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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
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Post Doctoral Fellows:



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



  • 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

  • Harsha Kulkarni, Ph.D.

    Degree:
    PhD, Material Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2008
    BS, Metallurgical Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Pune, India, 2002

    Email:h-kulkarni@northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • DOPA based surface modification of oxide nanostructures for dental nanocomposites

  • Jose G. Rivera, Ph.D.

    Degree:
    PhD, Chemistry, State University of New York, Buffalo, 2008
    BS, Chemistry, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Humacao, 2002

    Email:jrivera4@gmail.com

    Research Projects:
  • Antifouling Polymers

  • K. H. Aaron Lau, Ph.D.

    Degree:
    PhD, Materials Science, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany
    Sc.M. and Sc.B., Materials Science, Brown University, Providence, 2002

    Email:aaronlau@northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • Peptidomimetic polymers for anti-fouling applications
  • Nanostructured functional surfaces



  • 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:
  • Enzyme-directed beta-islet surface modification
  • Mussel-inspired adhesive hydrogel materials
  •  
    Michael M. Chau

    Degrees:
    B.S., Biomedical Engineering major, Global Health minor, Northwestern University, 2008

    Email: m-chau@u.northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • DOPA containing bioadhesive polymers
  • Dominic Fullenkamp

    Degree:

    BS, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 2005


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

  • Molecular mechanisms of mussel adhesion




  • 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


  • Lesley M. Hamming

    Degree:
    BS, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2005

    Email: lesleyhamming@u.northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • Mechanical, thermal and biocidal properties of nanoparticle-reinforced polymer composites

  • 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
  •    
    Daria Zelasko

    Degrees:
    B.S., Bioengineering, chemistry (minor), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009

    Email: DariaZelasko@u.northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
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    Visiting Scholars:
     
    Isao Hirata

    Degrees:
    Visiting Researcher from Hiroshima University (Japan)
    PhD, Polymer Chemistry, Kyoto University

    Email: isao@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

    Research Projects:
  • Antifouling coatings
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    Undergraduate Students:
     
    Winifred Lo

    Major:
    Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University

    Email: winifred@u.northwestern.edu

    Research Projects:
  • PEG-based adhesive hydrogel


  • Alumni:
    A. Basak Kayitmazer, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Assistant Professor in the Chemistry Department of Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Yong-Kuan Gong, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Northwestern University, Xi’an China

    Bi-Huang Hu, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Hainan University, Hainan, China

    Kelly Luckasevic
    Last Known Location: Baxter Healthcare

    Kyle Holmberg
    Last Known Location: Graduate Student at University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

    Kanika Chawla, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Post-doc at UC Irvine, Zhibin Guan group

    Haeshin Lee, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Post-doc at MIT, Langer group

    Andrea Statz, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Product Specialist, W.L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, AZ

    Marsha Jones, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Medical Student at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

    Trung Nguyen, Ph.D.
    Last Known Location: Sirigen in San Diego, 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