Curriculum Vita April 2010

Phillip B. Messersmith, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering Department

Northwestern University 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208

phone:(847)467-5273 FAX:(847)491-4928 e-mail: philm@northwestern.edu Education B.S. School of Life Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana, May 1985. M.S. Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, December 1987. Ph.D. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana,

January 1993. Postdoc Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, 1992-1994. Professional Experience 1994-1997: Assistant Professor, Restorative Dentistry and Bioengineering, University of Illinois

at Chicago. 1997-1998: Assistant Professor, Division of Biological Materials, Dental School, Northwestern

University. 1998-1999: Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical

School, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University. 2000-2003: Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern

University. 2003-2005: Associate Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science

and Engineering, Northwestern University. 2006:

Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University.

Honors/Awards 1997 NIH First Award 2000 Eugene Skinner Memorial Lecture, Northwestern University Dental School 2003 Member, Biomaterials and Biointerfaces Study Section, NIH 2006 Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) 2006 MERIT Award, NIH 2006 J. Clarence Karcher Distinguished Lecturer, University of Oklahoma Chemistry

Department. 2008 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Visiting Research Fellowship 2008 Stevenson Biomaterials Lecturer, Syracuse University. 2009 Langmuir Lecture Award Recipient, American Chemical Society, Division of Colloids

and Surface Science. 2010 Program Chair of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials 2010 Chair of the Gordon Research Conference on Biointerface Science 2010 Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry

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Editorial Boards: Soft Matter, Biointerphases, Nanomedicine, Biomedical Materials, Nanotechnology Science and Applications

Publications 1. P.B. Messersmith and F.W. Cooke, "Stress Enhancement and Fatigue Susceptibility of

Porous Coated Ti-6Al-4V Implants: An Elastic Analysis", Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 24, 591-604(1990).

2. P.B. Messersmith and S.I. Stupp, "Synthesis of New Materials: Organoceramics", Polymer Preprints, 32, 536-537(1991).

3. P.B. Messersmith and S.I. Stupp, "Synthesis of Nanocomposites: Organoceramics", Journal of Materials Research, 7, 2599-2611(1992).

4. P.B. Messersmith and S.I. Stupp, "Synthesis and Properties of Calcium Aluminate/Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Nanocomposites", Materials Research Society Symposium Series, Volume 245, 191-197(1992).

5. P.B. Messersmith and E.P. Giannelis, "Polymer-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites: In-Situ Intercalative Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone in Layered Silicates", Chemistry of Materials, 5, 1064(1993).

6. P.B. Messersmith and E.P. Giannelis, "Synthesis and Characterization of Layered Silicate-Epoxy Nanocomposites", Chemistry of Materials, 6, 1719(1994).

7. P.B. Messersmith and E.P. Giannelis, "Synthesis and Barrier Properties of Poly(ε-Caprolactone)-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites", Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 33, 1047-57(1995).

8. P.B. Messersmith and S.I. Stupp, "High Temperature Chemical and Microstructural Transformations of Nanocomposite Organoceramics", Chemistry of Materials 7, 454-460(1995).

9. P.B. Messersmith and E.P. Giannelis, "Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of Molecularly Dispersed Polymer-Silicate Nanocomposites", in Novel Techniques in Synthesis and Processing of Advanced Materials, J. Singh and S.M. Copley, eds., TMS Publishers, Warrendale, PA, 1995: pp. 497-506.

10. P.B. Messersmith, F. Znidarsich, “Synthesis and LCST Behavior of Thermally Responsive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/Layered Silicate Nanocomposites”, in Nanophase and Nanocomposite Materials II, S. Komarneni, J.C. Parker, H.J. Wollenberger, eds., Materials Research Society Symposium Series, Volume 457, 507-512(1997).

11. H. Cui, P.B. Messersmith, “A New Approach to In-Situ Gelation of Alginate for Controlled Release”, in Tailored Polymeric Materials for Controlled Delivery Systems

12. P.B. Messersmith and H. Cui, “A New Approach to In-Situ Thermal Gelation of Alginate for Controlled Release”, Polymer Preprints, 38, 616-17(1997).

, I. McCullough and S. Shalaby, eds., ACS Symposium Series 709, 1998, pp. 203-211.

13. P.B. Messersmith, S. Vallabhaneni, and V. Nguyen “Preparation of Calcium-Loaded Liposomes and Their Use in Calcium Phosphate Formation”, Chemistry of Materials, 10, 109-16(1998).

14. P.B. Messersmith and S. Starke, “Thermally Triggered Calcium Phosphate Formation From Calcium-Loaded Liposomes”, Chemistry of Materials, 10, 117-24(1998).

15. P.B. Messersmith, A. Obrez, S. Lindberg, “New Acrylic Resin Composite with Improved Thermal Diffusivity”, Journal of Prosthodontics 79, 278-84(1998).

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16. S. Svenson and P.B. Messersmith, “Formation of Polymerizable Phospholipid Nanotubules and Their Transformation into a Network Gel”, Langmuir, 15, 4464-71(1999).

17. P.B. Messersmith, P. Osenar, and S.I. Stupp, “Preparation of a Nanostructured Organoceramic and its Reversible Interlayer Expansion”, Journal of Materials Research, 14, 315-18(1999).

18. Bi-Huang Hu and P.B. Messersmith, "Protection of 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) for Fmoc Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis", Tetrahedron Letters, 41, 5795-8(2000).

19. W. Murphy and P.B. Messersmith, “Compartmental Control of Mineral Formation: Adaptation of a Biomineralization Strategy for Biomedical Use”, Polyhedron, 19, 357-63(2000).

20. W. Murphy and P.B. Messersmith, “Thermally Triggered Mineralization of Calcium Phosphate Using Phosphate-Loaded Liposomes”, in Chemistry and Biology of Mineralized Tissues

21. X. Zhang, E. Westhaus, N. Eberle, B. Lee, and P.B. Messersmith, "Synthesis and Characterization of DOPA-PEG Conjugates", Polymer Preprints, 41(1), 989-90(2000).

, M. Goldberg, A. Boskey, C. Robinson, eds., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL, 2000: pp. 393-7.

22. K. Huang, B. Lee, P.B. Messersmith, "Synthesis and Characterization of Self-Assembling Block Copolymers Containing Adhesive Moieties", Polymer Preprints, 42(2), 147-8(2001).

23. B. Lee, J. Dalsin, P.B. Messersmith, "Enzymatic and Nonenzymatic Crosslinking of DOPA-Modified PEG", Polymer Preprints, 42(2), 151-2(2001).

24. J.H. Collier and P.B. Messersmith, “Biomimetic Mineralization: In Mesophase Structures”, in Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology

25. J.H. Collier, B.-H. Hu, J.W. Ruberti, Jerry Zhang, Pochi Shum, David H. Thompson and P.B. Messersmith, “Thermally and Photochemically Triggered Self-Assembly of Peptide Hydrogels”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 123, 9463-4(2001).

, K.H.J. Buschow et al., editors, Elsevier Science Ltd., 2001: pp.602-6.

26. M.S. Spector, A. Singh, P.B. Messersmith, and J.M. Schnur, "Chiral Self-Assembly of Nanotubules and Ribbons from Phospholipid Mixtures", Nano Letters, 1, 375-8(2001).

27. J.H. Collier and P.B. Messersmith, “Phospholipid Strategies in Biomineralization and Biomaterials Research”, Annual Reviews of Materials Science, 31, 237-63(2001).

28. E. Westhaus and P.B. Messersmith, “Controlled Release of Calcium from Lipid Vesicles: Adaptation of a Biological Strategy for Rapid Gelation of Polysaccharide and Protein Hydrogels”, Biomaterials, 22, 453-462(2001).

29. K. Huang, B. Lee, D. Ingram, P.B. Messersmith, "Synthesis and Characterization of Self-Assembling Block Copolymers Containing Bioadhesive Moieties", Biomacromolecules, 3(2), 397-406(2002).

30. M. Ritter Jones and P.B. Messersmith, "Biomimetic Strategies for In-Situ Forming/Injectable Biomaterials", Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 14, 1-10(2002).

31. T. J. Sanborn, P.B. Messersmith, and A.E. Barron, “In-Situ Crosslinking of a Biomimetic Peptide-PEG Hydrogel via Thermally Triggered Activation of Factor XIII”, Biomaterials, 23, 2703-10(2002).

