Deok-Ho Kim is a Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington. His active research in the areas of micro/nanotechnologies, systems mechanobiology and tissue engineering has been recognized with many awards including the Samsung Humantech Thesis Award (2009), the Harold M. Weintraub Award in Biological Sciences (2010), the American Heart Association National Scientist Development Award (2012), the KSEA Young Investigator Award (2013), and the BMES-CMBE Rising Star Award (2013).