Engineering High School
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KATHRYN ELIZABETH UHRICH
Rutgers University 732-***-**** (O)
Wright-Rieman Laboratories 732-***-**** (Fax)
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Piscataway, NJ 08854-8087 rutchem.rutgers.edu/faculty/uhrich.html
EDUCATION
Cornell University Ithaca, NY
PhD in Organic Chemistry (1992)
MS (1989)
Thesis under Professor Jean M.J. Fr chet entitled "The Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Novel
Dendritic, Hyperbranched and Linear Organic Macromolecules"
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
BS in Chemistry, cum laude (1986)
Undergraduate research project under Dr. James J. Worman in the Energy Research Center involving
mechanistic studies of products formed in coal gasification condensate water
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
HERS Bryn Mawr Summer Institute, PA, Summer 2008.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Piscataway, NJ
July 2009-present
Dean of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences
July 2008-June 2009
Associate Chair and Graduate Program Director, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
July 2006-present
Professor, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
July 2000-June 2006
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
September 1998-present
Full Member, Graduate Faculty in the Department of Pharmaceutical Science
April 1998-present
Full Member, Graduate Faculty in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
September 1997-present
Full Member, Graduate Faculty in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
September 1995-June 2000
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
March 1993-July 1995
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Post-doctoral research under Professor Robert Langer in the Department of Chemical Engineering
involving the study of biodegradable materials for bone implants and drug delivery systems in collaboration
with Cato Laurencin, MD
AT&T Bell Laboratories Murray Hill, NJ
February 1992-February 1993
Research under Dr. Elsa Reichmanis in the division of Lithographic Materials and Chemical Engineering
Research involving the synthesis and characterization of radiation sensitive materials and the examination
of structure-property relationships
Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, NY
July-August 1990
Collaborative research with Dr. S. Richard Turner in the Corporate Research Laboratories involving surface
modification and kinetic studies of hyperbranched polyethers
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
June-August 1985, January-July 1987
Research under Professor Marvin J. Miller in the Department of Chemistry involving the synthesis of
isocyanuric acid derivatives as potential iron chelating agents
Energy Research Center Grand Forks, ND
August 1984-December 1986
Research under Dr. James Worman involving mechanistic studies of products formed in coal gasification
condensate water
USDA-Agricultural Research Science Grand Forks, ND
June-August 1982, June 1983-August 1984
Research under Dr. Forrest Nielsen in the Human Nutrition Center involving the interaction of trace
elements, minerals and amino acids in the biological systems of laboratory animals
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (STUDENT DETAILS AT END OF DOCUMENT)
Rutgers University Piscataway, NJ
Spring 2009
Lecturer and Course Coordinator
"Nano- and Micro-scaled Biosystems" (BME 16:125:582)
Biological & Applied Nanomaterials (MSE 14:150:425)
Special Topics: Biointerfaces (CCB 16:160:544:02)
Fall 2008
Lecturer
Drug Delivery II (Pharm. 30:721:420)
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (BME 125:201)
Polymers (CCB 01:160:161)
Spring 2008
Lecturer and Course Coordinator
"Nano- and Micro-scaled Biosystems" (BME 16:125:582)
Biological & Applied Nanomaterials (MSE 14:150:425)
Fall 2007
Lecturer and Course Coordinator
"Organic Chemistry of High Polymers" (CCB 16:160:509/01:160:409)
Lecturer
Drug Delivery II (Pharm. 30:721:420)
Lecturer and Course co-Coordinator
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"OFRP-Synthetic Organic" (16:160:611)
Spring 2007
Lecturer and Course Coordinator
"Nano- and Micro-scaled Biosystems" (BME 16:125:582)
Biological & Applied Nanomaterials (CME 14:150:410)
Fall 2006
Lecturer and Course Coordinator
"Seminars in Chemistry" (Chem. 16:160:492)
Spring 2006
Lecturer and Course Coordinator
"Nano- and Micro-scaled Biosystems" (BME 16:125:582)
Biological & Applied Nanomaterials (CME 14:150:410)
Lecturer and Course Coordinator
"Seminars in Chemistry" (Chem. 16:160:492)
Fall 2005
Lecturer and Course Coordinator, multi-university & multi-department distance-learning and web-based
graduate/undergraduate course
"Organic Chemistry of High Polymers" (RU-NB Chem. 16:160:509. 01:160:409)
