A team of biomedical engineering students from the Stevens Institute of Technology was recently awarded first place in a poster competition at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE). Aaron Rella, a 2009 graduate of the Biomedical Engineering program, presented the poster on behalf of senior design teammates Jenifer McGuire, Katherine Reighard, and Mariel Menafra.

The project, entitled "Evalu ...read more

A team of biomedical engineering students from the Stevens Institute of Technology was awarded first place in a poster competition at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering. Aaron Rella, a 2009 graduate of the Biomedical Engineering program, presented the poster on behalf of senior design teammates Jenifer McGuire, Katherine Reighard, and Mariel Menafra. The project, entitled "Evaluation of a Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tensioning Device," was ...read more

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Dr. Vikki Hazelwood
Industry Professor, Biomedical Engineering
McLean
Room 202
Phone: 201.216.5051
Fax: 201.216.8306

Vikki.Hazelwood@stevens.edu

Andrew Kruegel, a senior in the Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Biomedical Engineering, was selected by the Independent College Fund of New Jersey to receive a Novartis Scholarship. The Novartis Scholarship is given to high achieving students in New Jersey who conduct independent research. Andrew's research portfolio includes an internship at Hoffman La Roche as well as independent research at Stevens in the laboratory of Prof. Athula Attygalle. Andrew's work with Prof. Attygalle  ...read more

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Philip Leopold
Professor & Department Director, CCBBME
McLean
Room 515
Phone: 201.216.8957
Fax: 201.216.8196

pleopold@stevens.edu

Stevens Institute of Technology is happy to announce the launching of their new Inventiveness, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE) Blog! As a part of the Research Enterprise website, ICE blog will highlight innovative research and educational opportunities within the University.

The goal of ICE blog is to provide an in-depth look at some of the unique research being done by our faculty, complete with media, prof ...read more

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Tissue Engineering is an emerging multidisciplinary field involving biology, medicine, and engineering that is likely to revolutionize the ways we improve the health and quality of life for millions of people by restoring, maintaining, or enhancing tissue and organ function. It involves the use of a combination of cells, engineering and material methods, including suitable biochemical and chemical factors to improve or replace biological functions. Most often used in cases of patient trauma, it is c ...read more

Five Professors in the Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Biomedical Engineering (CCBBME) welcomed new research funding over the summer, significantly expanding the depth and breadth of projects in the department.

Prof. Hongjun Wang received $383,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to pursue a project entitled, "Rapid creation of autologous skin substitutes for wound repair." With this award, Dr. Wang becomes the third CCBBME investigator to receive NIH s ...read more

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Philip Leopold
Professor & Department Director, CCBBME
McLean
Room 515
Phone: 201.216.8957
Fax: 201.216.8196

pleopold@stevens.edu

We are happy to announce the launching of our new “Inventiveness, Creativity and Entrepreneurship” (ICE) Blog! As a part of the Research Enterprise website, ICE blog will highlight innovative research and educational opportunities within the University.

The goal of ICE blog is to provide an in-depth look at some of the... unique research being done by our faculty, complete with media, professor and student insights. M ...read more

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Dr. Xiaojun Yu
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
McLean Building
Room 517
Phone: 201.216.5256
Fax: 201.216.8306

xyu@stevens.edu

Prof. Attygalle finds terpene pesticide in beetles. To follow the chemical trail, see C&E News or Press Release.

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Athula Attygalle
Research Professor, Chemistry
McLean Chemical Sciences Building
Room 312
Phone: 201.216.5575
Fax: 201.216.8240

athula.attygalle@stevens.edu

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Joseph Glavy
Assistant Professor, Chemical Biology
McLean
Room 314
Phone: 201.216.8193
Fax: 201.216.8196

jglavy@stevens.edu

Professor Joseph Glavy is an invited speaker at the International Meeting on Nuclear Trafficking held in Banff, Alberta, Canada where he will deiiver a presentation entitled, "The Cell-Cycle Dependent Phosphorylation of the Nup107-160 Subcomplex."

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Joseph Glavy
Assistant Professor, Chemical Biology
McLean
Room 314
Phone: 201.216.8193
Fax: 201.216.8196

jglavy@stevens.edu

Dipshikha Biswas (Ph.D., '09)  will receive an award, from the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame, for work while she was a Graduate Student with Prof. A. K. Ganguly for significant achievements in "Research & Inventions towards Novel HIV Protease Inhibitors for the Treatment of AIDS."

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A. K. Ganguly
Distinguished Research Professor of Chemistry; Associate Director for Research
McLean
Room 316
Phone: 201.216.5540
Fax: 201.216.8240

aganguly@stevens.edu

Dr. Vikki Hazelwood and the Stevens-borne company, SPOC, INC, for which she serves as CEO, were featured in a ScienceCareers article on-line about turning university inventions into companies.

