Lara Estroff Explained

Lara Ann Estroff
Workplaces:Cornell University
Harvard University
Weizmann Institute of Science
Alma Mater:Swarthmore College
Yale University
Thesis Title:Bio-inspired supramolecular control of inorganic crystal growth
Thesis Url:https://worldcat.org/en/title/701754654
Thesis Year:2003
Doctoral Advisor:Andrew D. Hamilton

Lara Ann Estroff is an American materials scientist who is a professor at Cornell University. Her research considers the study and design of biomaterials.

Early life and education

Estroff was an undergraduate student at Swarthmore College, where she majored in chemistry and anthropology.[1] As a college student, she played soccer.[2] Estroff then worked at the Weizmann Institute of Science, alongside Lia Addadi,[3] [4] where she started investigating biomineralization and how chemical approaches could be used to solve challenges in archaeology. Estroff returned to the United States for doctoral research, joining the laboratory of Andrew D. Hamilton where she worked on the synthesis of organic superstructures that were inspired by biology.[5] These molecules can be used to control the growth of inorganic crystals. Estroff moved to Harvard University as an National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow with George M. Whitesides.[6] [7]

Research and career

In 2005, Estroff joined Cornell University, where she was made professor in 2019. Estroff studies biomaterials and the growth of crystals.[8] She is particularly interested in the process of biomineralization.[9] Estroff studies micro-calcification: small, calcium-laced deposits that are associated with the formation of some cancers, including breast tumors.[10] She creates spatially resolved images of the composition of calcifications using tissue biopsies to better understand the chemistry within the local environment when the biocrystals started to grow.

Estroff was appointed faculty advisor for the "Women in Materials Science and Engineering" program at Cornell in 2007.[11] She was elected Chair of the Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell in 2020.

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lara Estroff '97 - Swarthmore College Bulletin . 2022-09-28 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Lara Estroff - Women's Soccer . 2022-09-28 . Swarthmore College Athletics . en.
  3. Estroff, Liu, Nielsch, and Wada to chair 2012 MRS Spring Meeting . MRS Bulletin . June 2011 . 36 . 6 . 468 . 10.1557/mrs.2011.150 . free .
  4. Web site: Group Members . 2022-09-28 . Crystalline Materialsin Nature . en.
  5. Estroff . Lara Ann . 2003 . Bio-inspired supramolecular control of inorganic crystal growth . . 701754654 .
  6. Web site: Lara A. Estroff Cornell Engineering . 2022-09-28 . www.engineering.cornell.edu . en.
  7. Xia . Younan . A Tribute to Professor George M. Whitesides . Advanced Healthcare Materials . February 2021 . 10 . 4 . 2100017 . 10.1002/adhm.202100017 . 33594808 . 231944556 . free .
  8. Web site: The Lara Estroff Group - Bio-Inspired Materials Synthesis - Department of Materials Science and Engineering - Cornell University . 2022-09-28 . estroff.mse.cornell.edu.
  9. Web site: 2018-12-13 . Crystals, Shells, and Bones—in Our Bodies . 2022-09-28 . Cornell Research . en.
  10. Web site: Lara Estroff, Cornell University – Pathological Mineralization . 2022-09-28 . AAC&U . 12 April 2022 . en-US.
  11. Web site: Prof. Lara Estroff Awarded Excellence in Teaching Materials Science and Engineering . 2022-09-28 . www.mse.cornell.edu.
  12. Web site: Estroff, Cosley and Perelstein honored by NSF . 2022-09-28 . Cornell Chronicle . en.
  13. Web site: NSF Award Search: Award # 0845212 - CAREER: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Gel-Grown, Polymer-Reinforced Single Crystals . 2022-09-28 . www.nsf.gov . en.