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Prof. Mark W. Grinstaff
Professor of Chemistry
Professor of BME
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Mark W. Grinstaff is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry at Boston University and a College of Engineering Distinguished Faculty Fellow.
Mark received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois under the mentorship of Professor Kenneth S. Suslick and was an NIH postdoctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology with Professor Harry B. Gray. Mark's awards include the ACS Nobel Laureate Signature Award, NSF Career Award, Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences, Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar, and Edward M. Kennedy Award for Health Care Innovation. He has published more than 170 peer-reviewed manuscripts and given more than 240 oral presentations. His students and fellows have given more than 85 oral presentations and 250 posters. He is a co-founder of four companies that are commercializing his ideas and he has three medical products being sold and used in the clinic. His current research activities include new macromolecule and amphiphile syntheses, self-assembly chemistry, tissue engineering, drug delivery, and imaging.
Staff/Postdoctoral Fellows Back to top of page
Dr. Eric Dane
Postdoctoral Fellow
Eric received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2010. He obtained his B.A. in Chemistry from Michigan State University in 2001.
Dr. Hrvoje (Harry) Lusic
Postdoctoral Fellow
Harry received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from North Carolina State University in 2009.
Dr. Meredith Mintzer
Postdoctoral Fellow
Meredith received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Texas A&M University in 2009. She obtained a B.A. in Chemistry from Franklin and Marshall College in 2005.
Graduate Students Back to top of page
Aaron Colby
Biomedical Engineering
Aaron received a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University in 2009.
Jonah Kaplan
Biomedical Engineering
Jonah received a B.S. in Bioengineering from Lehigh University in 2008.
Ben Lakin
Biomedical Engineering
Ben received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maine in 2009.
Caroline LaManna
Biomedical Engineering
Caroline received a B.E. in Biomedical Engineering at SUNY Stony Brook in 2006.
Xinrong Lin
Chemistry
Xinrong received a B.S. in Chemistry from Wuhan University in 2008.
Rachel Stewart
Biomedical Engineering
Rachel received a B.S. in Bioengineering from Lehigh University in 2008.
Sarah Stidham
Chemistry
Sarah received a B.S. in Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 2008.
Emily Welsch
Chemistry
Emily received a B.A. in Chemistry from St. Olaf College in 2007.
Stefan Yohe
Biomedical Engineering
Stefan received a B.S. in Material Science and Engineering from Penn State University in 2007.
Reimi Yonekura
Mechanical Engineering
Reimi received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University in 2009.
David York
Chemistry
Daivd received a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts in 2010.
Kimberly Ann Zubris
Biomedical Engineering
Kimberly received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University in 2006.
Undergraduate Students Back to top of page
Jiazuo (Henry) Feng
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Henry is a senior double majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Boston University.
Ben Weinberg
Biomedical Engineering
Ben is a junior majoring in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University.
Alumni Back to top of page
Xiaoxiang (Shawn) Zhang
Chemistry, Ph.D. 2010
Shawn is a postdoctoral fellow at NIH. He received his Ph.D. from Boston University. Shawn received a M.S. in Chemistry from East China University of Science and Technology in 2004 and a B.E. in Pharmaceutical Engineering from East China University in 2001.
Xiaojuan Khoo
Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D. 2010
Xiaojuan is currenlty a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School. She received her Ph.D. from Boston University. Xiaojuan also received heir B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2003.
Dr. Guilhem Godeau
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009 - 2010
Guilhem is an Assistant Professor at the Univeriste de Nice. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Universite de Bordeaux in 2009.
Prashant Bansal
Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D. 2010
Prashant is currently working at Pfizer. He received his Ph.D. from Boston University. Prashant also earned his M.S. in Bioengineering from Penn State University in 2004 and B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Pune University, India in 2002.
Samantha Byrnes
Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry, B.S. 2010
Sam is currently working as an assistant in Professor Klapperich's laboratory. She earned a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry at Boston University in 2010.
Dr. Aaron Griset
Biomedical Engineer, Ph.D. 2009
Aaron is currently working at Selecta Biosciences, Watertown, MA. He received his Ph.D. from Boston University. Aaron also received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University in 2003.
