The Syracuse biomaterials Institute consists of 19 faculty members spanning 8 departments. The multi-disciplinary backgrounds of our faculty members provide a unique opportunity for extensive collaboration and support.
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Patrick T. Mather Director, Syracuse Biomaterials Institute Milton and Ann Stevenson Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Research: Biodegradable polymers, POSS Nanocomposites, Controlled drug delivery, Biomineralization, Liquid Crystalline Elastomers, Shape Memory Polymers, Electrospinning, Thermosets. Address: 121 Link Hall Phone: 315-443-8760 E-mail: ptmather@syr.edu Website: http://mather.syr.edu |
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M. Cristina Marchetti Associate Director, Syracuse Biomaterials Institute William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Physics and Chair, Department of Physics Research: Structure and rheology of active suspensions and gels, cell cytoskeleton, cell motility, dynamics of bacteria swarms, nonequilibrium phase transitions, driven vortices in superconductors. Address: 207 Physics Building Phone: 315-443-2581 E-mail: mcm@physics.syr.edu Website: http://physics.syr.edu/~mcm/ |
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Jeremy Gilbert Professor, Founder Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Research: Bone cements, electrochemical phenomenon associated with metallic implant materials, micromechanics of surfaces and viable biological tissues, self-reinforced composites, orthopedic implant design and degradation mechanisms, medical device retrieval and failure analysis, performance testing of medical devices, instrumentation development for biomaterials characterization, in-situ AFM, nanoindentation of polymeric biomaterials. Address: 121 Link Hall Phone: 315-443-2105 E-mail: gilbert@syr.edu Website: http://www.ecs.syr.edu/faculty/gilbert/ |
| The remainder of the faculty are listed below in alphabetical order. | |
 | Teddy Asefa Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Research: Design, synthesis, and self-assembly of novel inorganic and organic-inorganic hybrid nanostructured and nanoporous materials and nanobiomaterials. Address: 1-048 Center Science & Technology Phone: 315-443-3360 E-mail: tasefa@syr.edu Website: http://www-che.syr.edu/faculty/asefa.html |
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Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry Research: Elucidation of rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis using a physiologically relevant in vitro model and development of new treatment strategies based upon dendrimers with orthogonally reactive tethers.
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 | Gino Cingolani Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology SUNY Upstate Medical University Research: X-ray crystallography of large viral DNA-pumping enzymes and structural cell biology of nucleo-cytoplasmic transport Address: 4239 Weiskotten Hall Syracuse, NY 13210 Phone: 315-657-4831 E-mail: cingolag@upstate.edu Website: http://www.cingolandesign.com/cingolanilab.html |
 | James Dabrowiak Professor, Department of Chemistry Research: Mechanism of anticancer drug action, anticancer drug delivery, drug nucleic acid interactions, pathogen detection using sensors, metals in medicine. Address: 2-016D Center Science & Technology Phone: 315-443-4601 E-mail: jcdabrow@syr.edu Website: http://www-che.syr.edu/faculty/dabrowiak.html |
 | Scott Erdman Associate Professor, Department of Biology Research: Analyses of a novel paxillin homolog and Rho GTPase signaling modulator, Pxl1p; studies of the functions, traffic, and inhibition of fungal adhesins; functional genomics of fungal control of lipid and membrane homeostasis. Address: 609 Biological Research Labs Phone: 315-443-3748 E-mail: seerdman@syr.edu Website: http://biology.syr.edu/erdman/index.html |
 | Ivan Gitsov Associate Professor, The Michael M. Szwarc Polymer Research Institute at SUNY-ESF Department of Chemistry SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Research: Synthesis and characterization of novel macromolecular architectures, drug delivery via supramolecular chemistry, biocompatible-bioerodible hydrogels and nano-grafts. Address: 217 E.C. Jahn Laboratory, Syracuse NY, 13210 Phone: 315-470-6851 E-mail: igivanov@syr.edu Website: http://www.esf.edu/chemistry/faculty/gitsov.htm |
 | Julie Hasenwinkel Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Research: Absorbable biopolymeric gels, two-solution bone cements, degradable polymers for tissue engineering applications, nerve and soft tissue regeneration, and surface modification. Address: 359 Link Hall Phone: 315-443-3064 E-mail: jmhasenw@syr.edu Website: http://www.ecs.syr.edu/research_lcs/facultystaff_research.aspx?id=2012 |
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Jay Henderson Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Research: Understanding how biomechanical, biochemical, and topological signals regulate the differentiation and phenotypic expression of musculoskeletal cells with the goal of developing cell-based therapies for musculoskeletal repair and regeneration. Address: 365 Link Hall Phone: 315-443-9739 E-mail: jhhender@syr.edu Website: http://henderson.syr.edu |
 | Alan Levy Research: Micromechanics, inclusion problems, mechanics of interfaces, cavity nucleation and growth in nonlinear solid media, effective properties of composite materials. Address: 149 Link Hall Phone: 315-443-4365 E-mail: ajlevy@syr.edu Website: http://www.ecs.syr.edu/student/facultystaff_teaching.aspx?id=1868 |
 | Yan-Yeung Luk Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry Research: Building new bio-functional materials and novel therapeutic agents. Address: 1-014 Center Science & Technology Phone: 315-443-7440 E-mail: yluk@syr.edu Website: http://www-che.syr.edu/faculty/luk.html |
 | Ken Mann Research: Mechanical and biological factors in joint replacement and bone tumors. Address: 3216 institute For Human Performance Syracuse, NY 13210 Phone: 315-464-9950 E-mail: mannk@upstate.edu Website: http://www.upstate.edu/research/faculty/?EmpID=ChKvGlIUPx |
 | Liviu Movileanu Assistant Professor, Department of Physics Research: Membrane, ion channel, polymer, and single molecule biophysics. Address: 201 Physics Building Phone: 315-443-8078 E-mail: lmovilea@physics.syr.edu Website: http://physics.syr.edu/~lmovilea/ |
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Melissa Pepling Assistant Professor,
Biology Research Lab Research: mouse oocyte development, hormone signaling, ovary organ
culture Address: 806 BRL Phone: 315-443-4541 E-mail: mepeplin@syr.edu Website: biology.syr.edu/pepling |
 | Dacheng Ren Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Research: Microbe-surface interactions, cell-cell signaling, device-associated infections, sensors for pathogen detection, novel biofilm inhibitors, and surface modification for biofilm control. Address: 357 Link Hall Phone: 315-443-4409 E-mail: dren@syr.edu Website: http://www.ecs.syr.edu/faculty/ren/ |
 | Phil Rice Professor Emeritus, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Research: Bioreactors, transport in biological systems, heat and mass transfer with phase change. Address: 216 Link Hall Phone: 315-443-9444 E-mail: parice@syr.edu Website: http://www.ecs.syr.edu/academic/biochem_engineering/facultystaff.aspx?id=2034 |
 | William Winter Research: Structure and properties of animal, microbial, and plant polysaccharides, cellulose nanocrystals and nanocomposites. Address: 121 Edwin C. Jahn Laboratory Phone: 315-470-6876 E-mail: cellulose@esf.edu Website: http://www.esf.edu/chemistry/faculty/winter.htm |
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Xiangjun (Sean) Xing Assistant Professor, Department of Physics Research: Elastic properties of unconventional solids, elasticity theory and defect physics in curved space, rate independent hysteresis phenomena, and lattice toy models on granular physics. Address: 201 Physics Building Phone: 315-443-8280 E-mail: xxing@syr.edu Website: http://physics.syr.edu/~xxing/ |
