Curriculum Vitae KRISTI L. KIICK, PH.D. Professor www.udel.edu/mseg Department of Materials Science and Engineering
[email protected] Biomedical Engineering 302 831 0201 University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy Polymer Science and Engineering 2001 University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA NDSEG Predoctoral Fellow Master of Science Polymer Science and Engineering 1998 University of Massachusetts Amherst , Amherst, MA Master of Science Chemistry 1991 University of Georgia, Athens, GA NSF Predoctoral Fellow Bachelor of Science Chemistry, Summa cum laude 1989 University of Delaware, Newark, DE Eugene duPont Memorial Scholar RESEARCH INTERESTS Biologically derived methods for the synthesis and assembly of advanced macromolecular materials The development of protein engineering methods for the synthesis of artificial protein polymers functionalized with both natural and non-natural amino acids, and the chemical modification of protein polymers to produce well-defined protein-based architectures. 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