About

Education

• Postdoctoral, Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital, Biomedical Engineering, 1994
• Ph.D., Wayne State University, Chemical Engineering, 1992
• M.S., Wayne State University, Chemical Engineering, 1987
• B.S., University of West Indies, Chemical Engineering, 1984

Professional Positions

• Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, and Dept. of Biomedical Engineering; Adjunct Professor of Surgery, Wayne State University. 2006
• Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Wayne State University. 2000-2006
• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Wayne State University. 1994-2000
• John Burke, MD Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Shriners Hospital for Children. 1992-1994
• Food Technology Research Associate, Ministry of Agriculture, Food Technology Division, Antigua & Barbuda. 1984-1986

Honors and Awards

• Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineeering. 2011
• Whitaker Foundation Young Investigator Award. 1997
• NSF Early Faculty CAREER Award. 1996

Professional Activities

• NIH College of CSR Reviewers, 2010-2012
• NIH Study Section Member, Bioengineering, Technology and Surgical Sciences (BTSS) 2003-2007.
• Programming Chair for Area 8B (Biomaterials) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 2006-2007.

Memberships

• American Chemical Society
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Biomedical Engineering Society
• Society for Biomaterials
• Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society