Erik B. Finger, MD, PhD, Awarded Distinguished McKnight University Professorship

We are proud to share that Dr. Erik B. Finger, Professor in the Division of Transplantation and Chair of Eunice L. Dawn Endowed Diabetes Research, has been named a Distinguished McKnight University Professor for 2025.

This prestigious award recognizes outstanding faculty who have recently achieved full professor status and have made significant contributions to their field. 

Dr. Finger leads an interdisciplinary team pioneering cryopreservation technologies. Collaborating with Mechanical Engineering experts, they preserve donor organs in a glass-like, ice-free state and safely rewarm them using nanotechnology. 

His contributions have the potential to transform the future of transplantation worldwide, improving organ durability and patient outcomes. Their work aims to enhance organ durability, transplant success rates, and patient outcomes globally, transforming the future of transplantation.

Congratulations, Dr. Finger!

To learn more, visit the Distinguished McKnight University Professorship webpage.