Kristi Kiick
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
Deputy Dean of Engineering
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-0201
Biography
Kristi Kiick, Professor in the Department of Materials
Science and Engineering and in Biomedical Engineering, is currently
Deputy Dean of the College of Engineering. She has been the recipient of
numerous awards, including a National Defense Science and Engineering
Graduate Fellowship, a National Science Foundation Predoctoral
Fellowship, and a Eugene DuPont Memorial Scholarship. Her research
centers on biologically derived methods for the synthesis and assembly
of advanced macromolecular materials and includes: the development of
protein engineering methods for the synthesis and modification of
artificial protein polymers; the use of modified proteins in both
biological and materials applications such as toxin neutralization,
manipulation of cell signaling, and construction of light-emitting
devices; the development of new elastomeric materials with well-defined
conformational and assembly behavior; the assembly of hydrogel networks
via protein-polysaccharide interactions to produce materials that mimic
the biological activity of the extracellular matrix and that have
controlled mechanical, erosion, and drug delivery properties; the
development of delivery vehicles that respond to stimuli presented on
cell surfaces, with potential applications in wound healing,
chemotherapy, and tissue engineering; and the application of these
materials in basic investigations of cell-material interactions, and in
clinical venues such as wound healing and cardiovascular repair.
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