Collaborators

The map to Translational Materials Innovation Group

North America

Curtis W. Frank

Stanford University

Director of Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies (CPIMA)

Sr. Professor of Chemical Engineering and (by courtesy) of Materials Science and Engineering and of Chemistry, Stanford University.

Research Area:

Structure and Dynamics of Polymers in Constrained Gemotry
Interface Science of Biomolecular Materials
Polymer Development of an Artificial Cornea Based on Polymer Hydrogels

Jeffrey S. Glenn

Stanford University

Associate Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Associate Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
Member of Bio-X
Faculty Fellow, Stanford ChEM-H
Director, Centerfor Hepatitis and Liver Tissue Engineering (2006 - Present)

Research Area:

Molecular Virology

Paul Weiss

UCLA

UC Presidential Chair
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Distinguished Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
Director of California NanoSystems Institute
Editor-in-chief of ACS Nano

Research Area:

Atomic-scale chemical, physical, optical, mechanical and electronic properties of surfaces and supramolecular assemblies

Jay T. Groves

NTU

Professor of Chemistry
Member of Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Co-Principal Investigator of Mechanobiology Institute Singapore

Research Area:

Physical and Biological Aspects of Cellular Biophysics
Signal Transduction Processes in Cell

Atul N. Parikh

UC-Davis

Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Research Area:

Membrane Bioengineering and Biophysics
Organic-Inorganic Materials
General Soft Condensed Matters

Ram Sasisekharan

MIT (The David H Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research)

Alfred H. Caspary Professor of Biological Engineering
Edward Hood Taplin Professor of Health Science & Technology
Director of Health Science & Technology

Research Area:

Personalized Precision Medicine

Paula T. Hammond

MIT (The David H Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research)

David H Koch Professor in Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Area:

Nano-based Drugs
Detection + Monitoring
Cancer Immunology

Sang-Hyun Oh

University of Minnesota

Sanford P. Bordeau Chair in Electrical Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Graduate Faculty, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Research Area:

Template-stripped Ultra-smooth Metal Fabrication for Plasmonics
Plasmonic Nanostructures for Biosensing
Atomic Layer Lithography
Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)

Samuel I. Stupp

Northwestern

Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, Chemistry, Medicine, Biomedical Engineering
Director, Simpson Querrey Institute for BioNanotechnology

Research Area:

Supramolecular Self-assembly of molecules to design functional materials
Solar photovoltaic devices and hydrogels
Bioactive materials for regenerative medicine

North America

Vivian Vasconcelos Costa

Federal University of Minas Gerais

Assistant Professor, Institute of Biological Sciences

Research Area:

Antiviral drug testing
Animal models of virus infections

Mauro M Texeira

Federal University of Minas Gerais

Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology

Research Area:

Antiviral drug testing
Animal models of virus infections

Europe

Gert Storm

Utrecht University

Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics

Research Area:

Lipid nanoparticle technology
Therapeutic nanomedicines

Bart De Spiegeleer

Ghent University

Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis

Research Area:

Blood-brain barrier models for drug development
Quality control of protein-based biopharmaceuticals

Wolfgang Knoll

AIT (Austrian Institue of Technology)

College of Engineering / School of Materials Science & Engineering

Scientific Managing Director, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Wien

Honorary Professor, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Wien

Visiting Professor, NTU

Research Area:

Structure-function relationships of polymeric/organic systems
Development of optical techniques to investigate structural and function properties of supramolecular assembles and nano-materials

Fredrik Höök

Chalmers University of Technology

Department of Applied Physics, Biological Physics division

Professor of Physics

Head of theBiological Physics Division

Research Area:

Artificial Membrane Platforms

Bengt Kasemo

Chalmers University of Technology

Division of Chemical Physics, Department of Applied Physics

Professor Emeritus of Physics

Co-founder of the Competence Center for Catalysis at Chalmers

Research Area:

Surface Science
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Biomedical Materials
Catalysis for automotive emission learning
Sustainable Enrgy Technology - solar cells, hydrogen production and storage, fuell cells

Vladimir Zhdanov

Boreskov Institue of Catalysis, Russian Academy of Sciences

Department of Applied Physics

Principal Researcher

Research Area:

Mean-field kinetic equations and Monte-Carlo simulations
Theory of elementary rate processes on solid surfaces
Complex behavior of catalytic reactions
Kinetics of protein folding and adsorption, nanoparticles and vesicles

Shlomo Magdassi

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Professor of Chemistry, Casali Center for Applied Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Centerfor Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Enrique Berman Chair in Solar Energy

Research Area:

Functional printing and coatings
Drug Delivery systems and Medical Imaging

Janos Szebeni

Semmelweiss University

Professor and Director of the Nanomedicine REsearch and Education Center

Founder and Scientific Director of SeroScience Ltd.