32. Z.-Y. Zhang, P. Shum, M. Yates, P.B. Messersmith, and David H. Thompson, “Formation of Fibrinogen-Based Hydrogels Using Phototriggerable Diplasmalogen Liposomes”, Bioconjugate Chemistry, 13, 640-46(2002).

33. B. Lee, J. Dalsin, and P.B. Messersmith, “Enzymatic and Nonenzymatic Crosslinking of

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DOPA-containing PEG Hydrogels”, Biomacromolecules, 3, 1038-47(2002). 34. J.L. Dalsin, B.-H. Hu, B.P. Lee, P.B. Messersmith, “Mussel Adhesive Protein Mimetic

Polymers for the Preparation of Nonfouling Surfaces”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125, 4253-8(2003).

35. J.H. Collier and P.B. Messersmith, “Enzymatic Modification of Self-Assembled Peptide Structures with Tissue Transglutaminase”, Bioconjugate Chemistry, 14, 748-55(2003).

36. A. Pederson, J. Ruberti, and P.B. Messersmith, “Thermal Assembly of a Biomimetic Mineral-Collagen Composite”, Biomaterials, 24, 4881-90(2003).

37. B.-H. Hu and P.B. Messersmith, “Rational Design of Transglutaminase Substrate Peptides for Rapid Enzymatic Formation of Hydrogels”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125, 14298-9(2003).

38. J. Dalsin and P.B. Messersmith, “Surface Modification for Protein Resistance Using a Biomimetic Approach”, in Materials Inspired by Biology, J.L. Thomas, K.L. Kiick, L.A. Gower, eds., Materials Research Society Symposium Series, Volume 774, 75-80(2003).

39. J. Dalsin, S. Tosatti, M. Textor, P. Messersmith, “Cloud Point Pegylation of Titanium Biomaterials Using a Biomimetic Anchor”, Polymer Preprints, 44(1), 167-8(2003).

40. J. Dalsin, L. Lin, P. Messersmith, “Antifouling performance of poly(ethylene glycol) anchored onto surfaces by mussel adhesive protein mimetic peptides”, PMSE Preprints, 90, 247-248(2004).

41. B.P. Lee, K. Huang, N. Nunalee, K. Shull, P.B. Messersmith, “Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) Containing Monomers and Their Copolymerization with PEG-Diacrylate to Form Hydrogels”, Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, 15, 449-64(2004).

42. J.H. Collier and P.B. Messersmith, “Self-Assembling Polymer-Peptide Conjugates: Nanostructural Tailoring”, Advanced Materials, 16, 907-10(2004).

43. T.W. Jensen, B.-H. Hu, S. Dellatore, A.S. Garcia, P.B. Messersmith, and W.M. Miller, “Lipopeptides Incorporated into Supported Phospholipid Monolayers Have High Specific Activity at Low Incorporation Levels”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126, 15223-30(2004).

44. J. Dalsin, S. Tosatti, J. Voros, M. Textor, P.B. Messersmith, “Protein Resistance of Titanium Oxide Surfaces Modified by Biologically Inspired mPEG-DOPA”, Langmuir, 21, 640-6(2005).

45. A. Statz, R. Meagher, A. Barron, P.B. Messersmith, “New Peptidomimetic Polymers for Antifouling Surfaces”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127, 7972−7973(2005).

46. R. Cristescu, T. Patz, R. Narayan, N. Menegazzo, B. Mizaikoff, D. Mihaiescu, P.B. Messersmith, I. Stamatin, I.N. Mihailescu, D.B. Chrisey, “Processing Of Mussel Adhesive Protein Analog Thin Films By Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation” Applied Surface Science, 247, 217-24(2005).

47. T. Patz, R. Cristescu, R. Narayan, N. Menegazzo, B. Mizaikoff, P.B. Messersmith, J.J. Wilker, I. Stamatin, I.N. Mihailescu, D.B. Chrisey, “Processing Of Mussel Adhesive Protein Analog Copolymer Thin Films By Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation”, Applied Surface Science, 248, 416-21(2005).

48. J. Dalsin, P.B. Messersmith, “Antifouling Polymers Inspired by Biology”, Materials Today, 8(9), 38-36 (2005).

49. X. Fan, L. Lin, J. Dalsin, P.B. Messersmith, “Biomimetic Anchor for Surface-Initiated Polymerization From Metal Substrates”, Journal of the American Chemical Society,

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127(45):15843-7(2005). 50. B.-H. Hu and P.B. Messersmith, Enzymatically Crosslinked Hydrogels and Their Adhesive

Strength to Biosurfaces, Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research, 8, 2005; 145–149. 51. S. Grubjesic, J. L. Dalsin, F. Fang, I. Szleifer, P. B. Messersmith, “Adsorption of

Nonfouling Polymers Functionalized with Mussel Adhesive Protein Mimetic Peptides: Computational Predictions and Experimental Predictions”, Polymer Preprints, 46(1), 116-7(2005).

52. X. Fan, L. Lin, J. Dalsin, P. B. Messersmith, “Patterned Nonfouling Polymer Thin Films Grown By Surface-Initiated Polymerization From A Biomimetic Initiator”, Polymer Preprints, 46(1), 442-3(2005).

53. F. Nunalee, K. Shull, B.P. Lee, P.B. Messersmith, “QCM Studies of Polymer Gels and Solutions in Liquid Environments”, Analytical Chemistry, 78(4), 1158-66(2006).

54. B.P. Lee, C.-Y. Chao, F. Nunalee, E. Motan, K. Shull, P.B. Messersmith, “Rapid Gel Formation and Adhesion in Photocurable and Biodegradable Block Copolymers with High DOPA Content”, Macromolecules, 39(5), 1740-8(2006).

55. X. Fan and P.B. Messersmith, “Surface-Initiated Polymerization from TiO2 Nanoparticle Surfaces through a Biomimetic Initiator: A New Route Toward Polymer Matrix Nanocomposites”, Composites Science and Technology, 66, 1195-1201(2006).

56. X. Fan, L. Lin and P.B. Messersmith, “Cell Fouling Resistance of Polymer Brushes Grafted from Ti Substrates by Surface-Initiated Polymerization: Effect of Ethylene Glycol Side Chain Length”, Biomacromolecules, 7, 2443-2448, (2006).

57. H. Lee, N. Scherer, P.B. Messersmith, “Single Molecule Mechanics of Mussel Adhesion”, PNAS, 103, 12999-13003(2006). PMCID: PMC1559742

58. A. Statz, J. Finlay, J. Dalsin, M. Callow, J. A. Callow, and P.B. Messersmith, “Algal Antifouling and Fouling-Release Properties of Metal Surfaces Coated with a Polymer Inspired by Marine Mussels”, Biofouling, 22, 391 - 399(2006).

59. N. Catron, Haeshin Lee and P.B. Messersmith, “Enhancement of Poly(ethylene glycol) Mucoadsorption by Biomimetic Endgroup Functionalization”, Biointerphases, 1(4), 134-141 (2006).

60. B.P. Lee, J.L. Dalsin and P.B. Messersmith, “Synthetic Polymer Mimics Of Mussel Adhesive Proteins for Medical Applications”, in Bioadhesives

61. J. L.Dalsin, D. L. Sherman, B. P.Lee, P. B. Messersmith, Versatile mussel adhesive-inspired biomimetic antifouling polymers. PMSE Preprints (2006), 94, 854-855.

, Andrew Smith and James Callow, editors, Springer-Verlag, 2006: pp257-278.

62. D. L. Sherman, J. L.Dalsin, P. B. Messersmith, Bacterial resistance of titanium surfaces modified with mPEG-DOPA3. PMSE Preprints (2006), 94, 575-576.

63. A. Doraiswamy , C. Dinu, R. Cristescu, P. B. Messersmith, B. J. Chisholm, S. J. Stafslien, D. B. Chrisey, R. J. Narayan , Matrix-assisted pulsed-laser evaporation of DOPA-modified poly(ethylene glycol) thin films, Journal of Adhesion Science & Technology, 21, 287-299(2007).

64. P. Podsiadlo, Z. Liu, D. Paterson, P. B. Messersmith, and N. A. Kotov “Fusion of Nanostructured Analog of Seashell Nacre and a Marine Bioadhesive: High Strength Nanocomposite by LBL Assembly of Clay and DOPA-Polymer”, Advanced Materials, 19, 949–955 (2007).

