Jean Schwarzbauer

Jean Schwarzbauer is a distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University, where her research focuses on the extracellular matrix, fibronectin, and cell-matrix interactions, particularly in the context of cancer and tissue regeneration. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a past President of the American Society for Cell Biology.

As a long-tenured professor and former Director of Graduate Studies, she is deeply involved in academia and mentoring the next generation of scientists. Her own academic journey was rooted in the University of Wisconsin system, where she completed both her undergraduate and doctoral degrees before a postdoctoral fellowship at MIT.

She is the recipient of the Peggy Wheelock Award for Excellence in Research, Mentoring, and Promotion of Women in Science.