Dr. Philip LeDuc is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also an Associate Professor (courtesy) of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering.  Dr. LeDuc earned his Bachelor’s from Vanderbilt University and Master’s in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Product/Industrial Design from North Carolina State University.  From there he went to Johns Hopkins University, where he earned his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and won his first fellowship for Micro- and Nano-Technology in Cellular and Molecular Biology.  He then achieved a second research fellowship from Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

Dr. LeDuc’s research focuses on linking mechanics to biochemistry through exploring the science of molecular to cellular biomechanics through nano- and micro-technology, control theory approaches, and computational biology.  Specifically, he studies how cells sense and respond to mechanical signals and convert them into biochemical processes.  Dr. LeDuc has published extensively on his findings in numerous peer-reviewed journals and has written several book chapters on same.

Dr. LeDuc is founder and president of Physiomic, Inc., which is a wholesaler in medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies.   He is the recipient of many awards and honors, including: the Beckman Foundation Young Investigators Award, the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the George Tallman Ladd Research Award, and the Russell V. Trader Career Faculty Fellow, amongst others.  He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Biomechanical Engineering and is on the Editorial Board of both Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics and Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering.  He has also been involved with mission trips to Africa and Armenia.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Philip LeDuc, Ph.D.
Email: prl@andrew.cmu.edu