Dr. Hazelwood and three senior students at Stevens Institute of Technology teamed up with Dr. Norman Marcus of NYU Medical College to improve a medical device for ident ...read more

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Dr. Vikki Hazelwood
Industry Professor, Biomedical Engineering
McLean
Room 202
Phone: 201.216.5051
Fax: 201.216.8306

Vikki.Hazelwood@stevens.edu

Professor Jun Liang in the department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology & Biomedical Engineering has received a multi-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) due to his proposed research in bacterial radiation resistance entitled, “Intracellular Radiation as a Novel Approach for Infection Treatment”. “In this R21 project, we propose a novel intracellular radiation approach to activate a secondary and local radiat ...read more

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Jun F. Liang
Associate Professor, Chemistry
McLean Science Building
Room 518
Phone: 201.216.5640
Fax: 201.216.8240

jliang2@stevens.edu

Professor Carrie Perlman of the Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Biomedical Engineering received funding from the American Heart Association for her project entitled, “The Micromechanics of Pulmonary Edema.” The highly competitive AHA Scientist Development Grant carries $198,000 of funding over three years.

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Carrie Perlman
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
McLean Hall
Phone: 201.216.8779
Fax: 201.216.8240

cperlman@stevens.edu

Mitchell Izower, a senior majoring in Chemical Biology in the Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Biomedical Engineering was selected by the Independent College Fund of New Jersey to receive the Sol J. Barer Scholarship in Life Sciences.

This Scholarship is awarded annually to three undergraduate students in New Jersey who "demonstrate superior performance and promise for a career in the life sciences." The award is spons ...read more

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Philip Leopold
Professor & Department Director, CCBBME
McLean
Room 515
Phone: 201.216.8957
Fax: 201.216.8196

pleopold@stevens.edu

Professors Xiaojun Yu and James Liang in the Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Biomedical Engineering were each awarded NIH grants for a combined total of $650,000 in funding over the next two years from the National Institutes of Health.

Prof. Yu will study “Nanofiber based artificial nerve graft for peripheral nerve regeneration,” and Dr. Liang will study “Biofilm growth on functionalized surfaces.” ...read more

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Philip Leopold
Professor & Department Director, CCBBME
McLean
Room 515
Phone: 201.216.8957
Fax: 201.216.8196

pleopold@stevens.edu

Michael Bertucci, a Chemical Biology major in the Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Biomedical Engineering was named 2009 Valedictorian of the Stevens Institute of Technology. In addition to his course work, intercollegiate athletics, and extracurricular activities, Mr. Bertucci completed synthetic organic chemistry research in the laboratory of Prof. A.K. Ganguly during his tenure at Stevens. Mr. Bertucci will pursue a PhD in the  ...read more

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Philip Leopold
Professor & Department Director, CCBBME
McLean
Room 515
Phone: 201.216.8957
Fax: 201.216.8196

pleopold@stevens.edu

Prof. Athula Attygalle has been selected to present a Plenary Lecture at the 8th Joint Seminar of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia) and the Institut Teknologi Bantung to be held in Bangi, Malaysia, June 9-11, 2009.

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Athula Attygalle
Research Professor, Chemistry
McLean Chemical Sciences Building
Room 312
Phone: 201.216.5575
Fax: 201.216.8240

athula.attygalle@stevens.edu

Professor Svetlana Sukhishvili was honored with a Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award at the 2009 Coatings Technology Conference hosted by National Paint and Coatings Association and the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology. Prof. Sukhishvili presented Technical Focus Lecture for the conference held April 28th and 29th, 2009, in Indianapolis, IN.

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Dr. Svetlana Sukhishvili
Professor, Chemistry; Co-Director, Nanotechnology Graduate Program
McLean Building
Room 315
Phone: 201.216.5544
Fax: 201.216.8240

ssukhish@stevens.edu

Professor Svetlana Sukhishvili of the Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Biomedical Engineering will receive $460,000 from the National Science Foundation over 4 years to complete a study entitled, "Chain Dynamics and Layering within Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films." The project features research and teaching objectives related to layer-by-layer, self assembled polymer films.

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Dr. Svetlana Sukhishvili
Professor, Chemistry; Co-Director, Nanotechnology Graduate Program
McLean Building
Room 315
Phone: 201.216.5544
Fax: 201.216.8240

ssukhish@stevens.edu

Antonio Valdevit, Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Biomedical Engineering, has been invited to become the Basic Science/Biomechanics Chair for the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Spine Arthroplasty Society, The International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery.

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Dr. Arthur Ritter
Distinguished Service Professor; Associate Department Director for Biomedical Engineering
McLean
Room 201
Phone: 201.216.8290
Fax: 201.216.8306

aritter@stevens.edu

Professor Xiaojun Yu in the Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Biomedical Engineering received a research award from the AO Research Fund to support his research on biphasic constructs for spinal fusion. Dr. Yu's project focuses on design, fabrication, and characterization of a polymeric scaffold that will enhance bone growth. The AO Research Fund carries out the research mission of the AO ...read more

For more information please contact:

Dr. Xiaojun Yu
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
McLean Building
Room 517
Phone: 201.216.5256
Fax: 201.216.8306

xyu@stevens.edu