Michael Hadjiargyrou, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor at the New York Institute of Technology. He is a molecular and cell biologist. His research focuses on understanding the development and regeneration of the musculoskeletal system. Specifically, he seeks to develop innovative approaches for engineering new musculoskeletal tissue using knowledge derived from basic molecular/cellular biology and biomaterials.
Hadjiargyrou received his training in molecular and cell biology at the City University of New York and completed his post-doctoral fellowship at the California Institute of Technology. Prior to joining New York Tech, he served as assistant and associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University as well as graduate program director and associate vice president for research. He is a member of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research and the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology and serves on the editorial Board of a number of scientific journals.