CAREER: An Integrated Career Development Plan: Enhanced Molecular Transport Across Lipid Bilayer Membranes

9624832 Prausnitz该职业发展计划包含研究和教育活动。 该研究的目的是开发一个机制的理解超声波对分子运输跨脂质双层膜的影响，特别是在药物输送应用。 将使用流式细胞术、荧光显微镜和阻抗显微镜评估转运速率并检测是否存在各种转运机制。 这项研究还将研究超声波对提高分子穿过皮肤的转运速率的影响。 教育计划的目标是扩大学生与各学科其他科学家互动的社区。 其中一些方面包括在标准化学工程课程中使用非传统问题，以及开发一门新的生物工程课程，强调跨学科思维和与大学以外的人互动。 ***

9624832 Prausnitz This career development plan contains both research and education activities. The objective of the research is to develop a mechanistic understanding of the effects of ultrasound on molecular transport cross lipid bilayer membranes, with particular regard to drug delivery applications. Flow cytometry, fluorescence microscopy, and impedance microscopy will be used to assess transport rates and test for the presence of various transport mechanisms. This research will also investigate the effect of ultrasound on increasing molecular transport rates across skin. The goal of the educational plan is to broaden the community in which students interact with other scientists in various disciplines. Some aspects of this include the use of nontraditional problems in standard chemical engineering courses, and the development of a new bioengineering course which emphasizes cross- disciplinary thinking and interaction with people outside the university. ***