Principal Investigator

 

Seungpyo Hong, Ph.D.

 

Assistant Professor, Departments of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Bioengineering

University of Illinois at Chicago

E-mail: sphong@uic.edu

Phone: 312) 413-8294

 

Faculty page of College of Pharmacy, UIC

Curriculum Vitae

 

Education

2006  Ph.D. Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

2001  M.S. Polymer Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

1999  B.S. Fiber and Polymer Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

 

Experience

2008-   Assistant Professor, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

2009-   Faculty Advisro, Honors College, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

2008-   Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

2008-   Member, University of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago, IL

2006-2008  Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA

2001-2002  Researcher, Polymer Hybrids Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea

 

 

Postdoctoral Associates

 

 

Graduate Students

Ja Hye Myung (5th year Ph.D.)

 

Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences

University of Illinois at Chicago

E-mail: jmyung4@uic.edu

Phone: 312) 355-0414

 

Education

2006  M.Pharm. The Graduate College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea

2004  B.Pharm. College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea

 

Publications

1. "Channel Surface Patterning of Alternating Biomimetic Protein Combinations for Enhanced Microfluidic Tumor Cell Isolation" C.A. Launiere, M. Gaskill, G. Czaplewski, J.H. Myung, S. Hong, and D.T. Eddington, Analytical Chemistry 2012, 84(9):4022-8.
2. J.H. Myung, K.A. Gajjar, J. Saric, D.T. Eddington, and S. Hong, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2011, 50(49), 11769-11772.
3. C.A. Launiere, G.J. Czaplewski, J.H. Myung, S. Hong, and D.T. Eddington, Biomedical Microdevices 2011, 13(3), 549-557.
4. J.H. Myung, K.A. Gajjar, R.M. Pearson, C.A. Launiere, D.T. Eddington, and S. Hong, Analytical Chemistry 2011, 83(3), 1078-1083.
5. J.H. Myung, C.A. Launiere, D.T. Eddington, and S. Hong, Langmuir 2010, 26(11), 8589-8596.

 

Yang Yang (4th year Ph.D.)

 

Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences

University of Illinois at Chicago

E-mail: yyang40@uic.edu

Phone: 312) 355-0414

 

Education

2007  M.S. in Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China

2005  B.S. in Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutics, Peking University, Beijing, China

 

Publications

1. "The Effect of Size, Surface Charge and Hydrophobilicty of Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimers on Their Skin Penetration" Y. Yang, S. Sunoqrot, C. Stowell, J. Ji, C.-W. Lee, J.W. Kim, S.A. Khan, and S. Hong, Biomacromolecules 2012, Just Accepted Article

 

 

Suhair Sunoqrot (4th year Ph.D.)

 

Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences

University of Illinois at Chicago

E-mail: ssunoq2@uic.edu

Phone: 312) 355-0414

 

Education

2008  M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Jordan

2007  B.S. in Pharmacy, University of Jordan, Jordan

 

Publications

1. "The Effect of Size, Surface Charge and Hydrophobilicty of Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimers on Their Skin Penetration" Y. Yang, S. Sunoqrot, C. Stowell, J. Ji, C.-W. Lee, J.W. Kim, S.A. Khan, and S. Hong, Biomacromolecules 2012, Just Accepted Article
2. "Temporal Control over Cellular Targeting through Hybridization of Folate-targeted Dendrimers and PEG-PLA Nanoparticles" S. Sunoqrot, J.W. Bae, R.M. Pearson, K. Shyu, Y. Liu, D.H. Kim, and S. Hong, Biomacromolecules 2012, 13(4), 1223-1230.
3. J.W. Bae*, R.M. Pearson*, N. Patra, S. Sunoqrot, L. Vukovi, P. Kral, and S. Hong, Chemical Communications 2011, 47(37), 10302-10304. *denotes co-first authors.
4. S. Sunoqrot, J.W. Bae, S.E. Jin, R.M. Pearson, Y. Liu, and S. Hong, Bioconjugate Chemistry 2011, 22(3), 466-474.

 

Ryan M. Pearson (3rd year Ph.D.)

 

Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences

University of Illinois at Chicago

E-mail: mirrar99@aol.com

Phone: 312) 355-0414

 

Education

2008  B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago

(Magna Cum Laude Honors)

 

Publications

1. "Temporal Control over Cellular Targeting through Hybridization of Folate-targeted Dendrimers and PEG-PLA Nanoparticles" S. Sunoqrot, J.W. Bae, R.M. Pearson, K. Shyu, Y. Liu, D.H. Kim, and S. Hong, Biomacromolecules 2012, 13(4), 1223-1230.
2. J.W. Bae*, R.M. Pearson*, N. Patra, S. Sunoqrot, L. Vukovi, P. Kral, and S. Hong, Chemical Communications 2011, 47(37), 10302-10304. *denotes co-first authors.
3. S. Sunoqrot, J.W. Bae, S.E. Jin, R.M. Pearson, Y. Liu, and S. Hong, Bioconjugate Chemistry 2011, 22(3), 466-474.
4. J.H. Myung, K.A. Gajjar, R.M. Pearson, C.A. Launiere, D.T. Eddington, and S. Hong, Analytical Chemistry 2011, ASAP Article - on-line published.

 

Hao-Jui Hsu (1st year Ph.D.)

 

Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences

University of Illinois at Chicago

E-mail: hhsu24@uic.edu

Phone: 312) 355-0414

 

Education

2007 M.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

2005 B.S. Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

 

Experience

2008-10  Associate Research Scientist, Orient Pharma, Co., Ltd., Taoyuan, Taiwan

 

Eri Iwasaki (1st year M.S.)

 

Department of Bioengineering

University of Illinois at Chicago

E-mail: de43zc@yahoo.com

Phone: 312) 355-0414

 

Education

2009 B.S. Applied Biochemistry, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan

 

 

 

Undergraduate Students

Khyati Gajjar

 

Department of Chemistry (Honors College)

University of Illinois at Chicago

E-mail: kgajja2@uic.edu

Phone: 312) 355-0414

 

Education

2011 B.S. in Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago

 

Publications

1. J.H. Myung, K.A. Gajjar, J. Saric, D.T. Eddington, and S. Hong, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2011, 50(49), 11769-11772.
2. J.H. Myung, K.A. Gajjar, R.M. Pearson, C.A. Launiere, D.T. Eddington, and S. Hong, Analytical Chemistry 2011, 83(3), 1078-1083.

 

Jelena Saric

 

Department of Chemistry (Honors College)

University of Illinois at Chicago

E-mail: elysian786@gmail.com

Phone: 312) 355-0414

 

Education

Junior in the Neuroscience Department, University of Illinois at Chicago

 

Publications

1. J.H. Myung, K.A. Gajjar, J. Saric, D.T. Eddington, and S. Hong, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2011, 50(49), 11769-11772.

Sayam Uddin

 

Department of Mathematics (Honors College)

University of Illinois at Chicago

E-mail: suddin5@uic.edu

Phone: 312) 355-0414

 

Education

Senior in the Mathematics Department, University of Illinois at Chicago

 

 

 

 

High School Students

Tahir Mohideen

 

Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences

University of Illinois at Chicago

E-mail: tmohide95@gmail.com

Phone: 312) 355-0414

 

Education

Junior at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA)

 

 

 

 

 

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