Megan McCain has always liked using her hands to create things, ranging from art projects to human heart cells that grow on silicon chips.

“I’ve always loved building things and doing crafts, which drew me to engineering,” said McCain, who was recently awarded tenure as an Associate Professor and the Chonette Early Career Chair in the departments of Biomedical Engineering, and Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC.

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