麻豆传媒

Research in the Biomaterials and Nanomedicine Laboratory focuses on capturing the promise of nanomaterials for the development of new strategies for the detection and treatment of diseases. Specifically, our group develops functional nanostructures that can act as highly specific contrast agents for bioimaging, in vitro and in vivo biosensors, targeted and intracellular drug delivery systems, and stimuli controlled delivery systems. These responsive nanomaterials incorporate functional nucleic acid linkers, enzymatically cleavable linkers, polyelectrolytes, and amphiphilic copolymers to mediate physico-chemical changes in the polymeric networks upon interaction with target molecules, leading to the desired material response. Work in the laboratory encompasses the synthesis and characterization of copolymers and nanoparticles, in vitro confirmation of stimuli-responsive behavior, and the evaluation of the particle functionality on cultured human cells. Dr. Betancourt鈥檚 group collaborates with academic and industrial researchers for preclinical evaluation of the compatibility and efficacy of the developed biomaterials and technology transfer.
 
Current projects in Dr. Betancourt鈥檚 laboratory include the development of: (1) aptamer-based responsive nanostructures that can be activated by disease-specific molecules, and on the study of the applications of these functional materials in targeted drug delivery, bioimaging, and biomolecular sensing; (2) highly specific nanoparticle-based near infrared contrast agents and drug delivery systems for optical detection and treatment of cancer; (3) photoablation agents and biosensors based on conductive polymers.

Professional Preparation
鈥� B.S. Chemical Engineering, High Honors, University of Missouri 鈥� Rolla, December 1995
鈥� M.S. Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, May 2000
鈥� Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, May 2005

Employment
2018-present Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University
2014-2015 Martin Luther King Jr., Visiting Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2013-2017 Associate Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University
2008- 2013 Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Yale University
2007-2008 Research Scientist, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan
2005-2007 Research Investigator, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan

Selected Academic and Professional Honors
Smith-Cotton High School Academic Hall of Fame (1 of 3 first inaugural inductees) 2013
Yale Junior Faculty Fellowship 2011-2012
PECASE - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2011)
Yale Arthur Greer Memorial Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publication or Research 2011
NSF CAREER Award (2010) One of < 5% of recipients in their first year of eligibility
Dr. Theophilus Sorrell Fellow (National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers) 2003
Professional and Academic Memberships
Electrochemical Society (ECS)
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Material Research Society (MRS)
National Soc. of Black Engineers (Yale Dean)
Resident Fellow Yale Trumbull College
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
(Secretary/Treasurer CRE Division)
Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society)
Yale Black Graduate Network (Faculty Advisor)
Eagle Scout (National Eagle Scout Association)

Jin Kim Montclare is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, who is performing groundbreaking research in engineering proteins to mimic nature and, in some cases, work better than nature. She works to customize artificial proteins with the aim of targeting human disorders, drug delivery and tissue regeneration as well as create nanomaterials for electronics. Using multidisciplinary expertise in chemistry and genetic engineering, these results have already been realized.

Prior to joining NYU-Tandon, Montclare was a postdoctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology in the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.

She received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Fordham University in 1997, a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Bioorganic Chemistry from Yale University in 2001 and 2003, respectively.

Among her many honors and awards are the AAAS Leshner Fellowship, AIMBE Fellow, ACS Rising Star Award, Agnes Faye Morgan Research Award from Iota Sigma Pi, Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering Fellowship, American Chemical Society PROGRESS /Dreyfus Lectureship, the Dreyfus Special Grants Program Award, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award, the Wechsler Award for Excellence, the Othmer Junior Fellow Award, the National Institute鈥檚 of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship, and the National Science Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship.

Montclare is the author of numerous papers for refereed journals, colloquia, and seminars and holds several patents.

She is a member of the American Chemical Society, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, the Biophysical Society, the Materials Research Society, the Biochemical Society, the Protein Society and American Association of Cancer Research, and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Professor Valeska Ting is based in the Department of Mechanical Engineering where she leads a specialist research team developing the use of nanomaterials 鈥� highly useful materials with features between 1 nm and 100 nm in size - for sustainable energy storage and for energy use, such as in hydrogen-powered vehicles. Her work contributes to the development of safer, more efficient ways to store and deliver sustainable energy. Professor Ting serves on the UK-based EPSRC-led national Energy Strategic Advisory Committee. She is very active in science and engineering outreach and is one of the BBC鈥檚 BAME Expert Voices. Professor Ting was named among the Top 50 Women in Engineering in Sustainability in 2020 by the Women鈥檚 Engineering Society. 

Education
2002 - BSc Science and Technology, Victoria University of Wellington, 2007 - PhD Inorganic and Solid State Chemistry, The Australian National University

Accomplishments
2013 - Sir Frederick Warner Medal, Gold Medal for Engineering, and the Westminster Medal, SET for Britain competition at the House of Commons, 2020 - Top 50 Women in Engineering - Awarded by the Women鈥檚 Engineering Society