Immune Engineering
Over the past decade the focus of many bioengineers and clinicians has been shifting towards "immune engineering" approaches that include but are not limited to engineered biomaterials for vaccines, immunotherapy (immune-modulation), cell and gene therapy, immune microenvironment engineering, and systems immunology. These research areas embrace a comprehensive list of translational immunology-associated problems including chronic infections, autoimmune diseases, aggressive cancers, allergies, etc. The purpose of the Immune Engineering SIG is to bring together emerging ideas and provide a venue for professional interaction to a large number of academic and industrial research groups and scientists working in these areas.
Officers
Chair: Joshua C. Doloff, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University
400 N. Broadway, Smith Bldg., Room 5027
Baltimore, MD 21287
t: (410) 614-6479
e: jcdoloff@jhu.edu
Vice Chair: Abhinav Acharya, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Case Western Reserve University
218 Wickenden Building
Cleveland, OH 44106
e: axa1826@case.edu
Secretary/Treasurer: Aliasger Salem, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President/Bighley Chair & Professor
University of Iowa
115 S Grand Avenue
Iowa City, IA 52241
e: aliasger-salem@uiowa.edu
Program Chair: Michelle Teplensky, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Boston University
44 Cummington Mall
Boston, MA 2215
t: (617) 358-2699
e: mtep@bu.edu
Web Contact: Caymen M Novak, PhD
e: caymen.novak@osumc.edu
Student Contact: Yaoying Wu, PhD
Duke University
FCIEMAS, Rm 1336
101 Science Dr.
Campus Box 90281
Durham, NC 27708
t: (540) 577-0460
e: yw195@duke.edu
Industry Representative: David Martin, PhD
Sr.Director R&D, Biomaterials|Surgery
Becton Dickinson
99 Hayden Ave
Suite 360
Lexington, MA 02421
t: (339) 927-3724
e: David.Martin3@bd.com
Biomaterials Forum Reporter: Yaoying Wu, PhD
Duke University
FCIEMAS, Rm 1336
101 Science Dr.
Campus Box 90281
Durham, NC 27708
t: (540) 577-0460
e: yw195@duke.edu
Past Chair (2021-2023 term): Kara L Spiller, PhD
Associate Professor
Drexel University
3141 Chestnut St.
Bossone 718
Philadelphia, PA 19104
t: (215) 571-3822
e: kls35@drexel.edu