Teaching

Developed seminar series, in biotechnology for undergraduate students from different disciplines relevant to engineering and its interaction with biotechnology. These students eventually are involved in research activities in laboratories throughout the university. Developed new courses in nanomedicine engineering, nanomaterials in drug delivery and have modified a bioprocessing course to include novel biomaterials and bioprocessing fields of interest and broader impact.
 

Research

The development of novel biomedical nanoparticle platforms for drug delivery, imaging and therapy. Main topics include: 1. Nano/biomolecular polymeric structures with encapsulated anticancer drugs and gold shells for dual cancer therapy that combines controlled and targeted drug delivery and infrared thermal ablation. 2. Nano/biomolecular multifunctional para-magnetic metal-hybrid nanoparticles for diagnostics and target NIR therapy. Presently developing novel nanoparticle bioconjugates for combination therapy of lung, pancreatic and breast cancer. Also developing novel multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles for biodiagnostics and novel therapeutic applications. 3. Development of novel specific adsorbents for low molecular weight biomarkers isolation and identification. Technology could be used not only for cancer biomarkers but potentially for any other disease that produces extraneous biomolecules.