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Sara Andres
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Antimicrobial resistance (2) Bacterial DNA damage response and repair pathways and (3) Targets against drug resistant infections.
John Brennan
Biointerfaces Institute Co-Director
Professor, Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Fluorescence spectroscopy (2) mass spectrometry (3) sol-gel chemistry and (4) protein immobilization and (5) high throughput screening for advancements in (a) point-of-care diagnostics, (b) biosensors, (c) bioactive paper, (d) microarrays and (e) drug screening.
John Brennan
Biointerfaces Institute Co-Director
Professor, Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Katherine Bujold
Assistant Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Oligonucleotide chemistry (2) DNA self-assembly and (3) drug delivery in relation to nucleic acid-based nanostructures as carriers for therapeutics.
Fred Capretta
Associate Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) development of new synthetic methodologies (2) preparation of biologically active molecules and (3) small molecule libraries for use in the drug discovery and as biological probes.
Charles de Lannoy
Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Biomaterials (2) Biofouling (2) Electrochemistry (3) Separation and Purification within environmental, waste-water and biological systems and health care.
Tohid Didar
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Bio-functional interfaces (2) Biomedical devices within areas of Micro-Electro-Mechanical systems, nanotechnology, smart biomaterials, cellular biology, surface chemistry, and development of ex vivo and in vivo models.
Carlos Filipe
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Food Engineering (2) Thermal and chemical stability of biological molecules (3) Diagnostic tools and sensors for water, food and health related applications.
Fei Geng
Associate Professor
School of Engineering Technology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Microfluidics (2) Biomaterials (3) Genetic Screening and (4) Pharmacology for discover and validation of biomarkers involved in (a) cancer cellular mechano-transduction and autophagy (b) tissue microenvironments and (c) proteomics.
Kathryn Grandfield (Bernar)
Associate Professor
Materials Science & Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Biomaterials and Biocompatibility (2) Biofilms (3) Bone implant devices, such as dental and orthopaedic devices.
Kathryn Grandfield (Bernar)
Associate Professor
Materials Science & Engineering
Drew Higgins
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Nanomaterials (2) Electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies (e.g. electrolyzers, fuel cells, supercapacitors and batteries) and (3) Surface Chemistry.
Todd Hoare
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Areas of interest and expertise: (1) Hydrogels and microgels with targeted ‘smart’ properties (e.g. thermoresponsive) (2) Biomaterials (3) Drug Delivery.
Zeinab Hosseini-Doust
Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Biohybrid systems (2) Bacteria and Bacteriophage (3) Hydrogels (4) Polymers (5) Nanoparticles.
David Latulippe
Biointerfaces Institute Co-Director
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Micro-scale separation design and performance (e.g. chromatography, membrane filtration, adsorption) (2) Process control and (3) Biomanufacturing for (a) environmental and (b) bio-processing and (c) high-throughput applications.
David Latulippe
Biointerfaces Institute Co-Director
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Yingfu Li
Professor
Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) nucleic acids structure and function (2) catalytic DNA and RNA (3) DNA and RNA aptamers and (4) bacterial toxins within areas of (a) nucleic acids engineering and nanotechnology (b) molecular high-throughput screening, diagnostics and biosensors (c) organic synthesis and (d) spectroscopy.
Giuseppe Melacini
Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Allosteric conformational switches that control signaling pathways and (2) amyloid fibril formation and (3) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) within (a) cardiac tumors (b) Alzheimer’s disease (c) type II diabetes.
Jose Moran-Mirabal
Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) micro- and nanofabrication (2) surface chemistry, and (3) high-resolution fluorescence microscopy and (4) biomolecular interactions of various materials, including nanocellulose.
Parameswaran Nair
Professor
Medicine
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Inflammation (2) Respiratory Health (3) Point of Care Diagnostics and (4) Bioactive paper to accurately quantify eosinophil and neutrophil activity in sputum and other biological fluids.
Maikel Rheinstädter
Professor
Physics & Astronomy
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) membrane biophysics (2) blood-based vaccines (3) membrane-based sensors and (4) antibiotics within (a) infectious and neurodegenerative diseases (b) bacteria and (c) prebiotic, that is early-Earth, and early-planetary conditions.