65. B.-H. Hu, M. Ritter-Jones and P.B. Messersmith, “An Improved Method for Screening and MALDI-TOF MS Sequencing of Encoded Combinatorial Libraries”, Analytical Chemistry,

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79, 7275-85(2007). PMCID: PMC2586901 66. H. Lee, B.P. Lee, P.B. Messersmith, “A reversible wet/dry nanoadhesive inspired by mussel

and gecko adhesion”, Nature, 448, 338-341(2007). 67. S.A. Burke, M. Ritter-Jones, B.P. Lee and P.B. Messersmith, “Thermal gelation and tissue

adhesion of biomimetic hydrogels.”, Biomed. Mater. 2, 203-210(2007). PMCID: PMC2586897 One of six papers selected by editor as “Highlights of 2007”.

68. P.B. Messersmith and M. Textor, “Enzymes on nanotubes thwart fouling” Nature Nanotechnology, 2(3), 138-139 (2007). [News and Views]

69. M. Ritter Jones and P.B. Messersmith, “Facile coupling of synthetic peptides and peptide-polymer conjugates to tissue via transglutaminase enzyme”, Biomaterials 28, 5215-24(2007). PMCID: PMC2093941

70. R.C. Gunawan, J.A. King, B.P. Lee, P.B. Messersmith, and W.M. Miller, “Surface Presentation of Bioactive Ligands in a Nonadhesive Background Using DOPA-Tethered Biotinylated Poly(ethylene glycol)”, Langmuir 23, 10635-43(2007). PMCID: PMC2547987

71. H. Lee, S. Dellatore, W.M. Miller, and P.B. Messersmith, “Mussel-inspired surface chemistry for multifunctional coatings”, Science 318, 426-30(2007). PMCID: PMC2601629

72. P.B. Messersmith, “Multitasking in Tissues and Materials”, Science, 319, 1767-8 (2008). [Perspective]

73. Statz, A.R.; Honaberger, M.O.; Barron, A.E.; Messersmith, P.B. Protein, cell and bacterial fouling resistance of peptidomimetic polymer modified titanium surfaces. PMSE Preprints (2007), 96 778-779.

74. Lee, H.; Messersmith, P.B. A dry/wet nanoadhesive inspired by mussel and gecko adhesion. Polymer Preprints (2007), 48(1), 680-681.

75. P. B. Messersmith, Mussel-Inspired Polymers for Surface Modification: Preventing and Encouraging Bioadhesion, PMSE Preprints (2007), 96, 152.

76. Barron, A.E.; Davis, N.; Ding, S.; Karfeld, L.; Messersmith, P.B., Cationic protein polymers as scaffolds for multivalent and polyvalent ligand display, in solution and in crosslinked hydrogels, PMSE Preprints, 97, 188(2007).

77. Meade, L.K.; Fan, X.; Messersmith, P.B.; Brinson, L.C. Improved interfacial adhesion between NiTi and PMMA utilizing a biomimetic initiator. Polymer Preprints (2007), 48(1), 708-709.

78. H. Lee and P.B. Messersmith, “Bio-inspired nano-materials for a new generation of medicine”, in Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine

79. A. Statz, A.E. Barron and P.B. Messersmith, “Protein, cell and bacterial fouling resistance of polypeptoid-modified surfaces: effect of side chain chemistry”, Soft Matter, 4, 131–139 (2008).

, Tuan Vo-Dinh, editor, CRC Press, 2007: Chapter 3: pp. 1-20.

80. M. Guvendiren, P.B. Messersmith, K.R. Shull, “Self-Assembly and Adhesion of DOPA-Modified Methacrylic Triblock Hydrogels”, Biomacromolecules, 9, 122-8 (2008).

81. H. Lee, Y. Lee, A.R. Statz, J. Rho, T.G. Park, P.B. Messersmith, “Substrate-Independent Layer-by-Layer Assembly Using Mussel Adhesive Inspired Polymers”, Advanced Materials, 20, 1619-1623 (2008).

82. L. M. Hamming, X. W. Fan, P. B. Messersmith, and L. C. Brinson, “Mimicking mussel adhesion to improve interfacial properties in composites”, Composites Science and Technology, 68, 2042–2048(2008). PMCID: PMC2701714

83. A.R. Statz, J.P. Park, N.P. Chongsiriwatana, A.E. Barron, and P.B. Messersmith “Surface-

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immobilized antimicrobial peptoids”, Biofouling, 24(6), 439-448 (2008). PMCID: PMC2654338

84. Z. Liu, B.-H. Hu, P.B. Messersmith, “Convenient Synthesis of Acetonide Protected 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) for Fmoc Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis”, Tetrahedron Letters, 49(38), 5519-5521, (2008). PMCID: PMC2598405

85. Y. Lee, H. Lee, Y. B. Kim, J. Kim, T. Hyeon, H.W. Park, P.B. Messersmith, T.G. Park, “Bioinspired Surface Immobilization of Hyaluronic Acid on Monodisperse Magnetite Nanocrystals for Targeted Cancer Imaging”, Advanced Materials, 20, 4154-4157(2008). PMCID: PMC2709854

86. K. Chawla, S. Lee, B.P. Lee, J.L. Dalsin, P.B. Messersmith, N.D. Spencer, “A novel low-friction surface for biomedical applications: modification of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (pdms) with polyethylene glycol(peg)-dopa-lysine”, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 90A, 742-749 (2008).

87. H. Lee, J. Rho, K. Holmberg, and P. B. Messersmith, “Facile Conjugation of Biomolecules onto Surfaces via Mussel Adhesive Protein Inspired Coatings”, Advanced Materials, 21, 431–434, (2009). PMCID: PMC2755254

88. A.S. Garcia, S.M. Dellatore, P.B. Messersmith, and W.M. Miller, “Effects of Supported Lipid Monolayer Fluidity on the Adhesion of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Lines to Fibronectin-Derived Peptide Ligands for alpha5beta1 and alpha4beta1 Integrins”, Langmuir, 2009, 25, 2994–3002.

89. L.M. Hamming, R. Qiao, P.B. Messersmith and L.C. Brinson, “Effects of dispersion and interfacial modification on the macroscale properties of TiO2 polymer–matrix nanocomposites”, Composites Science and Technology, 68, 1880-1886 (2009). NIHMS# 110971

90. A.R. Statz, J. Kuang, C. Ren, A.E. Barron, I. Szleifer and P.B. Messersmith, “Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Chain Length and Surface Coverage on Fouling of Surface Grafted Polypeptoids”, Biointerphases, 4, FA22-FA32 (2009). NIHMSID # 178871

91. B.-H. Hu, J. Su and P.B. Messersmith, “Polymer Hydrogels Cross-Linked by Native Chemical Ligation”, Biomacromolecules, 10, 2194-2200(2009). PMCID: PMC2790863

92. M. Guvendiren, D. A. Brass, P. B. Messersmith, and K. R. Shull, “Adhesion of DOPA-Functionalized Model Membranes to Hard and Soft Surfaces, Journal of Adhesion, 85, 631 – 645(2009).

93. S. Kang, J. Rho, I. Choi, P.B. Messersmith, H. Lee, "Norepinephrine: Material-Independent, Multifunctional Surface Modification Reagent", JACS, 131, 13224-13225 (2009). PMCID: PMC2746854

94. I.-C. Sun, et al., “Heparin-coated gold nanoparticles for liver-specific CT imaging”, Chem. Euro. J. 2009, 15, 13341 – 13347(2009).

95. Brubaker, C.E.; Lo, W.; Kissler, H.; Kaufman, D.B.; Messersmith, P.B., Characterization and biocompatibility of a mussel-inspired PEG-based adhesive, PMSE Preprints, 101, 1160-1161(2009).

96. G. Bilic, C. Brubaker, P. B. Messersmith, A. S. Mallik, T. Quinn, E. Done, L. Gucciardo, S. M. Zeisberger, R. Zimmermann, J. Deprest, and A. H. Zisch, “Injectible candidate sealants for fetal membrane repair: Bonding and toxicity in vitro”, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 202, 85.e1-9(2010). NIHMSID #173376

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97. J. Su, B.-H. Hu, W.R. Sands, W. L. Lowe, Jr., D.B. Kaufman, and P.B. Messersmith, “Anti-Inflammatory Peptide-Functionalized Hydrogels for Pancreatic Islet Encapsulation”, Biomaterials, 31, 308-314(2010). PMCID: PMC2784009

98. C.E. Brubaker, H. Kissler, L. Wang, D.B. Kaufman, and P.B. Messersmith, “In-vivo performance of a mussel-inspired adhesive polymer in extrahepatic islet transplantation”, Biomaterials, 31, 420-427(2010). PMCID: PMC2783676

99. M.O. Aviles, C.-H. Lin, M. Zelivanska, J. Graham, R. Bowler, P.B. Messersmith, L.D. Shea, “Effect of sustained DNA release from tissue engineering scaffolds in transgene expression in vivo”, Biomaterials, 31, 1140–1147(2010).

