for Building 3D Organ-on-Chip Models and Vascularized Tissues

Science in a Sentence: In recognition of her pioneering work across materials science, bioengineering, and stem cell biology, the National Academy of Sciences awarded Dr. Jennifer Lewis the James Prize in Science and Technology Integration, which honors exceptional, multidisciplinary, scientific contributions that address modern challenges, including Dr. Lewis’ work developing perfusable 3D organ-on-chip models and vascularized tissues for applications in biomedical research, drug screening, and therapeutic development.