Melody A. Swartz (born April 1969) is a professor and vice dean for faculty affairs at the University of Chicago[1] who pioneered research in engineering complex tissues.
[2] Her research is focused on understanding the role of the lymphatic system regulating immunity in homeostasis and diseases, particularly cancer.
[7] Swartz began her career working at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, from 1999 to 2004 as an assistant professor in the chemical, biomedical and bioengineering departments.
[1] In 2014 Swartz took over a part time role in the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne as she began to transition to working in the University of Chicago's Ben May department of Cancer Research and the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering,[1] of which she jointly became a professor of both.
[11] Swartz main focus of research throughout her career has been topics relating to cancer, lymphatic immunology and immunotherapy.