100. P.B. Messersmith, “Holding On by a Hard-Shell Thread”, Science, 328, 180-1 (2010). [Perspective]

101. Z. Liu, B.-H. Hu and P.B. Messersmith, “Synthesis of acetonide protected dopamine for preparation of catechol containing compounds”, Tetrahedron Letters, 51, 2403–2405(2010). NIHMSID # 181189

102. Y. Lee, H. Lee, P.B. Messersmith and T.G. Park, “Thermo-sensitive, Injectable, and Tissue Adhesive Sol-Gel Transition Hyaluronic acid/Pluronic Composite Hydrogels Prepared from Bio-inspired Catechol-Thiol Reaction”, Soft Matter, in press.

103. K. Chawla, H. Ham, T Nguyen, P.B. Messersmith, “Molecular Resurfacing of Cartilage with Proteoglycan 4 (PRG4)”, Acta Biomaterialia, in press.

104. K.H.A. Lau and P.B. Messersmith, “Biomimetic Microstructured Wet Adhesives”, in Biomimetic Adhesives

105. P.B. Messersmith, Catechol peptides: synthetic strategies, designs and applications of mussel, adhesive protein inspired biomaterials, PMSE Preprints, in press, (2010).

, Janek von Byern & Ingo Grunwald, eds. Springer-Verlag, in press.

106. P.B. Messersmith, “Marine Protein Adhesion and Lessons for Design of Biomimetic Polymers”, Proceedings of the JST CREST International Symposium on Nanobio-Interfaces Related to Molecular Mobility, Jaist Press, in press.

107. K.C.L. Black, Z. Liu, and P.B. Messersmith, “Spontaneous Formation of Polymer-Stabilized Noble Metal Nanoparticles Using Catechol Polymers”, Polymer Preprints, in press.

108. P.B. Messersmith, “Marine Adhesive Proteins and Biologically Inspired Polymer Mimics: Potential Clinical Applications”, Polymer Preprints, in press.

109. Y. Lee, H. Lee, P.B. Messersmith, T.G. Park, “Bio-inspired, Universal Polymeric Template for 1-D Assembly of Metallic Nanoparticles, Semiconductor Quantum-Dots, and Magnetic Nanoparticles” Soft Matter, submitted.

110. Z. Liu, B.-H.Hu, P.B. Messersmith, “Protection strategies for the catechol group of 3,4-dihydroxypehnylalanine”, Chemical Society Reviews, submitted.

111. J. Su and P.B. Messersmith, “Chemoselective strategies for covalent cross-linking of polymeric hydrogels”, Soft Matter, submitted.

112. K. Black, Z. Liu and P.B. Messersmith, “Spontaneous Metal Nanoparticle Formation by Redox Reaction of Metal Salts and a Catechol Polymer”, Chemistry of Materials, submitted.

Presentations (Invited) 1. “Polymer-Ceramic Nanocomposites”, presented at the Department of Materials Science and

Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, December 1993.

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2. “Synthesis, Characterization and Properties of Molecularly Dispersed Polymer-Silicate Nanocomposites”, presented at the Symposium on Novel Techniques in Synthesis and Processing of Advanced Materials, Rosemont, IL, October 2-6, 1994.

3. “Protein Encapsulation in Silica Xerogels”, presented at Abbott Laboratories, Diagnostics Division, Abbott Park, IL, August 8, 1995.

4. “A Novel Lipid Vesicle Delivery System For Calcium Phosphates”, presented to the Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois-Chicago, September 19, 1995.

5. “Materials Chemistry of Synthetic Biomaterials: Self-Assembled Systems for the Repair, Regeneration, and Replacement of Skeletal Tissues”, presented at the Third Annual National Science Foundation Materials Chemistry Workshop, October 19-22, 1995, San Jose, CA.

6. "Design, Synthesis, and Processing of Nanostructured Polymer Composites", presented at the Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series, University of Illinois-Chicago, January 18, 1996.

7. “Bioinspired Synthesis of Biomaterials: New Strategies Utilizing Nanostructured Phospholipid Assemblies”, presented at the Dows Institute for Dental Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, February 27, 1996.

8. “Nanostructures for Skeletal Tissue Repair”, presented at the Oral Biology Seminar Series, University of Illinois at Chicago, April 23, 1996.

9. “Mineralization of Supramolecular Lipid Assemblies and Their Potential Use in Skeletal Tissue Repair”, presented at the Symposium on Materials By Design, American Chemical Society Meeting, June 9-12, 1996, Dayton, Ohio.

10. “Bioinspired Strategies for the Synthesis of New Biomaterials”, presented at the Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, September 20, 1996.

11. “New Opportunities in Polymer/Layered Silicate Nanocomposites”, presented at American Colloid Company, Nanocor Division, Arlington Heights, IL, February 5, 1997.

12. “Exploiting Phospholipid Assemblies for the Synthesis of Biomaterials”, presented to the Advanced Drug Delivery Group, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, March 1997.

13. “Bioinspired Strategies for the Synthesis of Novel Biomaterials”, presented at Hoechst-Celanese Corporation, Summit, NJ, December 2, 1997.

14. “Bioinspired/Biomimetic Approaches to the Synthesis of Biomaterials”, presented at the Biomedical Engineering Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, February 27, 1998.

15. “Bioinspired Strategies for the Synthesis of New Biomaterials”, presented at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, May 25, 1998.

16. “Phospholipids: Their Role in Biomineralization and New Biomaterial Applications”, presented at the Chicago Section of the International Association for Dental Research, Chicago, IL, September 17, 1998.

17. “The Use of Stimuli Responsive Liposomes for In-Situ Formation of Protein Hydrogels”, presented at the Materials Research Society Fall 1998 meeting, Boston, MA, November 30, 1998.

18. “Bioinspired Synthesis of In-Situ Gelling Biomaterials”, presented at the Tissue Engineering, Biomimetics, and Medical Implant Science Conference, Bethesda, MD, December 7, 1998.

19. “Compartmental Control of Biomaterials Synthesis: Stimuli-Responsive Liposomes”, presented at the University of Rhode Island, Departments of Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering, April 28, 1999.

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20. “The Use of Stimuli-Responsive Liposomes for In-Situ Protein Hydrogel Formation”, presented at the Materials Research Society Spring 1999 Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April, 1999.

21. “Bioinspired Synthesis of Materials: Supramolecular Assemblies of Phospholipids as Biomaterials”, presented at the Laser Hardened Materials Branch, Materials Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB, Ohio, May 25, 1999.

22. “Thermally Triggered Formation of Protein Hydrogels”, presented at the International Materials Research Society Meeting (IUMRS-ICAM), Beijing, China, June 1999.

23. “Biomimetic Strategies for New Medical and Dental Biomaterials”, presented at the American Dental Association, Chicago, IL, September 27, 1999.

24. “Phospholipid Assemblies: Compartmental Reaction Control and Novel 3-D Assemblies”, presented at the Templated Nanoscale Synthesis and Reactivity Workshop, Army Research Labs, Aberdeen, MD, October 20-21, 1999.

25. “Interfacial Aspects of Nanoscale Phospholipid Assemblies”, presented at the Spring meeting of the Materials Research Society, San Francisco, CA, April 2000.

26. "Biomimetics: The Future of Dental Biomaterials", Eugene Skinner Memorial Lecture, Northwestern University Dental School, October 11, 2000.

27. "Bioinspired Synthesis of Environmentally Responsive Biomaterials" presented at Columbia University, Departments of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, October 17, 2000

28. "Bioinspired Materials and Their Potential Use in Medicine and Dentistry", presented at Bisco, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, November 2000.

29. "Self-Assembling Bioinspired Materials for Scaffolds, Drug Delivery, and Tissue Repair", presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Medical Colleges' Group on Research and Development, Washington, DC, June 3, 2001.

30. "Bioinspired Strategies for Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, and Tissue Repair", three lectures presented at the Midwest Seminar of Dental Medicine, Bailey's Harbor, WI, September 9-12, 2001

31. "Phospholipid Strategies in Biomineralization and Biomaterials Research", presented at the Biomaterials-the Next Frontiers Conference, University of Delaware, March 12-13, 2002.