Kyla Sask
Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) protein and cell interactions (2) blood/immunological and materials interactions (3) chemical, biological and topographical surface modification within areas of (a) tissue engineering (b) drug delivery (c) nanomaterials (d) membranes and (e) biosensors.
Ravi (Ponnambalam) Selvaganapathy
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) biomaterials (2) microfluidic devices for drug discovery (3) drug delivery (4) diagnostics and (5) artificial organs within (a) micro and nano fabrication and microfluidics (2) medical and environmental diagnostics (c) drug delivery and drug discovery.
Heather Sheardown
Dean, Engineering
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) drug delivery (2) polymeric biomaterials (3) surface modifications (4) cell and protein surface interactions within areas of ophthalmic and cardiovascular therapies.
Leyla Soleymani
Professor
Engineering Physics
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) low voltage lysis devices (2) low current on-chip magnetic separation devices and (3) ultra-sensitive bioanalytical sensors within areas of diagnostics and biosensing.
Ryan Wylie
Associate Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) biomaterials (2) tissue engineering (3) hydrogel patterning (4) cell and material interactions and (5) cell and extracellular matrix interactions within stem cell and cancer migration.
Igor Zhitomirsky
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Synthesis of hydroxyapatite and other bioceramics (2) Fabrication of nanoparticles and nanofibers (3) Electrodeposition of polymers, bioceramics, bioglass and composites (4) Electropolymerization and (5) Electrophoretic deposition within areas of (a) Biomedical implants (b) Electrochemical biosensors (c) Porous scaffolds and (d) Drug delivery.
Sara Andres
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Antimicrobial resistance (2) Bacterial DNA damage response and repair pathways and (3) Targets against drug resistant infections.
Sara Andres
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Antimicrobial resistance (2) Bacterial DNA damage response and repair pathways and (3) Targets against drug resistant infections.
John Brennan
Biointerfaces Institute Co-Director
Professor, Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Fluorescence spectroscopy (2) mass spectrometry (3) sol-gel chemistry and (4) protein immobilization and (5) high throughput screening for advancements in (a) point-of-care diagnostics, (b) biosensors, (c) bioactive paper, (d) microarrays and (e) drug screening.
John Brennan
Biointerfaces Institute Co-Director
Professor, Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Fluorescence spectroscopy (2) mass spectrometry (3) sol-gel chemistry and (4) protein immobilization and (5) high throughput screening for advancements in (a) point-of-care diagnostics, (b) biosensors, (c) bioactive paper, (d) microarrays and (e) drug screening.
Katherine Bujold
Assistant Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Oligonucleotide chemistry (2) DNA self-assembly and (3) drug delivery in relation to nucleic acid-based nanostructures as carriers for therapeutics.
Katherine Bujold
Assistant Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Oligonucleotide chemistry (2) DNA self-assembly and (3) drug delivery in relation to nucleic acid-based nanostructures as carriers for therapeutics.
Fred Capretta
Associate Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) development of new synthetic methodologies (2) preparation of biologically active molecules and (3) small molecule libraries for use in the drug discovery and as biological probes.
Fred Capretta
Associate Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) development of new synthetic methodologies (2) preparation of biologically active molecules and (3) small molecule libraries for use in the drug discovery and as biological probes.
Charles de Lannoy
Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Biomaterials (2) Biofouling (2) Electrochemistry (3) Separation and Purification within environmental, waste-water and biological systems and health care.
Charles de Lannoy
Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Biomaterials (2) Biofouling (2) Electrochemistry (3) Separation and Purification within environmental, waste-water and biological systems and health care.
Tohid Didar
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Bio-functional interfaces (2) Biomedical devices within areas of Micro-Electro-Mechanical systems, nanotechnology, smart biomaterials, cellular biology, surface chemistry, and development of ex vivo and in vivo models.
Tohid Didar
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Bio-functional interfaces (2) Biomedical devices within areas of Micro-Electro-Mechanical systems, nanotechnology, smart biomaterials, cellular biology, surface chemistry, and development of ex vivo and in vivo models.
Carlos Filipe
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Food Engineering (2) Thermal and chemical stability of biological molecules (3) Diagnostic tools and sensors for water, food and health related applications.