Dr. Neel Joshi
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2007-2009
Neel is currently an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Harvard University. Neel received his undergraduate degree from Harvey Mudd College and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Dr. Abby Oelker
Chemist, Ph.D. 2009
Abby is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow at MIT. She received her B.S. from Lehigh University and her Ph.D. from Boston University
Dr. Jesse Wolinsky
Biomedical Engineer, Ph.D. 2009
Jesse received his B.S. in Material Science and Engineering from the University of Florida and his Ph.D. from Boston University
Dr. Michel Wathier
Senior Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2002-2009
Michel is a co-Founder and working at FlexBiomedical. He received his Ph.D. from Univeristy of Avignon, France.
Dr. Steven R. Meyers
Bioengineer, Ph.D. 2008
Steve is working at the American Chemical Society. He received his B.S. degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science from Duke University and his Ph.D. from Boston University in 2008.
Dr. Xin Huang
Chemist/Engineer, Ph.D. 2008
Xin is an associate at a McKinsey & Company. He received his B.S. from Peking University and his Ph.D. from Duke University.
Dr. Carla Prata
Senior Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2002-2008
Carla is an Assistant Professor at Imperial College, London. She received her Ph.D. from Univeristy of Avignon, France
Dr. Michel Camplo
Visiting Scholar, 2006, 2008.
Michel is an associate professor in Organic Chemistry at the University of Aix-Marseille II, France.
Dr. Lovorka Degoricija
Chemist, Ph.D. 2007
Lovorka is a Sr. Scientist at Life Technologies (Applied Biosystems) in California. She received her B.S. from Santa Clara University and her Ph.D. from Boston University in 2007.
Dr. Shaun Filocamo
Chemist, Ph.D. 2006
Shaun is a Senior Scientist at US Army NSRDEC located in Natick, Massachusetts. He received his B.S. from Hartwick College and his Ph.D. from Boston University in 2006.
Dr. Nathanael Luman
Chemist, Ph.D. 2006
Nate is a patent lawyer at Knobbe Martens. He received his B.S. from Grove City College and his Ph.D. from Boston University in 2006.
Dr. Serge Söntjens
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2002-2004
Serge is a Research Scientist at SyMO-Chem. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.
Dr. Chad Immoos
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2002-2004
Chad is an Assitant Professor of Chemistry at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his A.B. from Occidental College and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine.
Dr. Meredith (Morgan) Kauffman
Chemist, Ph.D. 2004
Meredith is a Manager at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare. She received her B.S. from Western Washington University, her Ph.D. from Duke University, and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at NIH.
Dr. Michael Carnahan
Chemist, Ph.D. 2003
Michael is a Senior Scientist and was the first empolyee at HyperBranch Medical Technology. He received his B.S. from Furman University and her Ph.D. from Duke University in 2003.
Dr. S. Ahmad Nadeem Hashmi
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2001-2003
Nadeem is a Senior Research Fellow at Duke University. He received his Ph.D. from AMU/CDR, India.
Dr. Philippe Barthelemy
Senior Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2002
Philippe is a Professor at Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux II. He received his Ph.D. from the Univeristy of Avignon.
Dr. Mark T. Tierney
Chemist, Ph.D. 2002
Mark is a Radiologist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He received his B.S. from Villanova Univeristy, his Ph.D. from Duke University in 2002, and his M.D. from The University of Toledo College of Medicine.
Dr. Kimberly Smeds
Chemist, Ph.D. 2002
Kim works at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the Food and Drug Administration. She received her B.S. from he College of William and Mary and her Ph.D. from Duke University in 2001.
Dr. Xi Hu
Chemist, Ph.D. 2001
Xi is a Senior Scientist at xxxx. She received her B.S. from Peking University and her Ph.D. from Duke University in 2001.
Dr. Amy (Beilstein) Bethune
Chemist, Ph.D. 2001
Amy is an Assistant Professor at Albion University. She received her B.S. from The College of Wooster and her Ph.D. from Duke University in 2001.
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Dr. Geoffrey Hird
Chemist, Ph.D. 2001
Geoff is a Research Scientist at Eisai. He received his B.S. from he College of William and Mary and his Ph.D. from Duke University in 2000.
Dr. Shoeb Khan
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 1997-2000
Xi is a Senior Scientist at Sr. Scientist at Applied Biosystems in California. He received his Ph.D. from AMU/CDR, India in 1995.
Dr. Dan A. Burnett
Medical Student, M.D. 1999
Dan works for MedVenture Associates. He received his B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.D. from Duke University.
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