32. “Biomimetic and Self-Assembly Strategies for New Biomaterials”, presented at the University of Michigan, March 14, 2002.

33. “Self-Assembling Nanobiomaterials”, presented at the BMES/Experimental Biology spring meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 20-24, 2002.

34. “Biomimetic Strategies for Nanobiomaterials”, presented at a workshop on Nanobiomaterials, Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, April 24, 2002.

35. “Bioinspired Strategies for Adhesive and Antifouling Biomaterials”, presented at the Materials Science Department, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zurich), Zurich, July 16, 2002.

36. “Nanostructured and Biomimetic Materials in Medicine: The Nano-Bio Interface”, presented at the North American Thermal Analysis Society meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, September 2002.

37. “Biologically Inspired Materials Synthesis for Medical Applications”, presented at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, September 2002.

38. “Biological Strategies for Oral Tissue Repair and Regeneration”, presented at the European Festival of Oral Science, Cardiff, Wales, UK, September 27, 2002.

39. “Adhesive Block Copolymers for Tissue Repair and Drug Delivery”, presented at the EMBS/BMES annual meeting, Houston, TX, October 24, 2002.

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40. “Bioinspired Strategies for Adhesive and Antifouling Biomaterials”, presented at Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, November 19, 2002.

41. “Bioinspired Polymer Conjugates for Medical Applications”, presented at Gels, Genes, Grafts & Giants, a symposium in honor of Allan S. Hoffman, Hawaii, December 17-20, 2002.

42. “Biologically Inspired Materials for Oral Healthcare Delivery”, presented at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Jersey City, NJ, January 2003.

43. “Bioinspired Strategies for Adhesive and Antifouling Biomaterials”, presented at Cornell University, Materials Science and Engineering Colloquium, January 30, 2003.

44. “Mussel Adhesive Protein Mimetic Biomaterials”, presented at the Materials Research Society Meeting, Biologically Inspired Materials Symposium, San Francisco, CA, April 21-25, 2003.

45. “Biological Strategies for Control of the Inorganic-Organic Interface: Lessons from Mussel Adhesion”, presented at Genencor, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, May 20, 2003.

46. “Biological Strategies for Control of the Inorganic-Organic Interface: Preventing and Encouraging Cell Adhesion”, presented at an AFOSR workshop on Cell-Like Entities, Dayton, OH, June 17-18, 2003.

47. “Biologically Inspired Approaches for the Preparation of Antifouling Surfaces”, presented at International Conference on Processing and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials, Madrid, Spain, July 7-11, 2003.

48. “Biologically Inspired Biomaterials”, presented at the Gordon Research Conference on Biomaterials: Biocompatibility & Tissue Engineering, Plymouth, NH, July 20-25, 2003.

49. “Peptide-Directed Polymer Self-Assembly and Surface Modification”, presented at Third Multidisciplinary Workshop: Self-assembling Peptide and Protein Systems in Biology, Medicine, Materials, and Engineering, Capsis Hotel, Crete, Greece, 1-5 August 2003.

50. “Phospholipid Strategies for Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, and Tissue Repair”, presented at the Biopharmaceutical Sciences seminar series, University of Illinois-Chicago, September 17, 2003.

51. “Mussel-Inspired Approaches to Adhesive and Nonadhesive Materials”, presented at the International Workshop on New Prospectives in Marine Biofouling and Biofouling Control, Goteborg, Sweden, October 2-3, 2003.

52. “Biologically Inspired Strategies for Adhesive and Antifouling Biomaterials”, to be presented at the Bioengineering and Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Departments, University of Iowa, October 29, 2003.

53. “Mussel Adhesive Protein Mimetic Polymers: New Adhesive and Antifouling Biomaterials”, to be presented at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana, November 21, 2003.

54. “Peptide-Polymer Conjugates for Self-Assembly and Surface Modification”, presented at the Materials Research Society Meeting, Biological and Bio-Inspired Materials Assembly Symposium, Boston, MA, December 1-5, 2003.

55. "Mussel Adhesive Protein Mimetic Polymers: Control of Surface Biofouling", Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, February 12, 2004.

56. "Polymer-Peptide Conjugates for Nanostructure Self-Assembly and Surface Modification", Emory University, Department of Chemistry, Atlanta, GA, February 13, 2004.

57. “Biologically Inspired Biomaterials”, presented at Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Corvallis,

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Oregon, February 18, 2004. 58. “Peptide Mediated Surface Modification for Controlling Cell-Material Interactions”,

presented at the Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications Symposium of the 133rd TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Charlotte, NC, March 14-18, 2004.

59. “Peptide-Directed Polymer Self-Assembly”, presented at the Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Anaheim, CA, March 28-April 1, 2004.

60. “Mussel Adhesive Protein Mimetics: New Adhesive and Antifouling Biomaterials”, presented at the Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, May 12, 2004.

61. “Mussel Adhesive Protein Mimetics: New Adhesive and Antifouling Polymers”, presented at the Marine Biotechnology Institute, Kamaishi, Japan, May 14, 2004.

62. “Biological Inspiration and New Materials for Wound Repair and Tissue Engineering”, keynote lecture presented at the Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology Training Program, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CN, June 25, 2004.

63. “Biomimetic Soft Material Surfaces for Controlling Cell Behavior”, presented at the Gordon Research Conference on Signal Transduction By Engineered Extracellular Matrices, Bates College, Maine, June 27-July 2, 2004.

64. “Mussel Adhesive Protein Mimetic Polymers: New Adhesive and Antifouling Biomaterials”, presented at COAST Foundation’s Biennial Conference on Craniofacial Skeletal Bioengineering, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, California, August 26-29, 2004.

65. “Mussel Adhesive Protein Mimetics: Exploiting One of Nature's Strategies for Control of Biointerfaces”, presented at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Colloquium, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, September 22, 2004.

66. “Biologically Inspired Polymers for Interfacial Control”, presented at the American Chemical Society Polymer Biennial, Savannah, GA, October 5, 2004.

67. “Biomaterial/Tissue Interfaces: Adhesive Strategies for Wound Repair and Tissue Engineering”, presented at the joint meeting of the Tissue Engineering Society International and the European Tissue Engineering Society, Lausanne, Switzerland, October 12, 2004.

68. “Mussel Adhesive Protein Mimetics: New Molecular Biomaterials for Surface Modification”, presented at the Biomedical Engineering Society Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, October 16, 2004.

69. “Mussel Adhesive Protein Mimetics: New Molecular Biomaterials for Surface Modification”, presented at the American Vacuum Society Meeting, Anaheim, CA, November 12-16, 2004.

70. “Molecular Design for Engineering of the Biointerface” presented at the Epithelial Group Seminar Series, Northwestern University Medical School, December 16, 2004.

71. “Biologically Inspired Polymers for Interfacial Control”, presented at Polymer Science Department Colloquium at the University of Massachusets-Amherst, February 4, 2005.

72. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics for Medical Applications”, presented at the Materials Science and Engineering colloquium, Northwestern University, February 9, 2005.

73. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics for Medical Applications”, presented at Pierce Biochemical Corporation, Rockford, IL, February 22, 2005.

74. “Enzymatically Crosslinked Hydrogels: The Role of Polymer Composition in Gelation and Adhesion at the Biomaterial/Tissue Interface”, presented at the Materials research Society

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Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 28-31, 2005. 75. “Writing an NIH Proposal”, presented at the MRS Workshop on Proposal Writing, Materials

Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 28-31, 2005. 76. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics for

Medical Applications”, presented at the Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, April 8, 2005.

77. “Mussel Adhesive Protein Mimetics: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics for Control of Biointerfaces”, presented at the Chemistry Department Colloquium, Carnegie-Mellon University, April 14, 2005.

78. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics for Medical Applications”, presented at Johnson and Johnson Corporation, Brunswick, NJ, April 15, 2005.

79. “Biomimetic Polymers for Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration”, presented at the Wound Healing Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, May 20, 2005.

80. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics for Medical Applications”, presented at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, May 25, 2005.

81. “Biological Strategies for Adhering Polymers to Surfaces”, presented at the National Science Foundation Institute on Nano Mechanics and Materials, Chicago, IL, June 10, 2005.

82. “Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy Using the Atomic Force Microscope”, presented at the National Science Foundation Institute on Nano Mechanics and Materials, Chicago, IL, June 10, 2005.

83. “Biologically Inspired Polymers for Controlling Biofilm Formation on Surfaces”, presented at the Workshop on Oral Biofilms, Seattle, WA, June 13-16, 2005.

