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Professor, Biomedical Engineering
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Professor, Molecular Pharmaceutics
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Member, Intermountain Post-Baccalaureate Research Program
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George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Presidential Endowed Chair, Molecular Pharmaceutics
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Adjunct Professor, Otolaryngology
Professional Service
- Controlled Release Society.
Role: Member .
Nominating Committee .
11/2023 - present
- Controlled Release Society.
Role: Chair.
Distinguished Service Award Committee.
10/2023 - present
- Controlled Release Society.
Nominated to Board of Directors .
10/2021 - 05/2022
- Pharmaceutics.
Role: Member.
Editorial Board .
07/2021 - present
- 18th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Drug Delivery Systems.
Role: Chair.
Organizing Committee.
02/2021 - 03/2022
- Ashvattha Therapeutics, LLC.
Role: Member.
Scientific Advisory Board.
10/2020 - present
- Organizing Committee, International Symposium on Biomedical Materials for Drug/Gene Delivery.
Role: Member.
International Symposium on Biomedical Materials for Drug/Gene Delivery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
02/2020 - 02/2020
- Journal of Controlled Release.
Role: Member.
Best Paper Award Committee.
01/2020 - present
- NIH, NANO.
Role: Chair.
Study Section.
07/2018 - 06/2020
- Controlled Release Society, Indian Chapter.
Role: member.
International Advisory Board.
01/2018 - present
- International Symposium on Polymer Therapeutics .
Role: Member.
International Advisory Board.
01/2006 - present
Internal Service
- Strategic Planning Subcommittee for “Enhancing Professional Community, Morale and Diversity”.
Chair,
10/2022 - present.
Department service.
- College of Pharmacy Seminar Committee.
Member,
07/2021 - 06/2023.
College service.
- University of Utah Seed Funding, College of Engineering.
Reviewer,
01/2021 - present.
College service.
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Member,
08/2020 - present.
Department service.
- Executive Council, College of Pharmacy.
Member,
05/2020 - present.
College service.
- Space Committee, College of Pharmacy.
Member,
05/2020 - present.
College service.
- Research Strategy Committee, College of Pharmacy.
Member,
05/2020 - present.
College service.
- Chair, College of Pharmacy Research Strategy Committee.
Chair,
09/2019 - 12/2019.
College service.
- Member, Grant Application Roundtable, College of Pharmacy .
01/2018 - present.
College service.
- Annual University of Utah Postdoc Poster Competition .
Faculty Judge,,
01/2018 - 01/2018.
College service.
- Graduate Admission Committee, Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
Member,
08/2017 - 01/2021.
Department service.
- College of Pharmacy Scholastic Standards Committee.
Member,
07/2017 - 08/2020.
College service.
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
Chair Search Committee,
07/2017 - 07/2018.
Department service.
- University of Utah Seed Funding.
Reviewer,
05/2017 - 05/2017.
University service.
- Health Sciences Research Forum, Health Sciences .
Member,
01/2017 - present.
Other service.
- Health Sciences Global Health Education Subcommittee .
Member,
01/2016 - 01/2017.
Other service.
- Mentor, PharmD class of 2019 (2015-current).
Mentor,
09/2015 - present.
College service.
- College of Pharmacy Post Tenure Review Committee (2015).
Member,
01/2015 - 12/2015.
College service.
- Chair, Organizing Committee, NanoUtah 2013.
10/2013 - 10/2013.
Other service.
- Peer Teaching Observation, College of Pharmacy.
09/2013 - 09/2013.
College service.
- Reviewer, U of U Seed Grant.
08/2013 - 12/2013.
University service.
- Graduate Admission Committee, Department of Biomedical Engineering .
Member,
01/2013 - 01/2020.
Department service.
- Member, Technology Peer Evaluation Panels (TPEPs), Technology Commercialization Office.
01/2013 - 01/2015.
University service.
- Faculty Search Committee for a Position in Pharmaceutics .
Member,
01/2012 - 12/2013.
Department service.
- Task Force 6 for evaluation of standards for accreditation of College of Pharmacy .
Member,
01/2012 - 12/2013.
College service.
- Search Committee for Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs .
Member,
01/2012 - 06/2013.
University service.
- College of Pharmacy Strategic Planning Committee .
Member,
01/2012 - 12/2012.
College service.
- Advisory Committee, Bioengineering Retention, Promotion and Tenure Committee.
Member,
08/2010 - present.
Department service.
- Entrepreneurial Faculty Advisory Committee.
01/2009 - 01/2022.
Department service.
- Founder and Director, Utah Center for Nanomedicine .
01/2008 - present.
University service.
- Graduate Admission Committee, Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry .
Chair,
01/2008 - 12/2015.
Department service.
Outreach
- Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Lecturer.
02/2021 - present
- Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Lecturer.
02/01/2017 - 02/28/2017
- Session Moderator, Physical Oncology: Modulating Tumor Microenvironment for Drug Delivery, Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting.
07/17/2016 - 07/20/2016
- Session Chair, Mechanisms and Barriers in Nanomedicine” Workshop, Beaver Run Resort, Breckenridge, Colorado.
07/15/2016 - 07/16/2016
- Member, Organizing Committee, NanoUtah 2015.
10/2015 - 10/2015
- Session Moderator, Nano-systems for Non-Oncology Drug Delivery, Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland,.
07/26/2015 - 07/29/2015
- Session Chair, 17th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Drug Delivery Systems, Salt Lake City, Utah.
06/14/2015 - 06/17/2015
Honors & Awards
- Distinguished Service Award .
Controlled Release Society ,
07/2023
- 2022 Outstanding Educator Award of Health Sciences Graduate Students.
University of Utah ,
01/01/2022
- 2017 College of Engineering Top Undergraduate Teacher Award .
University of Utah,
01/2018
- Fellow.
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering,
2010
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