Syracuse Biomaterials consists of 41 faculty members spanning three universities, and 8 departments. The multi-disciplinary backgrounds of our faculty members provide a unique opportunity for extensive collaboration and support.
New Faculty Member
Audrey Bernstein
Associate Professor,
Ophthalmology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Cell and Developmental Biology
Research:
Tribology & Lubrication, Multi-Scale Mechanical Characterization, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Orthopedic Biomaterials Design, Finite Element Analysis
Address: 4602 Institute for Human Performance
Phone: 315-464-7739
E-mail: bernstea@upstate.edu
Website: Upstate Faculty Page
Michelle Blum
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research:
Tribology & Lubrication, Multi-Scale Mechanical Characterization, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Orthopedic Biomaterials Design, Finite Element Analysis
Address: 239 Link Hall
Phone: 315-443-2840
E-mail: mmblum@syr.edu
Website: MAE
Heather D. Coleman
Assistant Professor,
Department of Biology
Research:
The formation of the plant cell wall and how various external and internal factors influence cell wall chemistry. The plant cell wall is important from a number of perspectives for human use including food and fiber, but my research focuses on improving its usefulness as a source for biofuels and other bioproducts.
Address: 460 LSC
Phone: 315-443-0453
E-mail: hcoleman@syr.edu
Website: http://colemanlab.syr.edu/index.html
Robert Cooney
Professor and Chair,
Department of Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Research: Bariatric Surgery
General and Trauma Surgery
Address: 750 E. Adams St. Suite 8141 Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315-464-5549
E-mail: cooneyr@upstate.edu
Website: http://www.upstate.edu/surgery/faculty.php?EmpID=RyIUGlRyIU
Robert Doyle
Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor – Director of Graduate Studies Associate Chair – Department of Chemistry Syracuse University; Associate Professor of Medicine – SUNY, Upstate Medical University
Research:
A focus on three main areas that join Inorganic chemistry and biology:
1. Utilizing vitamin B12 to deliver proteins orally or to target metallo-probes/chemotherapeutics to tumor cells
2. Investigating energy independent metal-citrate transport in Gram positive bacteria
3. The coordination chemistry of metal-pyrophosphate complexes and the concomitant biological, magnetic and catalytic properties of such complexes.
Address: 2-016B Center for Science and Technology
Phone: 315-443-3584
E-mail: rpdoyle@syr.edu
Website: Doyle Group
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://thecollege.syr.edu/people/faculty/pages/bio/Erdman-Scott.html
Vivian Gahtan, M.D.
Lloyd Rogers Professor of Surgery
Division Chief of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Services
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Research:
Smooth muscle cell migration, Thrombospondin, Extracellular matrix-smooth muscle cell interactions, Vascular surgery procedure outcomes
Phone: 315-464-1800
Website: http://www.upstate.edu/hospital/providers/doctors/?docID=gahtanv
Anthony Garza
Professor,
Department of Biology
Research:
Biofilm formation, stress resistance in bacteria, bacterial natural products
Address: 244 Life Sciences Complex
Phone: 315-443-4746
E-mail: agarza@syr.edu
Website: Garza Lab
Ivan Gitsov Ivanov
Director, of the Michael Swarcz Polymer Research Institute,
Chair and Professor, 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
Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering & Computer Science
Research:
Absorbable biopolymeric gels, two-solution bone cements, degradable polymers for tissue engineering applications, nerve and soft tissue regeneration, and surface modification.
Address: 321 Link Hall/318C Bowne Hall
Phone: 315-443-9410
E-mail: jmhasenw@syr.edu
Website: Hasenwinkel
Jay Henderson
Associate Professor,
Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Director, Bioengineering Graduate Program
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: 318 Bowne Hall
Phone: 315-443-9739
E-mail: jhhender@syr.edu
Website: Henderson Group
New Faculty Member
Samuel A. Herberg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Departments of Ophthalmology | Cell and Developmental Biology | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Center for Vision Research
Research:
Address: 4609 Institute For Human Performance (IHP)
505 Irving Avenue, Rm 4609
Phone: 315-464-7773
E-mail: herbergs@upstate.edu
Website: http://www.upstate.edu/cvr/
New Faculty Member
Jason Horton
Associate Professor,
Orthopedic Surgery & Cell & Developmental Biology
Research:
Biomedical Sciences Program
Orthopedic Surgery
Address: 3119 Institute For Human Performance
Phone: 315-464-5540
E-mail: hortonj@upstate.edu
Website: Upstate Faculty Page
New Faculty Member
James Hougland
Associate Professor,
Department of Chemistry
Research:
Bioorganic chemistry, biochemistry, enzymology, post-translational modification, molecular biology
Address: 454 Life Sciences Complex
Phone: 315-443-1134
E-mail: hougland@syr.edu
Website: Hougland Research
Alan Levy
Professor,
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research:
Micromechanics, inclusion problems, mechanics of interfaces, cavity nucleation and growth in nonlinear solid media, effective properties of composite materials.
