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Messersmith Research Group


Phillip B. Messersmith, Ph.D.

Degrees:
PhD, Materials Science, University of Illinois-Urbana, 1992
MS, Bioengineering, Clemson University, 1987
BS, Life Sciences, University of Illinois-Urbana, 1985

Email: philm@northwestern.edu

Link to CV
Mussels in Brussels! Ummm...



Post Doctoral Fellows:

Kanika Chawla, Ph.D.

Degrees:
PhD, Bioengineering, Univ. of California, San Diego, 2006
MS, Bioengineering, Univ. of California, San Diego, 2003
BS, Chemical Eng., Univ. of New Mexico, 2001

Email: kanika@northwestern.edu

Research Projects:
  • Tissue surface modification and biomaterials for cartilage lubrication and repair


  • Bi-Huang Hu, Ph.D.

    Degrees:
    PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Univ. of Rhode Island, 1999

    Email: b-hu@northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • Peptide Synthesis
  • Synthesis of protected amino acids for solid phase peptide synthesis
  • Synthesis of polymer-peptide bioconjugates


  • Zhongqiang Liu, Ph.D.

    Degree:
    PhD, Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2005
    BS, Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, 1998

    Email:z-liu@northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • DOPA-containing bioadhesive polymers


  • A. Basak Kayitmazer, Ph.D.

    Degrees:
    PhD, Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2007
    BS, Chemical Engg., Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2001

    Email: kayitmazer@northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • DOPA containing bioadhesive polymers


  • Jing Su, Ph.D.

    Degree:
    PhD, Chemistry, University of Chicago, 2006
    MS, Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, Peking University, 2000
    BS, Pharmacy, Beijing Medical University, 1997

    Email:j-su@northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • Combinatorial peptide libraries for cell functional assays




  • Graduate Students:
     
    Kvar Black

    Degree:
    BS, Material Science and Engineering; Optics and Mathmatics (minor), University of Arizona, 2005

    Email: k-black@northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • Template-directed nanomaterial synthesis and imaging.

  • Carrie E. Brubaker

    Degree:
    BS, Biochemistry; BA, French and Francophone Studies, UCLA, 2004

    Email: c-brubaker@northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • Tissue surface modification and biomaterials for beta-islet transplantation.


  • Hyun Ok Ham

    Degree:

    MS, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 2006
    BS, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 2004

    Email: h-ham@northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • DNA immobilization and surface chemistry


  • Haeshin Lee

    Degree:
    BS, Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1997

    Email:hlee73@northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • AFM force measurements of DOPA adhesive properties


  • Dominic Fullenkamp

    Degree:

    BS, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 2005


    Email: d-fullenkamp@md.northwestern.edu
    Research Projects:

  • Molecular mechanisms of mussel adhesion


  • Marsha Ritter-Jones

    Degrees:
    MS, Chemistry, Indiana University, 1994
    BS, Chemistry, Purdue University, 1991

    Email: mjones003@md.northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • Calcium-alginate gelation


  • Lesley Meade

    Degree:
    BS, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2005

    Email: lmeade@northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • Mechanical properties of nano-reinforced polymer composites

  • Andrea Statz

    Degrees:
    B.S., Materials Sci. and Engg., Penn State University, 2003

    Email: a-statz@northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • Biologically inspired polymers for antifouling medical surfaces
  •  
    John Jinghao Kuang

    Degrees:
    B.S.E., Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2006

    Email: j-kuang@northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • peptidomimetic polymers for anti-fouling applications
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    Visiting Scholars:
     

    Yong-Kuan Gong

    Degrees:

    Visiting Researcher from Northwest University (China)
    PhD, Functional Material Chemistry, Saga University, Japan, 2001
    MS, Physical Chemistry, Northwest University, China, 1986
    BS, Chemistry, Northwest University, China, 1983

    Email: gongyk@163.com

    Research Projects:
  • Antifouling coatings
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    Undergraduate Students:
     
    Junsung Rho

    Major:
    Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University

    Email: j-rho-1@northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • Characterization of catechol-coated substrates


  • Winifred Lo

    Major:
    Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University

    Email: winifred@u.northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • PEG-based adhesive hydrogel





  • Alumni:
    Trung Nguyen, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Sirigen in santa barbara, CA

    Barbora Malisova
    Last Known Location: PhD Student at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland

    Rico Gunawan, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: post-doc in Harvard Bioengineering (Prof. Auguste Lab.)

    Katherine Radwanski, M.S.
    Last Known Location: Baxter

    Hermona K. Pandya, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Argonne National Lab. Millie Firestone group

    Yuhan Lee
    Last Kown Location: Graduate student at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

    Simonida Grubjesic, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Argonne National Lab. Millie Firestone group

    Nathaniel D. Catron, M.S.
    Last Known Location: Abbott Laboratory, Pharmaceutics Dept.

    Bruce Lee, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Research Scientist, Nerites Corporation
    ;(Madison, WI)

    Jeffrey L. Dalsin, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Research Scientist, Nerites Corporation (Madison, WI)

    Xiaowu Fan, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Behr Inc. CA

    Warren Sands, BS
    Last Known Location: Havard Medical School (D. Mooney Lab.)

    Mohit Manocha, BS
    Last Known Location: Undergraduate Student, Northwestern University

    Christopher Walsh, BS
    Last Known Location: Undergraduate Student, Northwestern University

    Iossif Strehin, BS
    Last Known Location: Graduate Student, John Hopkins University

    Joel Collier, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati

    Jon Friedstat, BS
    Last Known Location: University of Illinois Medical School (Urbana)

    Cui Han, MS
    Last Known Location: Research Scientist, Ethicon Inc. (NJ)

    Kathy Holian, MS
    Last Known Location: Principal Engineer, Baxter Healthcare Corp

    Toni Kwan
    Last Known Location: Duke University

    Lijun Lin, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Schumberger Co. Ltd., Houston, TX

    Caren Nguyen
    Last Known Location: Graduate Student, Case Western Reserve University

    Aaron Pederson, MS
    Last Known Location: University of Illinois Medical School (Rockford)

    Tracy Sanborn, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Helene-Curtis

    Steven Starke, BS
    Last Known Location: Taking chewing gum to another level at Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company

    Ranee Stile, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Baxter, Round Lake, IL

    Matthew Strege, BS
    Last Known Location: Underwriters Lab (IL)

    Sonke Svenson, PhD
    Last Known Location: Post doctoral fellow, Princeton University

    S. V. Vallabhaneni, PhD
    Last Known Location: Research Scientist, Abbott Laboratories(IL)

    Eric Westhaus, MS
    Last Known Location: Amgen Inc. (CA)

    Frank Znidarsich, BS
    Last Known Location: Unknown