Carlos Filipe
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Food Engineering (2) Thermal and chemical stability of biological molecules (3) Diagnostic tools and sensors for water, food and health related applications.
Fei Geng
Associate Professor
School of Engineering Technology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Microfluidics (2) Biomaterials (3) Genetic Screening and (4) Pharmacology for discover and validation of biomarkers involved in (a) cancer cellular mechano-transduction and autophagy (b) tissue microenvironments and (c) proteomics.
Fei Geng
Associate Professor
School of Engineering Technology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Microfluidics (2) Biomaterials (3) Genetic Screening and (4) Pharmacology for discover and validation of biomarkers involved in (a) cancer cellular mechano-transduction and autophagy (b) tissue microenvironments and (c) proteomics.
Kathryn Grandfield (Bernar)
Associate Professor
Materials Science & Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Biomaterials and Biocompatibility (2) Biofilms (3) Bone implant devices, such as dental and orthopaedic devices.
Kathryn Grandfield (Bernar)
Associate Professor
Materials Science & Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Biomaterials and Biocompatibility (2) Biofilms (3) Bone implant devices, such as dental and orthopaedic devices.
Drew Higgins
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Nanomaterials (2) Electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies (e.g. electrolyzers, fuel cells, supercapacitors and batteries) and (3) Surface Chemistry.
Drew Higgins
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Nanomaterials (2) Electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies (e.g. electrolyzers, fuel cells, supercapacitors and batteries) and (3) Surface Chemistry.
Todd Hoare
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Areas of interest and expertise: (1) Hydrogels and microgels with targeted ‘smart’ properties (e.g. thermoresponsive) (2) Biomaterials (3) Drug Delivery.
Todd Hoare
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Areas of interest and expertise: (1) Hydrogels and microgels with targeted ‘smart’ properties (e.g. thermoresponsive) (2) Biomaterials (3) Drug Delivery.
Zeinab Hosseini-Doust
Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Biohybrid systems (2) Bacteria and Bacteriophage (3) Hydrogels (4) Polymers (5) Nanoparticles.
Zeinab Hosseini-Doust
Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Biohybrid systems (2) Bacteria and Bacteriophage (3) Hydrogels (4) Polymers (5) Nanoparticles.
David Latulippe
Biointerfaces Institute Co-Director
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Micro-scale separation design and performance (e.g. chromatography, membrane filtration, adsorption) (2) Process control and (3) Biomanufacturing for (a) environmental and (b) bio-processing and (c) high-throughput applications.
David Latulippe
Biointerfaces Institute Co-Director
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Micro-scale separation design and performance (e.g. chromatography, membrane filtration, adsorption) (2) Process control and (3) Biomanufacturing for (a) environmental and (b) bio-processing and (c) high-throughput applications.
Yingfu Li
Professor
Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) nucleic acids structure and function (2) catalytic DNA and RNA (3) DNA and RNA aptamers and (4) bacterial toxins within areas of (a) nucleic acids engineering and nanotechnology (b) molecular high-throughput screening, diagnostics and biosensors (c) organic synthesis and (d) spectroscopy.
Yingfu Li
Professor
Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) nucleic acids structure and function (2) catalytic DNA and RNA (3) DNA and RNA aptamers and (4) bacterial toxins within areas of (a) nucleic acids engineering and nanotechnology (b) molecular high-throughput screening, diagnostics and biosensors (c) organic synthesis and (d) spectroscopy.
Giuseppe Melacini
Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Allosteric conformational switches that control signaling pathways and (2) amyloid fibril formation and (3) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) within (a) cardiac tumors (b) Alzheimer’s disease (c) type II diabetes.
Giuseppe Melacini
Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Allosteric conformational switches that control signaling pathways and (2) amyloid fibril formation and (3) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) within (a) cardiac tumors (b) Alzheimer’s disease (c) type II diabetes.
Jose Moran-Mirabal
Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) micro- and nanofabrication (2) surface chemistry, and (3) high-resolution fluorescence microscopy and (4) biomolecular interactions of various materials, including nanocellulose.
Jose Moran-Mirabal
Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) micro- and nanofabrication (2) surface chemistry, and (3) high-resolution fluorescence microscopy and (4) biomolecular interactions of various materials, including nanocellulose.