Address: 243 Link Hall
Phone: 315-443-4365
E-mail: ajlevy@syr.edu
Website: http://eng-cs.syr.edu/directory/?peopleid=3073
Katharine Lewis
Associate Professor,
Department of Biology
Research:
Specification and patterning of spinal cord interneurons; Formation of functional neuronal circuitry; Evolution of spinal cord patterning and function; Dorsal-ventral neural tube patterning; zebrafish development.
Address: LSC 262
Phone: 315-443-5902
E-mail: kelewi02@syr.edu
Website: http://thecollege.syr.edu/people/faculty/pages/bio/Lewis-Katharine.html
Juntao Luo
Assistant Professor,
Department of Pharmacology, SUNY Upstate Cancer Research Institute
Research:
Nanomedicine, polymer design and synthesis, nanomaterial, drug delivery, cancer imaging and cancer treatment; gene delivery and gene therapy, protein/peptide delivery. biomaterials in tissue engineering; combinatorial chemistry and drug discovery; High throughput screening.
Address: 6299 Weiskotten Hall Addition
Phone: 315 464-7965
E-mail: luoj@upstate.edu
Website: http://www.upstate.edu/faculty/luoj
Yan-Yeung Luk
Associate 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: Luk Lab
Zhen Ma
Assistant Professor,
Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Research Interests:
Stem Cell Engineering; Heart Tissue Models and Organ-on-Chip Systems; Heart Disease Modeling; Cell-Cell Interactions; Mechanobiology; Tissue Engineering; Developmental Biology; Regenerative Medicine; Biomedical Devices
Address: 318 Bowne Hall
E-mail: zma112@syr.edu
Website: My Heart
Jessica MacDonald
Assistant Professor,
Department of Biology
Research Interests:
Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms regulating neuronal development and function, with a particular interest in disruptions in these mechanisms that cause neurodevelopmental and cognitive disorders.
Address: 360 Life Sciences
E-mail: jemacdon@syr.edu
Website: The MacDonald Lab
Olga Makhlynets
Assistant Professor
Chemistry Department
Research Interests:
NMR guided approach to evolution of Myoglobin protein, Enzyme mechanisms, Design of antimicrobial materials, Design of mononuclear non-heme enzyme for oxygen activation.
Address: 2-016A Center for Science and Technology
Phone: 315.443.1979
E-mail: ovmakhly@syr.edu
Website: Makhlynets Lab
Ken Mann
Professor,
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
SUNY Upstate Medical University
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: Mann Research
Lisa Manning
Associate Professor,
Department of Physics
Director, BioInspired Syracuse
Research:
Collective motion in disordered, non-equilibrium materials, including glasses, granular materials and biological tissues.
Address: 229G Physics Building
Phone: 315-443-3920
E-mail: mmanning@syr.edu
Website: Manning Group
Mathew M. Maye
Associate Professor,
Department of Chemistry
Research:
Developing new bio-mimetic approaches towards self-assembling nanomaterials into controlled nano-architectures.
Address: CST 4-014D
Phone: 315-443-2146
E-mail: mmmaye@syr.edu
Website: http://nano.syr.edu/
New Faculty Member
Mary Beth Monroe
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Research:
Synthesis and characterization of shape memory polymers for use in hemorrhage control and wound healing.
Address: 318 Bowne Hall
Phone: 315-443-3323
E-mail: mbmonroe@syr.edu
Website: Monroe Biomaterials
Liviu Movileanu
Professor,
Department of Physics
Research:
Single-molecule and Membrane Biophysics, Protein engineering, Nanomedicine.
Address: 201 Physics Building
Phone: 315-443-8078
E-mail: lmovilea@physics.syr.edu
Website: Movileanu Research
New Faculty Member
Davoud Mozhdehi
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Research: Bioinspired materials, macromolecular chemistry, protein-based materials, and post-translational modifications.
Address: 4-010 Center for Science and Technology
Phone: 315-443-3151
E-mail: dmozhdeh@syr.edu
Website: Mozhdehi Research
Shikha Nangia
Associate Professor,
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Research:
Blood-brain barrier, Tight junctions, Bacterial membranes, cancer drug delivery, force field development, multiscale computational modeling
Address: 343 Link Hall
Phone: 315-443-0571
E-mail: snangia@syr.edu
Website: http://multiscale.syr.edu/
Christopher T. Nomura
Vice President for Research
Professor of Biochemistry
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Research:
Using molecular techniques to improve the supply of precursors for biobased products.
