Principal Investigator
Purnendu Chatterjee Chair in Engineering Biological Systems, Department of Bioengineering,
UC Berkeley
Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Daniel A. Fletcher
Fletcher Lab
UC BerkeleyEducation
- 2002 Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, Biochemistry
- 2001 Ph.D., Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering
- 1997 D.Phil., Oxford University, Engineering Science
- 1994 B.S.E., Princeton University, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Major Awards
- 2025 National Academy of Medicine Member
- 2017-present Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator
- 2013-present Purnendu Chatterjee Endowed Chair in Engineering Biological Systems, UC Berkeley
- 2010-2013 Lester John and Lynne Dewar Lloyd Distinguished Professorship, UC Berkeley
- 2010 Bioengineering Teaching Award, Outstanding Instructor, Bioengineering Honor Society, UC Berkeley
- 2010 Tech Award Laureate, Museum of Technology and Innovation, San Jose, CA
- 2009 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Exploration Grant
- 2009 Vodafone Americas Foundation Wireless Innovation Project 2009 Intel Inspire Empower Challenge for Healthcare
- 2008-2009 White House Fellow, Washington, DC
- 2008 Vodafone Wireless Innovation Challenge
- 2008 Intel Inspire-Empower Challenge
- 2005 Hellman Faculty Fund Award, UC Berkeley
- 2004 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- 2004 National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators E-Team Award
- 2003 UC Berkeley Presidential Chair Fellow
- 2001 National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Award
- 1996 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
- 1995 American Society of Mechanical Engineering Arthur L. Williston Medal
- 1994 Rhodes Scholarship Professional
Experience
- 2022-present Faculty Director, Blum Center for Developing Economies, UC Berkeley
- 2015-2019 Chair, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley
- 2009-2015 Associate Chair, Department of Bioengineering, UC Berkeley
- 2010-present Professor, Bioengineering, UC Berkeley
- 2007-2015 Deputy Division Director, Physical Biosciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
- 2007-2010 Associate Professor, Bioengineering, UC Berkeley
- 2002-2007 Assistant Professor, Bioengineering, UC Berkeley
- 2003-present Faculty Scientist, Physical Biosciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- 2003-present Member, Nanoscale Science & Engineering Graduate Group, UC Berkeley
- 2002-present Member, Bioengineering Graduate Group, UC Berkeley & UCSF
- 2002-present Member, Biophysics Graduate Group, UC Berkeley
- 2002-present Faculty Affiliate, QB3, UC Berkeley