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DIRECTOR - SUJATHA KANNAN, M.D.
Title
- Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Staff Intensivist, Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Education and Training
- M.B.B.S - Jawaharlal Institute of Post graduate Medical, Education and Research, Pondicherry, India
- Internship - University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Residency - Pediatrics University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois/ Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, Detroit
- Fellowship - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, Detroit
Principal or Alternate Investigator on the following projects
- Imaging and therapy in intrauterine inflammation induced perinatal brain injury
- In vivo evaluation and imaging of dendrimer nanodevices targeting neuroinflammation: Applications in Cerebral palsy and Macular Degeneration, Wilson Medical Foundation Grant: Research Grant for Discovery in the -Biomedical Sciences, Co-Investigator (PI: RM Kannan)
Awards and Recognitions
- Pfizer Foundation Pediatrics Scholar
- Sheldon Brenner Award for Best Resident Research Project, Children's Hospital of Michigan
- Wolfe Zuelzer Award for Best Fellowship Research Project, Children's Hospital of Michigan
- Teaching Award, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Research Interests
- PET imaging of neuroinflmmation in rabbit models
- Dendrimer-based drug delivery for neuroinflammation and PET imaging
- Targeted therapeutic approaches for the treatment and prevention of cerebral palsy
DIRECTOR - RANGARAMANUJAM M KANNAN, M.D.
Title
- Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University
Education and Training
- Ph.D. - (Chemical Engineering), California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
- Postdoctoral Training - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Principal or Alternate Investigator on the following projects
- Project Title: Supercritical carbondioxide-based PET-clay nanocomposite barrier materials, PI, Source: Coca-Cola R & D
- Project Title: Systemically delivered dendrimer drug nanodevices for the targeted treatment of trauma-associated retinal neuroinflammation and degeneration, equal co-PI (RM Kannan), equal co-PI (R. Iezzi), Source: DoD/WSU-replaced
- Project Title: Adaptive nanomaterials for sensing and drug delivery – a multidisciplinary research incubator, co-director (RM Kannan), co-director (GZ Mao), Source: Wayne State University
Awards and Recognitions
- Fellow of the American Academy of Nanomedicine, 2006
- Ralph C. Wilson Foundation Scholar, 2007
- Ad hoc Member, National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Study Section ZCA1-SRRB-3(C1)
- Two 'Faculty of 1000' recognized publications
- NSF CAREER Award, 1999
- 3M Non-tenured Faculty Award, 1998 – 2000, 2002-2004
- Wayne State University Faculty Research Award, 1997-1998, 1998-1999
- Unilever Award for outstanding Ph.D. thesis in polymer Science by ACS, 1995
- American Chemical Society Honor symposium for Unilever award, 1995
Research Interests
- Dendrimer-based drug delivery for neuroinflammation and PET imaging
- Animal model and cellular studies on drug-dendrimer complexes - applications to asthma, and thrombolysis
- Tailored dendritic nanostructures for cancer therapy
- Dendrimer-based delivery systems for breathing recovery following spinal cord injuries
- PET imaging
- Treatment of Chlamydial infections
- Treatment of inflammation in implant induced reactions