84. “Biologically Inspired Polymers for Interfacial Control”, presented at the Polymers in Engineering and Biology Meeting, Sonoma, CA, June 26-29, 2005.

85. “Biomimetic Soft Material Surfaces for Controlling Cell Behavior”, presented at the Gordon Research Conference on Organic Thin Films, Salve-Regina University, Newport, RI, July 10-15, 2005.

86. “Biologically Inspired Strategies for Interfacial Control in Polymer Nanocomposites” presented at the 12th International Conference on Composites/Nanoengineering, Tenerife, Spain, August 1-6, 2005.

87. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics for Medical Applications”, presented at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, September 16, 2005.

88. “Medical and Nonmedical Applications of Biomimetic Materials Research”, presented at the NIH-Industry Meeting: Pathway to Product Development, Bethesda, MD, November 7-8, 2005.

89. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics for Fouling Prevention”, presented at Northwestern University Civil Engineering Department, November 16, 2005.

90. “Gecko and Mussel Adhesion: Learning from Nature’s Adhesive Specialists to Improve Medical Devices” presented at the Natural & Applied Sciences Lecture Series, College of DuPage, November 18, 2005.

91. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics for Prevention of Biofouling”, presented at the Chemistry Department colloquium, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, December 14, 2005.

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92. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics for Prevention of Biofouling”, presented at AccelR8 Corporation, Denver, CO, December 15, 2005.

93. “Biologically Inspired Polymers for Interfacial Control”, presented at the Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, March 26-30, 2006.

94. “Mussel Adhesion: Mechanisms and Applications”, presented at the Chemical engineering department colloquium, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, April 11, 2006.

95. “Mussel-inspired biomimetic polymers for wound healing”, presented at Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany, April 24, 2006.

96. “Mussel and Gecko Adhesion: Mechanisms and Applications”, presented at the Gordon Research Conference on Adhesion, Tilton, NH, August 6-11, 2006.

97. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics”, presented at Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT, September 20, 2006.

98. “Biologically Inspired Polymers for Antifouling Interfaces”, presented at the Gordon Research Conference on Biointerfaces (Inaugural), Les Diablerets, Switzerland, October 22-27, 2006.

99. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics”, presented at Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, November 15, 2006.

100. “Hydrogels for Tissue Repair: Chemical Strategies and Targeting the Interface”, presented at the Johnson and Johnson Focused Giving Symposium, NJ, November 28, 2006.

101. “Adhesion in Biology: Inspiration and Applications”, J. Clarence Karcher Distinguished Lecture Series, Chemistry Department, University of Oklahoma, December 7, 2006.

102. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics”, presented at Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Institute for Advanced Science and Technology (KAIST), January 4, 2007.

103. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics”, presented at Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, January 5, 2007.

104. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Chemistry of Adhesion and Synthetic Polymer Mimics”, presented at Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), January 8, 2007.

105. Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Surface Modification with Synthetic Polymer Mimics”, presented at University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, January 30, 2007.

106. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics”, presented at Department of Materials, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-Zurich (ETHZ), Zurich, Switzerland, February 1, 2007.

107. “Biomimetic Materials”, presented at the Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology, Department of Materials, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-Zurich (ETHZ), Zurich, Switzerland, February 15, 2007.

108. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Adhesive Mechanisms and Synthetic Polymer Mimics”, presented at the AO Research Institute, Davos, Switzerland, February 22, 2007.

109. “Mussel-inspired polymers for surface modification: Preventing and encouraging bioadhesion”, presented at the American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Chicago, March 26, 2007.

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110. “Adhesive biomaterials inspired by mussel glue proteins”, presented at the Symposium in Honor of Robert Langer, American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Chicago, March 27, 2007.

111. “Biological Strategies for Adhesion in Wet Environments: Inspiration and Applications”, presented at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Forschung, Stuttgart, Germany, April 3, 2007.

112. “Geckel: Nanostructured Wet/Dry Adhesive Inspired by Gecko and Mussel”, presented at the spring meeting of the Materials Research Society, San Francisco, CA, April 10, 2007.

113. “Transglutaminase Mediated Formation of Hydrogels”, presented at the Craniofacial Surgery Department, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, April 18, 2007.

114. “Biomimicry of Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Synthetic Adhesive Polymers for Medical Applications”, presented at the Symposium for Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, April 26, 2007.

115. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Molecular Aspects of Adhesion and Synthetic Polymer Mimics”, presented at the Institute of Bioengineering, Ecole Polytechnic de Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, May 4, 2007.

116. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: New Antifouling Strategies Inspired by One of Nature’s Best Fouling Organisms”, presented at Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Basel, Switzerland, May 22, 2007.

117. "Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Antifouling Strategies Inspired by One of Nature’s Best Fouling Organisms", presented at the Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM), Neuchatel, Switzerland, May 24, 2007.

118. “Role of Proteins in Biological Adhesion: From Building Blocks to Applications of Synthetic Mimics”, presented at the Robert Mathys Foundation, Bettlach, Switzerland, May 29, 2007.

119. “Role of Proteins in Biological Adhesion: From Building Blocks to Applications of Synthetic Mimics”, presented at the EMPA Research Institute, St. Gallen, Switzerland, May 30, 2007.

120. “Role of Proteins in Biological Adhesion: Mussels, Geckos and Synthetic Polymer Mimics”, presented at the Physics-Chemistry Kolloquium, University of Mainz and Max-Planck Institute for Polymerforschung, Mainz, Germany, June 4, 2007.

121. “Emerging Topics in Biomaterials and Biointerfaces”, presented at the International Max-Planck Research School, Max-Planck Institute for Polymerforschung, Mainz, Germany, June 4, 2007.

122. “Role of Proteins in Biological Adhesion: Mussels, Geckos and Synthetic Polymer Mimics”, to be presented at the Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, June 12, 2007.

123. "Interfacial Mimicry of Mussel: Enhancing and Preventing Bioadhesion for Medical Applications", presented at the 3rd European Science Foundation Conference on Biological Surfaces and Interfaces, San Feliu de Guixols, Spain, July 1-7, 2007.

124. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Structure, Function and Synthetic Peptide/Polymer Mimics”, presented at the Conference on Protein Assembly in Materials, Biology, and Medicine, Crete, Greece, July 7-12, 2007.

125. “Adhesive Strategies in Nature: Biointerfacial Designs Inspired by Mussels and Geckos”, presented at the 9th Annual Conference on Surface Science of Biologically Important Interfaces, Manchester, UK, September 13, 2007. (keynote)

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126. “Biomimetic anti-adhesion strategies”, to be presented at the Progress and Perspectives in Nanostructured Coatings for Biofouling symposium, sponsored by AMBIO and BASF, Mannheim, Germany, September 27-28, 2007.

127. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Structure, Function and Synthetic Peptide/Polymer Mimics”, to be presented at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, October 3, 2007.

128. “Chemical Biology of Mussel Adhesion: Molecular Aspects of Adhesion and Design of Biomimetic Materials”, to be presented at the Chemical Biology Symposium, University of Minnesota, October 18, 2007.

129. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Insights and Design of Biomimetic Materials”, presented at Sigma-Aldrich Chemical Company, Milwaukee, WI, November 7, 2007.

130. “Understanding and Mimicking Mussel Adhesion: From Single Molecules to Medical Materials”, presented at the Engineering Life Symposium, Dresden, Germany, December 3-7, 2007.

131. “Mussel-Inspired Multifunctional Coatings”, presented at Akzo Nobel Aerospace Coatings, Waukegan, IL, January 9, 2008.

132. “Adhesive Strategies in Nature: Mussels, Geckos and their Synthetic Polymer Mimics” presented at the Chemical Engineering Department Colloquium, Princeton University, January 23, 2008.

133. “Adhesive Strategies in Nature: Mussels, Geckos and their Synthetic Polymer Mimics”, presented at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, January 30, 2008.

134. “Molecular Aspects of Energy Dissipation and Self-Healing at Interfaces: Examples in Nature and Biomimetic Systems”, presented at the conference on "Interfacial Phenomena in NanoStructured Materials and Devices”, February 4-8, 2008, Telluride, CO.

135. “Adhesive Strategies in Nature: Mussels, Geckos and their Synthetic Polymer Mimics”, presented at the Center for Biologically Inspired Design, Department of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, February 11, 2008.

136. “Polymer adhesion at surfaces: biological adhesive proteins and their synthetic mimics”, presented at the American Physical Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 10, 2008.

