Unraveling how combinations of drugs can be used to more effectively treat cancer; using biological systems to manufacture chemicals and drugs more sustainably and economically; treating diseases through innovative materials for drug delivery; modeling the molecular dynamics of viruses infecting cells; reducing the cost of biopharmaceutical manufacturing through novel bioreactor control and continuous separation processes. These are just a few of the challenges our faculty in the Biotechnology and Biomedical Science Research Cluster address using Chemical Engineering principles. Research projects are supported by NIH, NSF, DoD, NASA, and various industrial sponsors. Graduates are highly sought and have found employment major biopharmaceutical companies, startup biotech companies, national labs, and academia.
Faculty:
Marc Birtwistle
Sarah Harcum
Scott Husson
Jessica Larsen