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Keith Dionne, PhD

1986 HERTZ FELLOW

MAKING HISTORY

Keith Dionne is CEO of Luxa Biotechnology LLC, a company developing novel biotherapeutics. Dionne earned his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University before completing his Ph.D. in chemical engineering at MIT, where his fellowship began in 1986. His doctoral research focused on bioartificial organ design and biomaterials, including pioneering work on encapsulated islet cell transplantation as a potential treatment for type 1 diabetes. He subsequently held senior positions in the biotechnology industry, including at Hana Biosciences and other cell therapy companies, before leading Luxa Biotechnology.

EDUCATION

Graduate Studies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chemical Engineering

Graduate Thesis
Effect of Hypoxia on Insulin Secretion and Viability of Pancreatic Islet Tissue

Undergraduate Studies
Brigham Young University

 

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