Expertise

Research:

  • Synthesis of Nanomaterials for Biomedical Application and Catalysis, Development of Theranostic Nanoplatforms, Development of Protease Assays for Cancer Diagnostics, In-Situ Photodynamic Therapy, Hyperthermia

Research Overview:

  1. Protease Signatures for Early Cancer Diagnostics and Cancer Therapy Decisions
  2. Imaging of Biophysical Barriers in Cancer, Spectral Imaging, and Micrometastases
  3. Advanced Drug Delivery and Drug Delivery Materials

Subject Areas:

  • Biophysics
  • Cancer Biology
  • Imaging
  • Personalized Medicine
  • Translational Medicine
Affiliations

Johnson Cancer Research Center, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University

Professor, Nanotechnology Innovation Center of Kansas State, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University

University Distinguished Professor, Department of Cancer Biology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, University of Kansas
2019

Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in the Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, University of Kansas

Past Affiliations

University Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University
2019

Affiliate Faculty, Nanotechnology Innovation Center of Kansas State, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University

Professor, Midwest Institute for Comparative Stem Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University

Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University

Affiliate Faculty, Drug Discovery, Delivery and Experimental Therapeutics, Cancer Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, University of Kansas (past)

Communities
Chemistry
Degrees
PhD, University of Saarland, Organic Synthesis, 1991
MS, University of Saarland, 1988
PhD, Universität Karlsruhe, Nanotechnology