Shruti Naik

Shruti Naik is an Indian American scientist who is known for her interdisciplinary research in immunology and adult stem cell biology. She is an Associate Professor of Pathology, Dermatology, and Medicine and Associate Director for the Colton Center for Autoimmunity at NYU Langone Health. Her lab combines approaches from the fields of immunology, microbiology, stem cell biology, and cancer biology with cutting-edge imaging and sequencing technologies to discover new ways of treating inflammatory diseases.

Naik’s discoveries have received international acclaim. Her accolades include the Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation, L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award, the 2018 regional Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists, and the International Takeda Innovator in Regeneration Award. Naik was named a Packard Fellow for her research into the molecular mechanisms that underpin the function of tissue stem cells. She has also received the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award and been named a Pew-Stewart Scholar and a New York Stem Cell Foundation Robertson Investigator. Provided by Wikipedia