Address: 318 Jahn Laboratory
Phone: 315-470-6854
E-mail: ctnomura@esf.edu
Website: http://www.esf.edu/chemistry/nomura/lab/
New Faculty Member
Alison Patteson
Assistant Professor,
Department of Physics
Research:
Soft matter, Biomechanics, Microfluidics, Active matter, Cell motility
Address: 229-C Physics Building
Phone: 315-443-
E-mail: aepattes@syr.edu
Website: Patteson Research Group
Joseph Paulsen
Assistant Professor,
Department of Physics
Research:
Thin Sheets at Interfaces, Memories in Sheared Suspensions, Coalescence of Liquid Drops
Address: 223 Physics Building
Phone: 315-443-3752
E-mail: jdpaulse@syr.edu
Website: Paulsen Group
Melissa Pepling
Professor,
Department of Biology
Research:
Mouse oocyte development, Hormone signaling, Ovary organ culture
Address: 348 Life Science Complex
Phone: 315-443-4541
E-mail: mepeplin@syr.edu
Website: Pepling Research
Dacheng Ren
Stevenson Endowed Professor, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering//Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Research:
Microbe-surface interactions, cell-cell signaling, device-associated infections, sensors for pathogen detection, novel biofilm inhibitors, and surface modification for biofilm control.
Address: 223K Link Hall
Phone: 315-443-1257
E-mail: dren@syr.edu
Website: http://renlab.syr.edu/
Karin Ruhlandt
Dean of College of Arts & Sciences
Distinguished Professor,
Department of Chemistry
Research:
Preparation of novel compounds with applications in polymerization and synthetic chemistry, the development of novel source materials for MOCVD applications, and the preparation of biomimetic calcium phosphonates to be used in bone cements and as bone scaffolding material.
Lab Address: CST 3-014C
Phone: 315-443-1306
E-mail: kruhland@syr.edu
Website: Ruhlandt Group
Jennifer Schwarz
Associate Professor,
Department of Physics
Research:
Building models of correlated percolation inspired by jamming in granular and glassy systems, looking for discontinuous, disorder-driven localization transitions in quantum systems, studying the interplay between morphology and rheology in the actin cytoskeleton, incorporating effects of microRNAs in models of gene regulation
Address: 201 Physics Building
Phone: 315-443-3887
E-mail: jschwarz@physics.syr.edu
Website: Schwarz Theory Group
New Faculty Member
Wanliang Shan
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests:
Solid Mechanics, Materials Engineering, Thermophysics, Soft Robotics
Current Research:
Shan Research Group (SRG) currently focuses on interdisciplinary research in Smart, Hybrid, Active and Nature-inspired Materials, Mechanics, and Machines (SHAN 3M). Fundamental insights from solid mechanics, materials engineering, thermal science, and machine learning are emphasized for the design and fabrication of soft multifunctional materials and high-performance robotic mechanisms, which impact critical application domains such as soft robotics, biomedical devices, and wearable devices. The ultimate goal of SRG’s research is to improve human-machine-environment interactions.
Address: 263 Link Hall
Phone: 315-443-4121
E-mail: washan@syr.edu
Website: TBD
Pranav Soman
Assistant Professor,
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Research Projects:
Cell and Tissue printing using naturally-derived biomaterials
Auxetic or Negative Poisson’s ratio Biomaterials
Nano/Micro fabrication using light
Address: 318 Bowne Hall
Phone: 315-443-9322
E-mail: psoman@syr.edu
Website: Soman Lab
New Faculty Member
Rachel C. Steinhardt
Associate Professor,
Department of Chemistry
Research:
Organic Synthesis, Soft Materials, Medicinal Chemistry, Chemical Biology
Address: 3-008 Center for Science and Technology
Phone: 315-443-2127
E-mail: rcsteinh@syr.edu
Website: Steinhardt Research
Radhakrishna “Suresh” Sureshkumar
Distinguished Professor
Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Research:
Structure, Dynamics and Rheology of Complex Fluids/Soft Matter, Microfluidics, Nanostructured Materials/Interfaces, Plasmonic Nanomaterials, Bacterial Biofilms Mechanics, Renewable Energy Production (Thin Film Photovoltaics, Sustainable Cellulosic Biofuels), Environmental Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicity, Multiscale Modeling and Simulation
Address: 329 Link Hall
Phone: 315-443-3194
E-mail: rsureshk@syr.edu
Website: Sureshkumar
New Faculty Member
Mariano Viapiano
Associate Professor of Neuroscience & Physiology, Neurosurgery, and Pathology,
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Research:
Clinical and Translational Science, Neuroscience, 3D co-cultures, lab-on-chip-models.
Brain cancer therapies; tumor microenvironment; tumor invasion; extracellular matrix; nano-therapeutics; immunotherapies.
Address: Institute For Human Performance (IHP)
505 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315-464-7967
E-mail: viapianm@upstate.edu
Website: Viapiano Research
Teng Zhang
Assistant Professor,
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research: Zhang group’s current research goal is to explore the fundamental mechanism of the extraordinary mechanical performances (i.e., high toughness, great fatigue resistance, and strong adhesion) of biomaterials, such as cartilage, heart valves, bones, and mussel plague and to propose the novel design principle of the bio-inspired smart materials. To achieve this goal, we employ multiscale and multiphysics modeling and simulations to understand the mechanics of the key components of biomaterials: hard materials for stiffness, soft materials for stretchability and tough interface for robustness
Address: 214 Link Hall
Phone: 315-443-2969
E-mail: tzhang48@syr.edu
Website: ECS_Zhang
https://biomaterials.syr.edu/research/zhang/