Andrew McCulloch has a gift for showing impact. As the director for UC San Diego’s Institute for Engineering in Medicine, Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering and Medicine, and Shu Chien Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Engineering and Medicine, he is committed to sharing the institute’s success over the last decade with donors and the community — from hosting virtual roadshows that highlight innovative research to facilitating ongoing relationships with philanthropists.

The COVID-19 pandemic allowed Professor McCulloch to shine a light on donor stewardship in novel ways. As collaborative teams of engineers and physicians mobilized new resources to address the challenges of the pandemic, including new ventilator solutions, digital health tracking and better diagnostics, Professor McCulloch coordinated comprehensive donor communications. He shared project milestones and progress with top-level supporters in real time, but also developed positive relationships that provided insight into stewardship and impact expectations.

Professor McCulloch’s donor-centric approach and thoughtful understanding of philanthropy has also resulted in support for some of UC San Diego’s most ambitious collaborative projects. By starting with impact, he was able to craft a vision for an interdisciplinary scientific alliance that aims to transform human health on a global scale through the discovery and translation of the biological principles underlying human performance: the Wu Tsai has been established, Professor McCulloch continues to engage philanthropic leaders as partners in developing the transformational impact of the research happening there.

Perhaps even more significant than Professor McCulloch’s thoughtful approach to donor relations is his willingness and ability to connect people. Whether he is uniting researchers from across UC San Diego — or indeed, across institutions — or connecting donors with researchers who are advancing projects that align with donor interests,

Professor McCulloch’s involvement in philanthropic relationships has a campus-wide impact. Professor McCulloch is a Distinguished Professor of bioengineering and medicine. He received his undergraduate degree and doctorate in engineering science from the University of Auckland and joined UC San Diego in 1987. He serves as a member of the Qualcomm Institute, senior fellow of the San Diego Supercomputer Center, and leader of the Wu-Tsai Human Performance Alliance at UC San Diego. In addition to his professional awards and service in professional societies and journals, Professor McCulloch’s research uses multiscale engineering approaches to help understand, diagnose and treat heart diseases and to understand the biological principles underlying human athletic performance. Human Performance Alliance.

Now that the alliance has been established, Professor McCulloch continues to engage philanthropic leaders as partners in developing the transformational impact of the research happening there.

Perhaps even more significant than Professor McCulloch’s thoughtful approach to donor relations is his willingness and ability to connect people. Whether he is uniting researchers from across UC San Diego — or indeed, across institutions — or connecting donors with researchers who are advancing projects that align with donor interests, Professor McCulloch’s involvement in philanthropic relationships has a campus-wide impact.

Professor McCulloch is a Distinguished Professor of bioengineering and medicine. He received his undergraduate degree and doctorate in engineering science from the University of Auckland and joined UC San Diego in 1987. He serves as a member of the Qualcomm Institute, senior fellow of the San Diego Supercomputer Center, and leader of the Wu-Tsai Human

Performance Alliance at UC San Diego. In addition to his professional awards and service in professional societies and journals, Professor McCulloch’s research uses multiscale engineering approaches to help understand, diagnose and treat heart diseases and to understand the biological principles underlying human athletic performance.