Dr. Steinmetz trained at The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK (PhD), and RWTH-Aachen University in Germany (Masters). Dr. Steinmetz won a 2016 American Cancer Society Research Scholar Award, was named a 2015 Young Innovator of Cellular Molecular Engineering, she was a 2014 Crain's Cleveland Business 40 under 40 honeree, was named 2011 Mt. Sinai Scholar, she is a 2009 recipient of the NIH Pathway to Independence Grant, a previous American Heart Association Post-doctoral Fellow (2008-2009) and Marie Curie Student Fellow (2004-2007). Dr. Steinmetz has authored more than 100 journal articles, reviews, and book chapters; she has authored and edited books.