PBL - Burdick Research Lab @ UPenn

Principal Investigator:

Jason A. Burdick, PhD

<= span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:white'>Wilf Family Term Assistant Professo= r, Department of Bioengineering

BS Chemical Engineering, University of W= yoming, 1998

PhD Chemical Engineering, University of C= olorado, 2002

Post-doc Chemical Engineering, MIT, 2003-2005

Awards/Honors:

· &n= bsp; Spinal Cord Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2003-2005

· &n= bsp; NIH/NIDCR K22 Scholar Development and Career Transition Award, 2004-2009

· &n= bsp; Recipient of Wilf Family Term Chair, 2006

· &n= bsp; Editorial Board, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research A<= /span>

· &n= bsp; Packard Foundation Fellowship, 2007-2012

· &n= bsp; Coulter Foundation Early Career Award, 2008-2010

Research Technician:

Robert Metter=

BS Bioengineering, Penn, 2008


	*Post-docs:*
		Murat Guvendiren, PhD PhD Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern, 2007= Postdoc Materials Science and Engineering, Penn, 2007-2008
		Posi= tions open (to begin Summer/Fall 2008): 1. Polymer chemist, experience in biodegradable polymers/biomaterials 2. Bioengineer/Biologist, experie= nce in stem cells/tissue engineering Please apply directly to Dr. Burdick

	*Graduate Students:*
	=	C= indy Chung BS Chemical Engineering, MIT, 2004 National Science Foundation Fellow Project<= span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:white'>: Characterization of Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels and their Cellular Inte= ractions for Cartilage Tissue Regeneration

	=	D= arren M. Brey BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 2000 MEng Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 2003 Project<= span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:white'>: Screening and Development of = Novel Photopolymerizable Networks for Bone Tissue Engineering

	=	Jamie Ifkovits BS Bioengineering, Penn State, 2005 Ashton Fellow, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellow Project: Synthesis and Characterization of Photopolymerizable Elastomers

	=	Joshua Katz BS Chemistry, MIT, 2006 National Science Foundation Fellow P= roject: Applications of Photo-rearran= gement Chemistry for Controlled Drug Delivery

	=	Ross Marklein BS Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2007 National Science Foundation Fellow P= roject: Hydrogels with Spatially and Temporally Controlled Properties to Direct MSC Differentiation

	=	Sudhir Khetan BS Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 200= 7 National Science Foundation Fellow P= roject: 3-D Controlled Cellular Migra= tion in Hydrogels


	*Masters Students/Visiting Students:*
	=	= Jeffrey Devlin MSE Candidate, Bioengineering Project: Biodegradable Polymers with Controlled Mechanics
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	=	= David Lau MSE Candidate, Bioengineering Project:

	=	Chia Wu MD Candidate, Penn BS Bioengineering, Penn, 2008 Project:

	*Undergraduate Students:*
	=	Rachel Howitt Senior in Bioengineeri= ng Senior Thesis Proje= ct: High-throughput Screening of MSC/Biomaterial Interactions

	=	= Derrick Hsu<= /o:p> Senior in Materials Sc= ience and Engineering Senior Thesis Proje= ct:

	=	Robert Mozia Senior in Bioengineeri= ng NSF Alliance for Minority Participation= in Undergraduate Research Project: Photocrosslinkable Biomateri= als and Scaffold Fabrication<= /o:p>
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	=	= Michael Beecham Junior in Bioengineeri= ng Project<= span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:white'>: Dynamic Hydrogels for Cartila= ge Regeneration
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	=	Katherine Wu Junior in Bioengineeri= ng Project<= span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:white'>: Novel Polymers for Drug Deliv= ery Applications

	=	Kolin Hribar<= /p> Junior in Bioengineeri= ng Project<= span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:white'>: Light Induced Polymer Transit= ions

	=	Zen Liu Junior in Bioengineeri= ng Penn Genome Frontiers Institute Program Project<= span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:white'>: High Throughput Screening Technologies in Polymer Design

	=	Vyas Ramanan= Sophomore in Bioengine= ering Provost’s Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program Project<= span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:white'>: Biodegradable Polymers for Controlled Stem Cell Interactions

	*Alumni:*

	*Postdocs*:
		Sujata Sahoo, PhD= , Fall 2006-Fall 2007 = P= roject: Synthesis of Hydrolytically Degradable Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels

Masters/Visiting Students:

Cheng-Hung Chou, Spring 2007-Sp= ring 2008 (PhD Candidate, Natio= nal Taiwan University)

= Brigid Reilly, Summer 2007 (DVM Candidate, Penn)

Tamar Sterling, Summer 2007= (MD Candidate, Jefferson<= /st1:PlaceName> University)

= Yousef Mazhar, Summer 2007 (MS/MBA Candidate, Penn)

Anthony Fargnoli, Spring 2007 (Masters Student, Systems Engineering, Penn)


	*Undergraduate Students:*
		Felix Messerschmi= tt, Spring 2008 (ETH Visiting Stude= nt) Robert Metter, Summer 2006-Spring 2008 (BE Undergraduate, Penn) Chia Wu, <= /b>Fall 2007-Spring 2008 (BE Under= graduate, Penn) Jason Phan, Fall 2007-Spring 2008 (BE Undergraduate, Penn) Daniela Michelis, Fall 2007-Spring 2008 (BE Undergraduate, Penn)<= /span> Elizabeth Hirst, = Summer 2007 (George Washingt= on University, REU Program) Andrea Tan, Summer 2006-Summer 2007 (BE/MSE Undergraduate, Penn) Clarence Quah, Spring 2007 (BE Undergraduate, Penn) Radhika Gupta, Fall 2006-Spring 2007 (MSE Undergraduate, Penn) Alex Kent, Fall 2006-Spring 2007 (BE Undergraduate, Penn) Will Lee, = Fall 2006-Spring 2007 (BE Undergraduate, Penn) Sounok Sen, Fall 2006-Spring 2007 (BE Undergraduate, Penn) An Nguyen, Fall 2006-Spring 2007 (BE Undergraduate, Penn) Surbhi Puri, Fall 2005-Spring 2006 (BE Undergraduate, Penn)