Domitilla Del Vecchio

Domitilla Del Vecchio is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on the analysis, design, and control of biomolecular networks in living cells. Del Vecchio’s group builds synthetic genetic systems to understand biology and use this understanding to control cellular processes. Target applications include biosensing, biomanufacturing, and regenerative medicine. She is affiliated with the Grover M. Hermann Professor in Health Sciences and Technology and a Professor of Mechanical and Biological Engineering. Her work is supported by a 2024 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship and she is a Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control and an IEEE Fellow.