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Dr. Janna Nawroth is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of microphysiological systems and bioinspired engineering. Her work is defined by two major thrusts: developing automated platforms for human organ-on-chip technology and drawing inspiration from animal locomotion for soft robotics. Her most impactful contribution is the development of the "Interrogator," a robotic platform for fluidically-linked human body-on-chips experimentation. This system, detailed in her 2020 *Nature Biomedical Engineering* paper (401 citations), uses liquid-handling robotics to automate culture, perfusion, and imaging of up to ten interconnected Organ Chips, enabling unprecedented studies of multi-organ physiology and drug responses. Earlier foundational work (2019, 8 citations) established the robotic fluidic coupling and interrogation of multiple vascularized organ chips. On the bioinspired side, Dr. Nawroth has developed computational models for tail undulation in the giant larvacean (2021, 11 citations) and explored how soft robotics drives research in animal locomotion (2014, 12 citations). Her unique ability to bridge deep-sea biology with cutting-edge microengineering makes her a leader in creating automated, physiologically relevant human models for drug discovery and personalized medicine.