137. “Biointerfacial Aspects of Mussel Adhesion and Simple Biomimetic Analogs as Versatile Coatings”, presented at the spring meeting of the Materials Research Society, San Francisco, CA, March 24-28, 2008.

138. “Biomedical Adhesives Inspired by Marine Glues”, presented at the spring meeting of the Materials Research Society, San Francisco, CA, March 24-28, 2008.

139. “A novel low-friction surface for biomedical applications: Modification of poly(dimethylsiloxane) with poly(ethylene glycol)-dopa-lysine”, presented at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, April 9, 2008.

140. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Biophysical Insights and Design of Biomimetic Materials”, presented at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, April 23, 2008.

141. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: From Single Molecule Biophysics to Biomimetic Materials”, presented at the Washington University (St. Louis) BME Day, St. Louis, MO, April 28, 2008.

142. “Interfacial Materials Inspired by Marine Adhesives”, presented at L’Oreal Central Research Laboratories, Paris, France, May 20, 2008.

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143. “Polymer Biomaterials Inspired by Marine Adhesive Proteins”, presented at the Symposium on Surfaces and Interfaces in Soft Matter and Biology, Grenoble, France, May 21-23, 2008.

144. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: From Single Molecule Biophysics to Biomimetic Materials”, presented at Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, June 10, 2008.

145. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: From Single Molecule Biophysics to Biomimetic Materials”, presented at Korean Institute for Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea, June 11, 2008.

146. “Polymer Biomaterials Inspired by Marine Adhesive Proteins”, presented at the 2008 Asia 3 Foresight Meeting on Gene Therapy in Conjunction with International Symposium on Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Systems, GyeongJu, Korea, June 12, 2008.

147. “Biologically Inspired Polymer Hydrogels and Coatings”, presented at the Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, July 9, 2008.

148. “Polymer Biomaterials Inspired by Marine Adhesive Proteins”, presented at the University of Tokyo, Japan, July 10, 2008.

149. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Mechanochemistry and Biologically Inspired Polymers”, presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Atomic Technology for Biomaterials Science, University of Tsukuba, July 16, 2008.

150. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Mechanochemistry and Biologically Inspired Polymers”, presented at the Kansai Advanced Research Center, Kobe, Japan, July 19, 2008.

151. “Biologically Inspired Polymer Hydrogels and Coatings”, presented at the Institute for Frontier Medical Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, July 22, 2008.

152. “Polymer Biomaterials Inspired by Marine Adhesive Proteins”, presented at the Bioengineering Institute, RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan, July 23, 2008.

153. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Mechanochemistry and Biologically Inspired Polymers”, presented at the National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, July 25, 2008.

154. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins: Mechanochemistry and Biologically Inspired Polymers”, presented at the Bioengineering Department Colloquium, University of Illinois-Chicago, August 29, 2008.

155. “Marine Adhesive Proteins and their Functional Polymer Mimics”, presented at Bio & Polymers - Biannual Meeting of the GDCh Macromolecular Chemistry Division, Aachen, Germany, September 30, 2008.

156. “Synthetic Medical Adhesives and Coatings Inspired by Marine Adhesive Proteins”, presented at Bayer Materials Science AG, Leverkusen, Germany, October 1, 2008.

157. “Biological Adhesives and Biomimetic Polymers: Things that Stick and Sticking to Things”, presented at Syracuse University, November 7, 2008.

158. “Adhesive Polymers Inspired by Marine Proteins”, presented at the International Symposium on Stimuli-Responsive Materials, Hattiesburg, MS, October 29, 2008.

159. “Biomimetic Polymers and Surface Coatings- Inspiration from Mussel Adhesive Proteins”, to be presented at Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Marietta, GA, December 5, 2008.

160. “Biological Adhesives and Biomimetic Polymers: Things that Stick and Sticking to Things”, presented at the Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, January 20, 2009.

161. “Biological Inspiration and New Materials for Medical Devices”, presented at Baxter Healthcare, Round Lake, IL, February 9, 2009.

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162. “Polymeric Materials Inspired by Marine Adhesive Proteins”, presented at the School of Materials, Arizona State University, February 13, 2009.

163. “Biological Adhesives and Biomimetic Polymers: Things that Stick and Sticking to Things”, presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society, Plenary session honoring J. Herbert Waite, Savannah, GA, February 15, 2009.

164. “Bioadhesive Polymers Inspired by Marine Glues”, presented at the 14th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Drug Delivery Systems, Salt lake City, UT, February 16, 2009.

165. “Biointerfacial Aspects of Mussel Adhesive Proteins and their Biomimetic Analogs”, presented at the American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 22, 2009.

166. “Lessons from Mother Nature”, presented at Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge, Lincolnshire, IL, April 7, 2009.

167. “Biologically Inspired Strategies for Interfacial Control in Polymer Nanocomposites”, presented at the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 14, 2009.

168. “Development of Biologically Inspired Strategies to Develop New Biomaterials for the Repair, Replacement, or Augmentation of Human Tissue”, presented at the 2009 Research Summit of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Rosemont, IL, May 7, 2009.

169. “Biointerfacial Aspects of Mussel Adhesive Proteins and their Biomimetic Analogs”, presented at the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, July 9, 2009.

170. “Biointerfacial Aspects of Mussel Adhesive Proteins and their Biomimetic Analogs”, Langmuir Award Lecture, American Chemical Society fall meeting, August 2009.

171. “Biointerfacial Aspects of Mussel Adhesive Proteins and their Biomimetic Analogs”, presented at the Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute, University of California-Berkeley, September 2009.

172. “Biomimetic Strategies for Modification of Surfaces with Passivating and Targeting Moieties”, to be presented at the Frontiers in Optics Conference, Optical Society of America, San Jose, CA, October, 2009.

173. “Interfacial mechanochemistry of biological adhesive proteins and implications for design of composites”, presented at Composites at Lake Louise, Lake Louise, Canada, October 26, 2009.

174. “Molecular Aspects of Marine Protein Adhesion and Lessons for Design of Biointerfaces”, presented at the International Symposium on Nanobio-Interfaces related to Molecular Mobility, November 9-10, 2009, Tokyo, Japan.

175. “Bioinspired Strategies for Polymer Hydrogels”, presented at the University of Tsukuba, November 10, 2009.

176. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins and their Biologically Inspired Analogs”, to be presented at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, December 1, 2009.

177. “Bioinspired immobilization chemistries for surface modification and biointerfacial control”, presented at the Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, December 1, 2009.

178. “Molecular Aspects of Mussel Protein Adhesion and Design of Biologically Inspired Polymers”, presented at the Materials Science Program Colloquium, University of

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Wisconsin, Madison, WI, December 10, 2009. 179. “Adhesion in Nature: Mussels, Geckos and Their Biomimetic Analogs in Medicine”,

Dean’s Centennial Lecture, Northwestern University, February 25, 2010. 180. “Catechol Peptides: Synthetic Strategies, Designs and Applications of Mussel Adhesive

Protein Inspired Biomaterials”, presented at the American Chemical Society spring meeting, March 2010.

181. “Biomimetic Soft Adhesive Materials”, presented at the Soft Materials Discussion Group, New York Academy of Sciences, April 1, 2010.

182. “Biomimetic Polymer Analogs of Mussel Adhesive Proteins”, presented at Polymers: The Next 50 Years”, 50th Anniversary Meeting of the High Polymer Research Group, Pott Shrigley, England, April 2010.

183. “Biological Wet Adhesives and Their Biomimetic Analogs”, to be presented at the Bioengineering Department Colloquium, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, May 25, 2010.

184. “Adhesives for Medicine, Inspired by Nature” to be presented at the 43rd IUPAC World Polymer Congress, Glasgow, Scotland, July, 2010.

185. “Mussel Adhesive Proteins and their Biologically Inspired Analogs for Nanobiotechnology”, to be presented at the Nano-Bio Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, August 2010.

186. “Biointerfacial Aspects of Mussel Adhesive Proteins and their Biomimetic Analogs”, to be presented at the 4th World Congress on Adhesion and Related Phenomena, September 26th - 30th, 2010 - Arcachon, France.

187. “Adhesives for Medicine, Inspired by Nature”, plenary talk to be presented at the Japanese Society for Biomaterials annual meeting, November 2010.

