{{Multiple issues| {{blpsources|date=July 2024}} {{Notability|date=April 2026}} }} {{Infobox scientist | honorific_prefix = | name = Alan Jay Grodzinsky | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = <!--(filename only, i.e. without "File:" prefix)--> | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = <!-- if different from "name" --> | birth_date = <!--{{birth date |YYYY|MM|DD}}--> | birth_place = | death_date = <!--{{death date and age |YYYY|MM|DD |YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date)--> | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!--{{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}--> | other_names = | pronounce = | residence = | citizenship = | nationality = | fields = Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering | workplaces = Massachusetts Institute of Technology | patrons = | education = | alma_mater = Massachusetts Institute of Technology | thesis_title = Electromechanics of deformable polyelectrolyte membranes. | thesis_url = <!--(or | thesis1_url = and | thesis2_url = )--> | thesis_year = 1974 | doctoral_advisor = James Melcher | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = Osteoarthritis, Biomechanics, Biophysics, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, Transport in biological systems | influences = | influenced = | awards = | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | spouse = <!--(or | spouses = )--> | partner = <!--(or | partners = )--> | children = | signature = <!--(filename only)--> | signature_alt = | website = https://continuumlab.mit.edu/ | footnotes = }}

'''Alan J. Grodzinsky''' is an American scientist and emeritus professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.mit.edu/1994/cartilage-1109 | title=Cartilage work garners NIH award | date=9 November 1994 }}</ref> He graduated in Electrical Engineering from MIT in 1971, obtaining a doctorate three years later under the supervision of James Melcher, with a thesis on membrane electromechanics.

Grodzinsky's research focused on the mechanical, chemical and electrical properties of connective tissue, including studies on cartilage tissue engineering, with implications for understanding and curing diseases such as osteoarthritis. He was honored with the 2018 Orthopaedic Research Society Outstanding Achievement in Mentoring Award for his lifelong commitment to excellence in mentoring trainees both in his lab and around the world.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

Grodzinsky was a founding Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering in 1993. He has served as the President of the Bioelectrical Repair and Growth Society (1986–87), Chairman of the Gordon Research Conference on Musculoskeletal Biology & Bioengineering (1990), President of the International Cartilage Repair Society (1998-2000) and President of the Orthopaedic Research Society (2007–08). He received a NIH Merit Award in 1994.

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==External links== *[http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/1994/cartilage-1109.html MIT press release, NIH merit award 1994] *[http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2002/cartilage-0612.html MIT probes cartilage on nanoscale] * http://meche.mit.edu/people/index.html?id=34

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