Ovijit Chaudhuri, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. He earned a bachelors degree in engineering physics at UC Berkeley and then a doctorate in Bioengineering at UC Berkeley and UCSF. From there, he went on to do a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University. His group’s research interests are in understanding how mechanical cues regulate cell biology. 

Chaudhuri's research is focused at the intersection of mechanics and biology. His interest are in elucidating the underlying molecular mechanisms that give rise to the complex mechanical properties of cells, extracellular matrices, and tissues . Conversely, he is investigating how complex mechanical cues influence important biological processes such as cell division, differentiation, or cancer progression. His approaches involve using force measurement instrumentation, such as atomic force microscopy, to exert and measure forces on materials and cells at the nanoscale, and the development of material systems for 3D cell culture that allow precise and independent manipulation of mechanical properties.