Dr. Erika Moore is an Associate Professor within the Fischell Department of Bioengineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she serves as the Principal Investigator of the Moore Lab. Her academic journey includes the successful defense of her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in May 2018, after completing her Bachelor's degree in the same discipline at the Johns Hopkins University in 2013.

Following her postdoctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Moore founded the Moore Lab in July 2020. The lab is steadfastly committed to engineering biomaterial models that harness the regenerative potential of the immune system, particularly addressing health disparities. Ongoing research at the Moore Lab encompasses a wide spectrum, ranging from modeling vasculitis in lupus to investigating age-related macrophage function, decoding extracellular matrix signaling's impact on macrophage activity, and examining ancestral influences on innate immune responses.

Dr. Moore's dedication extends beyond the laboratory, as she advocates for professional development and financial literacy. 

Dr. Moore's significant contributions earned her esteemed accolades, including the NSF CAREER award in 2023, the 3M NonTenured Faculty Award in 2023 and 2022, the 2022 BMES Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award, and the NIH R35 Maximizing Investigators' Research Award in 2022. Notably recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 in Healthcare and a TED Fellow, Dr. Moore's exceptional trajectory showcases her as a distinguished figure making impactful strides in research, mentorship, financial education, and diversity advocacy.

Notable Awards Include: 

2026    E. Robert Kent Outstanding Teaching Award for Junior Faculty in the A. James Clark School of Engineering

2026    Ford Global Fellow, Ford Foundation

2026    BMES-Cell and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Rising Star Junior Faculty Award, BMES- CMBE Special Interest Group

2025    Invited Participant, The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2025 Symposium, National Academy of Engineering

2025    Member, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Forum on Regenerative Medicine

2024    TED Fellow

2023     NSF CAREER Award, NSF

2023     3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award, 3M 

2023     Early Career Award, EDGE in Tech Athena Awards

2022     BMES Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award, BMES

2022     3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award, 3M 

2022     N.I.H. R35, Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA)

2022     Constellation Prize for Financial Equity in Engineering, Constellation Prize

2021     Keystone Fellow, Keystone Symposia, Class of 2022

2020     Forbes 30 Under 30, Class of 2021- Healthcare