Parameswaran Nair
Professor
Medicine
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Inflammation (2) Respiratory Health (3) Point of Care Diagnostics and (4) Bioactive paper to accurately quantify eosinophil and neutrophil activity in sputum and other biological fluids.
Parameswaran Nair
Professor
Medicine
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Inflammation (2) Respiratory Health (3) Point of Care Diagnostics and (4) Bioactive paper to accurately quantify eosinophil and neutrophil activity in sputum and other biological fluids.
Maikel Rheinstädter
Professor
Physics & Astronomy
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) membrane biophysics (2) blood-based vaccines (3) membrane-based sensors and (4) antibiotics within (a) infectious and neurodegenerative diseases (b) bacteria and (c) prebiotic, that is early-Earth, and early-planetary conditions.
Maikel Rheinstädter
Professor
Physics & Astronomy
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) membrane biophysics (2) blood-based vaccines (3) membrane-based sensors and (4) antibiotics within (a) infectious and neurodegenerative diseases (b) bacteria and (c) prebiotic, that is early-Earth, and early-planetary conditions.
Kyla Sask
Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) protein and cell interactions (2) blood/immunological and materials interactions (3) chemical, biological and topographical surface modification within areas of (a) tissue engineering (b) drug delivery (c) nanomaterials (d) membranes and (e) biosensors.
Kyla Sask
Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) protein and cell interactions (2) blood/immunological and materials interactions (3) chemical, biological and topographical surface modification within areas of (a) tissue engineering (b) drug delivery (c) nanomaterials (d) membranes and (e) biosensors.
Ravi (Ponnambalam) Selvaganapathy
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) biomaterials (2) microfluidic devices for drug discovery (3) drug delivery (4) diagnostics and (5) artificial organs within (a) micro and nano fabrication and microfluidics (2) medical and environmental diagnostics (c) drug delivery and drug discovery.
Ravi (Ponnambalam) Selvaganapathy
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) biomaterials (2) microfluidic devices for drug discovery (3) drug delivery (4) diagnostics and (5) artificial organs within (a) micro and nano fabrication and microfluidics (2) medical and environmental diagnostics (c) drug delivery and drug discovery.
Heather Sheardown
Dean, Engineering
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) drug delivery (2) polymeric biomaterials (3) surface modifications (4) cell and protein surface interactions within areas of ophthalmic and cardiovascular therapies.
Heather Sheardown
Dean, Engineering
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) drug delivery (2) polymeric biomaterials (3) surface modifications (4) cell and protein surface interactions within areas of ophthalmic and cardiovascular therapies.
Leyla Soleymani
Professor
Engineering Physics
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) low voltage lysis devices (2) low current on-chip magnetic separation devices and (3) ultra-sensitive bioanalytical sensors within areas of diagnostics and biosensing.
Leyla Soleymani
Professor
Engineering Physics
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) low voltage lysis devices (2) low current on-chip magnetic separation devices and (3) ultra-sensitive bioanalytical sensors within areas of diagnostics and biosensing.
Ryan Wylie
Associate Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) biomaterials (2) tissue engineering (3) hydrogel patterning (4) cell and material interactions and (5) cell and extracellular matrix interactions within stem cell and cancer migration.
Ryan Wylie
Associate Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) biomaterials (2) tissue engineering (3) hydrogel patterning (4) cell and material interactions and (5) cell and extracellular matrix interactions within stem cell and cancer migration.
Igor Zhitomirsky
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Synthesis of hydroxyapatite and other bioceramics (2) Fabrication of nanoparticles and nanofibers (3) Electrodeposition of polymers, bioceramics, bioglass and composites (4) Electropolymerization and (5) Electrophoretic deposition within areas of (a) Biomedical implants (b) Electrochemical biosensors (c) Porous scaffolds and (d) Drug delivery.
Igor Zhitomirsky
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Synthesis of hydroxyapatite and other bioceramics (2) Fabrication of nanoparticles and nanofibers (3) Electrodeposition of polymers, bioceramics, bioglass and composites (4) Electropolymerization and (5) Electrophoretic deposition within areas of (a) Biomedical implants (b) Electrochemical biosensors (c) Porous scaffolds and (d) Drug delivery.