Tarek M. Fahmy MS, PhD

Dr. Fahmy is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Immunobiology. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1998 and 2002 respectively. His work focuses on how engineering can play a role in improving the human immune system and is typically centered at the intersection of immunology and the construction of novel biomaterials. Fahmy has made contributions to immunodiagnostics through the invention of sensitive nanosensors capable of rapidly detecting not only viral, bacterial, and parasitic diseases but also vaccine efficacy; as well, his lab has developed particulate-based contrast agents that can non-invasively track the migration through the body of critical immune cells. In 2006, he received the Early Career Award from the Coulter Foundation for his project “Multimodal Nanoparticles for Targeting Autoimmune T Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Strategy for Non-invasive Diagnosis and Targeted Drug Delivery,” a collaboration with Yale’s own Dr. Joseph Craft, Chief of Rheumatology. Dr. Fahmy was also named a Top Junior Faculty Translational Researcher by Nature Biotechnology in 2013.