Anjelica Gonzalez
biomedical engineer
Anjelica L. Gonzalez is an American biomedical engineer and scientist. She is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Yale University, and is part of the Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program. Her work focuses primarily on biomimetic materials, or the development of materials that mimic human organs, to study how drugs and other medical interventions can reverse tissue damage caused by environmental pollutants, inflammation, and diseases. She is also the principal investigator for the "PremieBreathe" device which has developed a low-cost device designed to save the lives of premature babies in settings that lack safe respiratory devices.
Early life
Gonzalez's cultural background is Mexican-American and African-American. She grew up Las Vegas, Nevada, and in the Moapa Valley in Nevada. She was raised along with her brother by a single mother who is a blackjack dealer. Her grandfather was director of the Moapa Valley irrigation system and was an early inspiration for her scientific career. She has also discussed being scientifically influenced by her father, a diesel mechanic, who instilled the principles of engineering, and by her mother's mathematical skills.
Education
Gonzalez attended high school in Las Vegas, and went on to attend Utah State University in Logan, Utah.
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