Current Courses
Spring 2025
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BME 7880-017
TA Mentorship
Fall 2024
Summer 2024
Entrepreneurial Experience
- Bastion Biologics.
07/2014 - 12/2021.
Employees: 3.
Comments: Chief Scientific Advisor - Thera Target.
01/2014 - 12/2023.
Employees: 3.
Comments: Board of Directors, Member
Professional Organizations
- National Academy of Inventors. 12/11/2018 - present. Position : Fellow.
- Academy of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Japan. 07/2018 - present. Position : International Fellow.
- National Academy of Engineering. 02/2011 - present. Position : Member.
- Controlled Release Society. 01/2010 - present. Position : Fellow.
- International Union of Societies of Biomaterials Science and Engineering. 01/1999 - present. Position : Fellow.
- American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. 01/1995 - present. Position : Fellow.
- American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. 01/1994 - present. Position : Fellow.
Student Projects
- Drug-Free Macromolecular Therapeutics. Sirima Soodvilai. 10/30/2017 - 06/12/2018
- Multivalent Human Serum Albumin - Fab' Conjugates. Christian Kodele. 11/01/2016 - 05/31/2018
- Polymer-peptide conjugates for drug delivery applications. Mai Doan, UG Bioengineering Student. 06/01/2016 - 06/2018
- Synthesis of HPMA copolymer-epirubicin conjugates. Uwe Lichtenberg (exchange student from the Philipps University, Marburg, Germany. 05/01/2016 - 10/31/2016
- Drug-Free Macromolecular Therapeutics. Keith Arlotta, Rotation Nanotechnology Student. 09/2015 - 12/2015
- Design, synthesis, and evaluation of antibody-drug conjugates. Johannes Betz (exchange student from the Philipps University, Marburg, Germany). 05/01/2015 - 10/31/2015
- HPMA - PNA Hybrid Hydrogel Formed by P-Form Triplex. Jiayue (Joy) Feng, UG Bioengineering Student. 01/2014 - 07/2015
- Long-Circulating Backbone Degradable HPMA Copolymer-Gemcitabine Conjugates for the Treatment of Ovarian Carcinoma. Shwan Javdan, UG Bioengineering Student. 05/2013 - 06/2014
- Long-circulating backbone degradable HPMA copolymer - gemcitabine conjugates. Stefan Rudolph (exchange student from the Philipps University, Marburg, Germany). 05/2013 - 10/2013
- Polymer-Drug Conjugates and their Implications to Bone Based Delivery. Steven Merrill, UG Bioengineering Student. 01/2013 - 06/2014
- Immunogenicity of Peptides and Bioconjugates (Exchange student from Philipps University, Marburg, Germany). Heidchen, Regina. 11/01/2012 - 04/30/2013
Current Students
- Joshua N. Burton, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Tram Huynh Ngoc Nguyen, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Chieh-Hsiah Yang, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Dwight Lane, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Chieh-Hsiah Yang, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Dwight Lane, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Tram Huynh Ngoc Nguyen, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
Former Students
- Nithya B. Subrahmanyam, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Phong Lu, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Jinya Yin, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Spencer Judd Brown, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Brett H. Davis, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Yiling Bi, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Jie Shi Chua, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Pouya Hadipour, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Lucas L. Bennink, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Leland J. Prather, Master of Science (M.S.), Project Type: Thesis. Role: Member.
- Peng Zhao, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Bharath Valagapudi, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Joshua P. Jones, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Pouya Hadipour, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Lucas L. Bennink, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Leland J. Prather, Master of Science (M.S.), Project Type: Thesis. Role: Member.
- Peng Zhao, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Bharath Valagapudi, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Joshua P. Jones, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Frazier, Nick, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Hubbard, Dallin, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Frazier, Nick, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Jonathan HARTLEY, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Poursaid, Azadeh, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Hubbard, Dallin, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Jonathan HARTLEY, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Poursaid, Azadeh, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Low, Stewart, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Thesis. Role: Chair.
- Stirland, Darren, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Robert A. Price, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Chu, Te-Wei, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Low, Stewart, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Thesis. Role: Chair.
- Stirland, Darren, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Robert A. Price, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Chu, Te-Wei, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Abood Okal, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Stelios Florinas, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Zheng-Hong (Joseph) PENG, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Frandsen, Jordan, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Abood Okal, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Karthik Raman, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Tony Wentai Hsiao, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Karthik Raman, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Tony Wentai Hsiao, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Stelios Florinas, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Zheng-Hong (Joseph) PENG, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Frandsen, Jordan, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Li Tian, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Shraddha Sadekar, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Nate Larson, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Li Tian, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Brandon Buckway, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Giridhar Thiagarajan, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Brandon Buckway, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Giridhar Thiagarajan, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Shraddha Sadekar, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Nate Larson, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Joshua Gustafson, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Vy My Tran, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Archana Rao, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Joshua Gustafson, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Zhen Ye, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Zhen Ye, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Vy My Tran, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Archana Rao, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Liddell, Mark, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Liddell, Mark, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Radu, Larisa, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Shao, Hui, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Blevins, Katie, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Giantsos, Kristina, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Wu, Kuangshi, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Role: Chair.
- Radu, Larisa, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Shao, Hui, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Blevins, Katie, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Giantsos, Kristina, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Wu, Kuangshi, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Role: Chair.
- Johnson, Russell, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Kim, Dongin, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Jay, Julie, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Cross, Mike, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Johnson, Russell, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Xu, Rongzuo, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Xu, Rongzuo, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Kim, Dongin, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Jay, Julie, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Cross, Mike, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Cuchelkar, Vaikunth, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Gao, Songqi, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Chivukula, Padmanabh, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Yuan, Weiwei, Master of Science (M.S.), Project Type: Thesis. Role: Chair.
- Hongrapipat, Jarunee, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.),
- Ye, Furong, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Kaneshiro, Todd, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Zhog, Yuda, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Vaidya, Anagha, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Eddington, Mark, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Zhog, Yuda, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Vaidya, Anagha, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Cuchelkar, Vaikunth, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Gao, Songqi, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Chivukula, Padmanabh, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Chair.
- Yuan, Weiwei, Master of Science (M.S.), Project Type: Thesis. Role: Chair.
- Hongrapipat, Jarunee, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.),
- Eddington, Mark, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Ye, Furong, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
- Kaneshiro, Todd, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Dissertation. Role: Member.
Mentoring
- Sirima Soodvilai, M.S., visiting student from Silpakorn University, Thailand Start Date: 10/2017 End Date: present
- Jessica Kramer, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Start Date: 01/2017 End Date: present
- Lian Li, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow Start Date: 09/2016 End Date: present
- Yixin Fang, Ph.D., Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow Start Date: 08/2015 End Date: 06/2017
- Libin Zhang, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow Start Date: 01/2015 End Date: 11/2017
- Yang, Jiyuan, Ph.D., Research Professor Start Date: 01/2012 End Date: present
- Chen, Mignan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor. Chair of Junior Faculty Mentoring Committee Start Date: 01/2012 End Date: present