Media Reports on Research 04/12/10 Prof. Messersmith quoted in NY Times Article Studying Sea Life for a Glue That

Mends People 02/16/10 AAAS Science Update Podcast A glue inspired by mussels may help prevent

premature labor or miscarriages 01/27/10 Laboratory Equipment.com Mussels Inspire Medical Glue 01/25/10 MedGadget Mussel Inspired Surgical Glue Showing Promise in Trials 01/23/10 Asian News International 'Glue' helps in fetal membrane repair

Health Jockey.com Study reveals mussel-inspired glue probably effective in fetal membrane repair Science Daily Mussel-Inspired 'Glue' for Fetal Membrane Repair The Times of India 'Glue' helps in fetal membrane repair Top News (India) Mussel-inspired "glue" shows promise in fetal membrane repair R&D Magazine Mussel-inspired glue for fetal membrane repair

01/22/10 UPI, January 22, 2010 Mussel glue inspires fetal sealant 07/21/09 Big Ten Network broadcasts feature on mussel adhesive protein mimetic polymers 04/16/08 Discovery Channel website reports on mussel-inspired polymer 'primer' for layer-by-

layer coatings 01/02/08 Polydopamine coating featured in Nature Materials "News and Views" article written

by Prof. Herbert Waite

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12/22/07 Geckel, our reversible wet/dry adhesive, was cited by Discover Magazine as one of the top 100 science developments of 2007

11/01/07 Science paper discussed in Northwestern Newswire 10/30/07 Science paper highlighted in Philippine Daily Inquirer 10/24/07 Polydopamine research highlighted in Daily Northwestern 10/20/07 Polydopamine research highlighted in Science Daily 10/19/07 Science paper highlighted in Hindustan Times Science paper discussed in McCormick News Article Science paper highlighted in Science Friday (NPR) 10/18/07 Polydopamine research highlighted in National Geographic Online Polydopamine research highlighted in Agence France Presse Science paper highlighted in Discovery Channel 10/15/07 Prof. Messersmith quoted in C&E News story on biomimetic tree frog adhesive 10/11/07 Gecko/mussel adhesive research described in a Scientific American story on

biomimetic adhesives 9/20/07 Geckel research discussed in WGGB-TV (Springfield, MA), KDKF-TV (Medford,

OR), WTNH-TV (Hartford), WEAR-TV (Mobile) 9/19/07 Geckel research highlighted in Science Central 8/09/07 Geckel research highlighted in San Diego Union-Tribune 8/07/07 Geckel research highlighted in Columbus Dispatch 8/04/07 Geckel research highlighted in Science News 7/30/07 Geckel research described in Chicago Tribune story 7/24/07 Nature paper discussed in The New York Times 7/23/07 Geckel research highlighted in Nanotechweb.org 7/21/07 Nature paper discussed in Medical News Today 7/20/07 Geckel research highlighted in Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal Nature paper discussed in McCormick News Article 7/19/07 Geckel research highlighted in CBC News Nature paper highlighted in London's The Times Nature paper highlighted in Agence France Presse Nature paper highlighted in The Herald, UK Geckel research highlighted in Asian News International Geckel research highlighted in InTheNews, UK 7/18/07 Geckel research highlighted in MSNBC Geckel research highlighted in Technology Review by MIT Nature paper discussed by ScienceMode in Science Geckel research highlighted in BBC News Geckel research highlighted in National Geographic online Story in C&E News on nature paper Geckel research highlighted in Technology News Daily Nature paper discussed in Bloomberg.com Geckel reserach is highlighted in News.com.au Nature paper discussed in Science Daily magazine 7/17/07 Geckel research highlighted in News Center, Northwestern University 8/28/06 Article in The Boston Globe discusses Messersmith Group research on mussel

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8/24/06 Mussel research announced in "News and Views" section of Nature 8/15/06 PNAS paper highlighted in London's The Times 8/14/06 PNAS paper discussed in New Scientist magazine PNAS paper receives press coverage in ScienceNOW magazine 8/21/05 Fortune Magazine article describes Messersmith group research on mussel adhesive

protein mimetics. 8/12/05 Mussel adhesive-inspired coatings discussed in Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry

magazine. 6/16/05 New JACS paper on antifouling peptidomimetic polymers featured in research

highlights section of Nature. 5/18/05 Whitaker Foundation reports on Messersmith group research. 5/17/05 New JACS paper on antifouling peptidomimetic polymers featured in latest news

section of Chemical and Engineering News. 5/16/05 New JACS paper on antifouling peptidomimetic polymers highlighted in Science

Daily. 5/14/05 New JACS paper on antifouling peptidomimetic polymers highlighted in Medical

News Today, UK. 11/4/04 New $7.5M NIH grant to develop regenerative medicine approaches for treatment of

spinal cord defects and diabetes. NU Observer. 11/1/04 Article describes Messersmith group participation in nanobiothechnology institute at

NU. McCormick By Design. 2/19/04 Mussel adhesive research highlighted in NU Observer 1/28/04 Mussel adhesive research featured in Chemistry Magazine, published by American

Chemical Society 1/26/04 Dallas Morning News article describes mussel adhesive protein research 7/17/03 Medical Design News article highlights Messersmith group research 6/25/03 Potential benefits of non-fouling mussel adhesives cited in Men's Health magazine 6/21/03 Mussel adhesive research highlighted in the Chicago Tribune 6/12/03 April 9 JACS paper highlighted in MRS Bulletin 4/28/03 Mussel adhesive research highlighted in Business Week: Developments to Watch 4/24/03 New Scientist reports on mussel adhesive research 4/22/03 UPI Science News: Mussel 'glue' can anchor medical implants 4/17/03 Finanical Times: Implants get mussel power ... TECHNOLOGY WORTH

WATCHING 4/11/03 The Engineer publishes article on mussel adhesive research Mussel adhesive research in United Press International story 4/9/03 Science Daily highlights JACS paper "Mussel Adhesive Protein Mimetic Polymers for

the Preparation of Nonfouling Surfaces" 4/1/03 JACS paper "Mussel Adhesive Protein Mimetic Polymers for the Preparation of

Nonfouling Surfaces" highlighted in March 28 issue of Science Other Professional Activities NIH Peer Review Panels (permanent): Biomaterials and Biointerfaces Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, 2003-2007.

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Special Grants Review Study Section, NIDCR, 2007-2010. NIH Peer Review Panels (ad-hoc): Surgery and Bioengineering Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, February 1999. Tissue Engineering Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, November 1999. Oral Biology and Medicine (OBM2) Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, October 2000,

March 2002, November 2002, February 2003. Oral Biology and Medicine (OBM1) Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, February

2001, June 2001. Special Emphasis Panel, Center for Scientific Review, April 2001 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant review panels:

Orthopaedic Sciences, July 2000, November 2000, March 2001, November 2002. Dental Sciences, July 1998, November 1998, April 1999, July 2000.

Special Emphasis Panel, Conferences, NIDCR, February 1999. Special Emphasis Panel, Biomimetics and Tissue Engineering RFA, NIDCR, June 1999. Special Emphasis Panel, Conferences, NIDCR, October 1999. Special Emphasis Panel, Program Project Grants, NIDCR, October 2001. Special Emphasis Panel (Chair), Conferences, NIDCR, January 2002. Special Emphasis Panel, Stem Cell Bioengineering RFA, NIDCR, June 2002. Special Emphasis Panel (Chair), Conferences, NIDCR, February 2003. Special Emphasis Panel, Biomimetics and Tissue Engineering RFA, NIDCR, March 2002. Special Emphasis Panel, Restoration of Orofacial Tissues RFA, NIDCR, April 2003. Special Emphasis Panel, Advanced Biomaterials RFA, NIBIB, August 2003. Special Emphasis Panel, Conferences, NIDCR, November 2004. Special Emphasis Panel (Chair), Conferences, NIDCR, July 2005. Special Emphasis Panel, Nanomedicine Development Centers for the NIH Roadmap Nanomedicine Initiative, August 2005. Special Emphasis Panel, Institutional Training Grants, December 2006. Special Emphasis Panel (RC1), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, NIH, June 2009.

Health Research Program, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, August 1999. Other

Ohio Board of Regents Eminent Scholar Program, October 2000. US Department of State, October 2000. Austrian Science Fund, November 2003. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK), February 2004. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Canada), July 2004. Research Commission, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, October 2004. South Carolina NASA/EPSCOR Grant Review, November 2004. American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund Grant Review, December 2004. Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, January 2005. South Carolina DoD/EPSCOR Grant Review, July 2005. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK), September 2005. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Regenerative Medicine and Nanomedicine Grant Review Committee, September 2005.

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Memberships: American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Materials Research Society, Society for Biomaterials