BioInspired brings together faculty with a distinguished track record of excellence, including:
- More than $40 million in sponsored research over the past five years
- More than 650 total peer-reviewed publications, many in top journals
- More than 45 patents
- Editorial board membership and invited guest editors for leading journals
- Prestigious grants and fellowships including more than 10 Early Career award winners, Sloan Fellowship, Lush Prize
- Leadership in national scientific societies
- Advisory board membership for both established and start-up companies (Ichor Therapeutics, Xeragenx LLC, Balchem Corp, Central New York Research Corporation)
- Teaching excellence, including multiple department, University and external awards
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- Leadership
- Executive Committee
- Interdisciplinary Research Group Leaders
- Syracuse University Faculty
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- SUNY Upstate Medical University Faculty
- Staff
Leadership
James Henderson, PhD
Director
Professor, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
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Heidi Hehnly-Chang, PhD
Associate Director
Associate Professor, Biology
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Executive Committee
The BioInspired Executive Committee is made up of faculty who actively participate to provide collaborative leadership and scientific guidance to the Institute. The committee leads major institute programming priorities, soliciting feedback from membership and representing all constituents of the institute.
Jeffrey Amack, PhD
Associate Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
SUNY Upstate Medical University
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Ivan Gitsov, PhD
Director, Michael Szwarc Polymer Research Institute
Professor of Chemistry, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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Zhen Ma, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Samuel and Carol Nappi Research Scholar
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Susan Parks, PhD
Associate Professor, Biology
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Joseph Paulsen, PhD
Associate Professor, Physics
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Focus Group Leaders
Two Focus Group Leaders are associated with each focus group within the BioInspired Institute. Leaders’ duties include outlining research goals, communicating with search committees involved in faculty hires, and organizing members to submit collaborative grants.
Mechanics of Development and Disease
M. Lisa Manning, PhD
Kenan Professor of Physics
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Jessica MacDonald, PhD
Associate Professor, Biology
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Smart Materials
Mary Beth Browning Monroe, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
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Wanliang Shan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Form and Function
Zhenyu Gan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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Austin Garner, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biology
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Posthumanities: Arts and Sciences
G. Douglas Barrett, PhD
Assistant Professor, TV, Radio, & Film
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Boryana Rossa, PhD
Associate Professor, Film and Media Arts
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Faculty
Syracuse University
Atanu Acharya, PhD
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
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Tiago Barreira, PhD
Assistant Professor, Exercise Science
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Katie Cadwell, PhD
Associate Teaching Professor, Chemical Engineering
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Carlos Castaneda, PhD
Associate Professor, Biology and Chemistry
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John Chisholm, PhD
Professor, Chemistry
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Heather Coleman, PhD
Associate Professor, Biology and Biochemistry
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Andria Costello Staniec, PhD
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Robert Doyle, PhD
Meredith Professor
Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Chair, Chemistry
Associate Professor of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University
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Victor Duenas, PhD
Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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Sarah Hall, PhD
Associate Professor, Biology
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Julie Hasenwinkel, PhD
Professor and Chair, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
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Sandra Hewett, PhD
Beverly Petterson Bishop Professor of Neuroscience
Professor, Biology
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Ian Hosein, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
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James Hougland, PhD
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Adjunct Assistant Professor, SUNY Upstate Medical University
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Xiaoran Hu, PhD
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
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Linda Ivany, PhD
Professor and Associate Chair, Earth Sciences
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Era Jain, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
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Ivan Korendovych, PhD
Associate Professor, Chemistry
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Tim Korter, PhD
Professor, Chemistry
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Kate Lewis, PhD
Professor and Chair, Biology
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Kasey Laurent, PhD
Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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Yan-Yeung Luk, PhD
Associate Professor, Chemistry
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Olga Makhlynets, PhD
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
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Liviu Movileanu, PhD
Professor, Physics
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Davoud Mozhdehi, PhD
Associate Professor, Chemistry
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Shikha Nangia, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
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Anupam Pandey, PhD
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Alison Patteson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Physics
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Joseph Paulsen, PhD
Associate Professor, Physics
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Melissa Pepling, PhD
Professor and Associate Chair, Biology
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Zhao Qin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Dacheng Ren, PhD
Stevenson Endowed Professor, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
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Jennifer Ross, PhD
Professor, Physics
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Christian Santangelo, PhD
Professor, Physics
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Jennifer Schwarz, PhD
Professor, Physics
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Lixin Shen, PhD
Professor, Mathematics
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Antun Skanata, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Physics
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Pranav Soman, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
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Mirna Mihovilovic Skanata, PhD
Assistant Professor, Physics
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Rachel Steinhardt, PhD
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
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Yiyang Sun, PhD
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Radhakrishna Sureshkumar, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
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John Tillotson, PhD
Associate Professor, Science Education
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Nancy Totah, PhD
Associate Professor, Chemistry
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Yeqing Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Roy Welch, PhD
Professor, Biology
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Yaoying Wu, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
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William Wylie, PhD
Associate Professor, Mathematics
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Teng Zhang, PhD
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Weiwei Zheng, PhD
Associate Professor, Chemistry
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Yi Zheng, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Cynthia Downs, PhD
Assistant Professor, Environmental and Forest Biology
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Ivan Gitsov, PhD
Director, Michael Szwarc Polymer Research Institute
Professor, Chemistry
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Michael Swarc Polymer Research Institute
Gyu Leem, PhD
Assistant Professor, Polymer and Environmental Chemistry
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Julia Maresca, PhD
Associate Professor, Polymer and Environmental Chemistry
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Chang Geun Yoo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
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Yaqi You, PhD
Assistant Professor, Environmental Resources Engineering
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SUNY Upstate Medical University
Alaji Bah, PhD
Assistant Professor, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Audrey Bernstein, PhD
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Associate Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
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Peter Calvert, PhD
Professor, Ophthalmology
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
Professor, Neuroscience and Physiology
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Robert Cooney, MD
Professor of Surgery
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Preethi Ganapathy, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience and Physiology
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Jessica Henty-Ridilla, PhD
Assistant Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Samuel Herberg, PhD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Assistant Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
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Jason Horton, PhD
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
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Yamin Li, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
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Juntao Luo, PhD
Associate Professor, Pharmacology
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Ken Mann, PhD
Professor, Orthopedic Surgery
Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
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Qinghe Meng, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery
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Megan Oest, PhD
Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery
Associate Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
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Nathan Roy, PhD
Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
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Mariano Viapiano, PhD
Associate Professor, Neuroscience and Physiology
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
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Staff
Jeremy L. Steinbacher, PhD
Director of Operations
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Eric B. Finkelstein, PhD
Technical Director, BioInspired Institute Materials Research Core
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Kara Hughes
Operations Specialist