IGERT: Bioactive Therapeutic Mateials (BiTMat)

Preproposal Submitted: 03/13/2009

PI:          Richard A. Gemeinhart, Ph.D., Departments of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Bioengineering, and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Co-PIs:  Michael R. Cho, Ph.D., Department of Bioengineering
               Luisa DiPietro, D.D.S., Ph.D., Department of Periodontics
               Clark Hulse, Ph.D., The Graduate College
               Brenda Russell, Ph.D., Department of Physiology and Biophysics
               William Walden, Ph.D., Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Participants (Primary appointments are used for all faculty)

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC: Host Institution)
Bioengineering (COE)
Michael Cho (Co-PI)
David Eddington
Andreas Linninger
Patrick Rousche

Biopharmaceutical Sciences (COP)
Maria Barbolina
William Beck
Richard A. Gemeinhart (PI)
Seungpyo Hong
Hyun-Jeong Jeong
Hayat Onyuksel
Debra Tonetti
Donald P. Waller
Zaijie Wang

Chemical Engineering (COE)
Ying Liu

Chemistry (LAS)
Luke Hanley

Graduate College
Clark Hulse (Co-PI)

Microbiology and Immunology (COM)
William Walden (Co-PI)

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (COE)
Constantine Megaridis
Alexander Yarin

Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy (COP)
Joanna Burdette

Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (COM)
Ali Djilian
William Mieler

Oral Biology (COD)
Thomas Diekwisch
Anne George

Periodontics (COD)
Luisa DiPietro (Co-PI)
Phillip Marucha

Pharmacology (COM)
Kishore Wary
Richard Minshall

Physiology and Biophysics (COM)
Brenda Russell (Co-PI)

Restorative Dentistry (COD)
Ana Bedran-Russo

External Partners

Argonne National Laboratory, Center for Nanoscale Materials
Abbott Laboratories
Baxter International