Dr. Juan Pablo Acevedo Cox is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Universidad de los Andes (Chile), where he leads the Tissue Engineering Program at the spin-off Cells for Cells (C4C) and plays a key role in the scientific development of the Center for Biomedical Innovation Research.

He earned his degree in Biology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Chile, completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in Germany, and has served as a visiting researcher at Harvard-MIT.

Dr. Acevedo focuses his research on regenerative medicine, with emphasis on biomaterials engineering, 3D biofabrication, and cell therapy.

He has led cutting-edge projects, such as the development of multifunctional cardiac patches made from electroconductive biomaterials loaded with mesenchymal stem cells, and cellularized vascular prostheses for coronary bypass surgery.

His work has been published in top journals like Nature Communications, highlighting innovations such as automated manufacturing of functional, standardized vascular grafts.

As a faculty member at Universidad de los Andes, Dr. Acevedo teaches in the PhD Program in Biomedicine and serves on the academic board of the Cell Therapy Program. He also lectures core courses in the School of Medicine, integrating topics such as biotechnology, biomaterials, and tissue fabrication technologies.