Research Area:

Liposomes
Artifical Blood
Complement system , particularly as the main advocate of CARPA concept

Jiří Homola

UFE (Institute of Photonics and Electronics)

Director of the Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Professor of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague

Professor of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University

Research Area:

Photonics, Biophotonics, optical sensors and biosensors

Asia & Australia

Bruce Cornell

Western Sydney University

Adjunct Professor, School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University

Principle investigator of Surgical Diagnostics

Member of the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

Research Area:

Structure-function relationships of polymeric/organic systems
Development of optical techniques to investigate structural and function properties of supramolecular assembles and nano-materials

Tomohiro Hayashi

Tokyo Institue of Technology

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering

Research Area:

Nanomaterials, Nanobioscience, Nanosurface/Nanointerface
Biomedical Engineering and biological material science
Nanostructural science

Takaharu Okajima

Hokkaido University

Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Division of Bioengineering and Bioinfomatics, Biomedical Systems Engineering

Research Area:

Single molecule spectroscopy by AFM
Molecular dynamics in cells
Physics/Applied physics/Biophysics/Chemical physics
Biological Science/Nanotechnology/Nanoscience

Joshua A. Jackman

Sungkyunkwan University

Assistant Professor, School of Chemical Engineering

Research Area:

Lipid membrane biotechnology
Acoustic and optical biosensors
Peptide drug development

Bo Kyeong Yoon

Chonnam National University

Assistant Professor, School of Healthcare and Biomedical Engineering

Research Area:

Antibacterial drug development and testing
Lipid-based coatings for sensors and diagnostics
Antimicrobial lipids and surfactants

Haiwon Lee

Hanyang University

Professor, Department of Chemistry
Chairman of the Asian Research Network Korea

Research Area:

Atomic Force Microscopy Applications
Carbon Nanotube Synthesis and Applications
Organic Thin Film Fabrication

Jae-Ho Kim

Ajou University

Chair, Department of Molecular Science and Technology
Ajou University Director, The 2nd BK 21 Program of the Molecular Science and Technology
Jang-won Distinguished Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry and Bioengineering

Research Area:

Development of biosensors
Development of fabrication technology for Nanomechanic devices utilizing CNTs and nanoparticles/nanorods
Development of the bio-compatible dental implant

Dong-June Ahn

Korea University

Professor, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, College of Engineering
Head of Department of Biomicro System Technology
Professor of KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science & Technology

Research Area:

Interfacial Engineering
Self- & Kinetic-assembled Architectures
Optoelectronic Conjugated Supramolecules for Nanosensing
Inkjet-printing Technology for Single-object Assay
Engineering for Translational Nanomedicine
Nanoscale Dynamics Simulation

Seok (Sid) Chung

Korea University

Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering
Founder and scientific advisory board of AIM BioTech Pte Ltd
Technical Director of Incyto Ltd

Research Area:

Development of 3D cell culture in vitro disease model
Translational research using micro/nanofluidics
3D tissue reconstitution

Donghwan (Richie) Kim

Sungkyunkwan University

Professor, School of Chemical Engineering
Division of Polymer Science & Engineering

Research Area:

Bioanalytical Platform for Health Monitoring and Early Disease Detection
Immune modulating surface coatings to enhance long term performance of neural prostheses

Jaywon Lee

KAIST

Professor, Business School at KAIST
Managing Researcher of InfollutionZero

Research Area:

Corporate Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibilities
Benefits and Costs of Internet
Opportunity value validation of biotechnology in the modern market

Sang-Joon Cho

Park Systems Corp.

Chief Scientist, Director, R&D Center

Research Area:

Atomic Force Microscope
Nano-scale standardization
Nanobiotechnology

Local Collaborators

Juha Song

Nanyang Technological University

Assistant Professor, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Research Area:

3D freeform printing platforms for soft matter (e.g., hydrogels, slow curing resins, pollen microgels)
Structural design and analysis of biomedical devices
Large scale bio fabrication and bioprocess
Interface engineering for soft/hard materials or human/device

Sangyong Jung

Technology and Research (A*STAR)

Group Leader, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering (BMSE), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)

Research Area:

Neurometabolism (amino acids, amino acid transporters in brain)
Neurocircuitry and synaptic plasticity for feeding
Brain-gut axis (gut bacteria)

Bo Liedberg

Nanyang Technological University

Professor, School of Material Science and Engeering
Dean, Interdisciplinary Graduate School
Director, Centre of Biomimetics Sensor Science

Research Area:

Sensing & Diagnostics, nanoscience, soft matter

Tan Lay Poh

Nanyang Technological University

Professor, School of Material Science and Engineering

Research Area:

Surface modification of biomaterials
Stem cells for soft tissue engineering

Ho Sup Yoon

Nanyang Technological University

Professor, School of Biological Science, College of Science
Head of Structural Biology and Biochemistry

Research Area:

Apoptosis; Molecular chaperones in cancer, malaria, and neurodegenerative diseases
Peptidylprolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPIase)
NMR
Structure-based drug design

Eng Eong Ooi

Duke-NUS Medical School

Professor
Deputy Director of Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme

Research Area:

Dengue
Clinical epidemiology
Virology
Immunology

Hyunsoo Je (Shawn)

Duke-NUS Medical School

Professor, Neuroscience and Behavioral Disorder Program

Research Area:

Investigation of Synapses for principles of learning and memory, for processes underlying animal behavior, and for pathological mechanisms
Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying autism and schizophrenia

Pierce Chow

Singapore General Hospital

Academic Surgeon and Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Senior Consultant Surgeon, National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), Division of Surgical Oncology in the Singapore General Hospital (SGH)
Senior Clinician Scientist at National Medical Research Council (NMRC), Singapore

Research Area:

Hepato-biliary cancers and gastrointestinal stromal tumours
Brachytherapy in HCC and pancreatic cancers