Shuvo Roy, PhD
Professor
Bioengineering
School of Pharmacy

415-514-9666

Shuvo Roy, PhD, is a translational bioengineer focusing on the development of medical devices to address unmet clinical needs through strong collaboration and a multidisciplinary approach.

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Dr. Roy is a professor at the University of California, San Francisco in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (BTS), a joint department of the UCSF Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, and is a faculty affiliate of the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3). He is the director of the Biodesign Laboratory located on the Mission Bay campus. In addition, he serves as the Technical Director of The Kidney Project and is a founding member of the UCSF Pediatric Device Consortium. Dr. Roy is the Faculty Director of the joint UCSF-UC Berkeley Master of Translational Medicine (MTM) program. He has developed and currently teaches a course focused on medical device development and commercialization issues. He is the author of more than 100 publications and co-author of five book chapters, and holds multiple patents for device developments.

Before joining UCSF in 2008, Dr. Roy co-directed the BioMEMS Laboratory in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, focusing on clinical applications of MEMS. In 1992 he earned a BS degree, magna cum laude, for triple majors in physics, mathematics, and computer science, from Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. In 1995, he earned an MS in electrical engineering and applied physics and, in 2001, he earned a PhD in electrical engineering and computer science, both from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

He is the recipient of a Top 40 under 40 award by Crain’s Cleveland Business in 1999 and the Clinical Translation Award at the 2nd Annual BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology World 2001 meeting. In 2003, Dr. Roy was selected as a recipient of the TR100, which features the world’s 100 Top Young Innovators as selected by Technology Review, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Magazine of Innovation. In 2004, he was presented with a NASA Group Achievement Award for his work on harsh environment MEMS. In 2005, Dr. Roy was named as a Who’s Who in Biotechnology by Crain’s Cleveland Business. In 2005 and 2007, he was recognized as a Cleveland Clinic Innovator. In 2009, he was nominated for the Biotechnology Industry Organization's Biotech Humanitarian Award, which is given in recognition of an individual who has used biotechnology to unlock its potential to improve the earth. In 2012, he was presented the Rising Star Award by BayBio Pantheon, and in that same year, he received the Innovation Pathway 2.0 Award from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). More recently, he was recognized as a Fellow by the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He is the recipient of the KidneyX Redesign Dialysis Phase 1 Prize, KidneyX Redesign Dialysis Phase 2 Prize, the KidneyX Artificial Kidney Phase 1 Prize, and most recently, the KidneyX Artificial Kidney Phase 2 Prize.

Awards

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  • Medal of Excellence - Breakthrough Innovations, American Association of Kidney Patients, 2022
  • Presidential Volunteer Service Award - Gold Medal, U.S. Presidential Volunteer Service awards - nomination by American Association of Kidney Patients, 2022
  • Commendation for Exceptional Volunteerism and University Service, Organized, Rapid, Intelligent Fabrication (ORIF) Team for UCSF's COVD-19 Pandemic Response, 2021
  • KidneyX Artificial Kidney Phase 1, Winner, US Dept. of Health and Human Services & American Society of Nephrology, 2021
  • KidneyX Redesign Dialysis Phase 2, Winner, US Dept. of Health and Human Services & American Society of Nephrology, 2020
  • Dean's Apple Award - Outstanding Efforts and Commitment to Pharmacy Education, UCSF PharmD Degree Program, 2019
  • KidneyX Redesign Dialysis Phase 1, Winner, US Dept. of Health and Human Services & American Society of Nephrology, 2019
  • Elected Fellow of American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2017
  • La Renon TANKER foundation For the Sake of Honour Award, Tamilnad Kidney Research Foundation (TANKER), 2017
  • Annual Home Dialyzors United (HDU) Chris Blagg Award, Home Dialyzors United (HDU), 2016
  • Innovation in Regulatory Science, Finalist, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 2015
  • UCSF Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Award, Finalist, UCSF, 2014
  • Fellow, Applied Innovation Institute, 2013
  • Requested Nominator, Heinz Awards, 2013
  • Rising Star Award, BayBio Pantheon, 2012
  • Innovation Pathway 2.0 Award, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 2012
  • UCSF Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Award, Finalist, University of California, San Francisco, 2012
  • mHealth Alliance Award, Vodafone Americas Foundation, 2011
  • Images of the Year Selection, Biomaterials Journal, 2009
  • Biotech Humanitarian Award Finalist, Biotechnology Industry Organization, 2009
  • Thomas G. Orr Memorial Lectureship, Southwestern Surgical Congress, 2008
  • Cleveland Clinic Innovator Award, Cleveland Clinic, 2007
  • Mentor Recognition Award, Cleveland Clinic Science Internship Program, 2006
  • Cleveland Clinic Innovator Award, Cleveland Clinic, 2005
  • Who's Who in Biotechnology, Crain's Cleveland Business, 2005
  • Ribbon Award, Outstanding Symposium Paper, MRS Fall Meeting, Materials Research Society, 2004
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Harsh Environment MEMS, NASA, 2004
  • MIT TR100 Award, Top 100 Young Innovators, Technology Review Magazine, 2003
  • Clinical Translation Award, BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology World Meeting, 2001
  • Top 40 Under 40, Crain's Cleveland Business, 1999
  • Ruth Barber Moon Graduate Student Award, Case Western Reserve University, 1998
  • Senior Physics Prize, Mount Union College, 1992
  • William and Burdella Carl Mathematics Award, Mount Union College, 1989

Education & Training

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  • PhD Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Case Western Reserve University 2001
  • MS Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics Case Western Reserve University 1995
  • BS Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science Mount Union College 1992

Interests

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  • Renal Replacement
  • Sensors
  • Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Microtextured Substrates
  • Tissue Engineering
  • BioMEMS
  • Artificial Organs
  • Therapeutics
  • Biocompatibility
  • Nanotechnology
  • Bioengineering
  • Medical Devices
  • Artificial Kidney
  • Transducers

Websites

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Videos

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Grants and Projects

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Publications (118)

Top publication keywords:
Islets of LangerhansHemofiltrationEquipment and SuppliesProstheses and ImplantsBioartificial OrgansSiliconMembranes, ArtificialElectric Power SuppliesKidneys, ArtificialPancreas, ArtificialDimethylpolysiloxanesExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationNanoporesTissue ScaffoldsOxygenators, Membrane

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