Polymer Chemistry (RU-CD 56:1160:515, 50:160:444)
Lecturer
Drug Delivery II (Pharm. 30:721:420)
Spring 2005
Lecturer and Course Coordinator
"Nano- and Micro-scaled Biosystems" (BME 16:125:582)
Fall 2004
Lecturer
"Organic Chemistry" (Chem. 16:160:307)
Spring 2004
Lecturer and Course Coordinator
"Seminars in Chemistry" (Chem. 16:160:492)
Fall 2003
Lecturer and Course Coordinator, multi-university & multi-department distance-learning and web-based
graduate/undergraduate course
"Organic Chemistry of High Polymers" (RU-NB Chem. 16:160:509. 01:160:409)
Polymer Chemistry (RU-CD 56:1160:515, 50:160:444)
Polymer chemistry (RU-NK 26:160:514)
Lecturer
Drug Delivery II (Pharm. 30:721:420)
Lecturer
Biological Applications of Nanostructures and Nanomaterials (CME 14:150:323)
Spring 2002
Lecturer and Course Coordinator
"Seminars in Chemistry" (Chem. 16:160:492)
Fall 2001
Lecturer and Course Coordinator, multi-university & multi-department distance-learning and web-based
graduate/undergraduate course
"Organic Chemistry of High Polymers" (RU-NB Chem. 16:160:509. 01:160:409)
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Polymer Chemistry (RU-CD 56:1160:515, 50:160:444)
Polymer chemistry (RU-NK 26:160:514)
Lecturer and Course Coordinator
"Seminars in Chemistry" (Chem. 16:160:491)
Spring 2001
Lab Supervisor
"Introduction to Scientific Research" (06:090:130)
Lecturer and Course Coordinator
"Seminars in Chemistry" (Chem. 16:160:492)
Lecturer
Drug Delivery II (Pharm. 30:721:420)
Fall 2000
Lecturer and Course Coordinator, multi-university & multi-department distance-learning and web-based
graduate/undergraduate course
"Organic Chemistry of High Polymers" (Chem. 16:160:409/509; Chem. 16:160:409RK/509RK)
Fundamentals of Biomaterials Science I - Synthesis (Biomed. Eng. 16:125:621)
Spring 2000
Lab Supervisor
"Introduction to Scientific Research" (06:090:130)
Fall 1999
Lecturer and Course Coordinator, multi-university & multi-department distance-learning and web-based
graduate/undergraduate course
"Organic Chemistry of High Polymers" (Chem. 16:160:409/509; Chem. 16:160:409RK/509RK)
Fundamentals of Biomaterials Science I - Synthesis (Biomed. Eng. 16:125:621)
"Introduction to Polymers in Biomaterials" (NJIT Chem. 601)
Fall 1998
Lecturer and Course Coordinator, multi-university & multi-department distance-learning and web-based
graduate/undergraduate course
"Organic Chemistry of High Polymers" (Chem. 16:160:409/509; Chem. 16:160:409RK/509RK)
Fundamentals of Biomaterials Science I - Synthesis (Biomed. Eng. 16:125:621)
"Introduction to Polymers in Biomaterials" (NJIT Chem. 601)
Lecturer, multi-university & multi-department distance-learning graduate course
"Biomaterials Characterization" (Biomed. Eng. 116:25:622)
"Topics in Biochemical Engineering" (Chem. & Biochem. Eng. 16:155:532; NJIT Mech. Eng. 717)
Spring 1998
Lecturer and coordinator, undergraduate course
Principles of Organic Chemistry (Chem. 16:160:316)
Lecturer, graduate course
"Materials Chemistry" (Chem. 16:160:541)
Fall 1997
Lecturer, graduate/undergraduate course
"Organic Chemistry of High Polymers" (Chem. 16:160:409/509; NJIT Chem. 602)
Fundamentals of Biomaterials Science I - Synthesis (Biomed. Eng. 16:125:621)
Spring 1997
Advisor, graduate seminar course, Topics in Advanced Biotechnology
"Drug Delivery Systems" (Chem. & Biochem. Eng. 16:155:604)
Coordinator, graduate seminar course
"Novel Biomaterials" (Molecular Biophysics 16:696:602)
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Fall 1996
Lecturer and Course Coordinator, undergraduate course
"Organic Chemistry Laboratory for Nonmajors" (Chem. 16:160:311)
Fall 1995
Lecturer and Coordinator, undergraduate course
"Organic Chemistry Laboratory for Nonmajors" (Chem. 16:160:311)
Lecturer, graduate course
"Materials Chemistry" (Chem. 16:160:541)
Fall 1995-present
Research Advisor
Postdoctoral associates (3), graduate students (28), undergraduate students (33), high school students
(6) and visiting scientists (3).
American Chemical Society New Brunswick, NJ
Division of Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering
May 1997. Development, Coordinator and Lecturer with Dr. Prabhas Moghe (Chemical & Biochem. Eng.,
Rutgers), Short Course entitled "Degradable Polymers for Medical Applications"
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
February 1993- July 1995. Research supervisor
Visiting scientists (3), undergraduate (6) and graduate (1) students
College of Saint Elizabeth Morristown, NJ
Fall 1992. Tutor
General and organic chemistry
Cornell University Ithaca, NY
Fall 1987-Fall 1989. Teaching assistant
Organic chemistry lecture course, Fall 1989
General and organic chemistry laboratory, Fall 1987- Spring 1988
AWARDS/HONORS
Plenary Speaker, Herbert D. Doan Nanotechnology Symposium
University of Michigan, 2009
Finalist, Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
New York Academy of Sciences, 2007
Hall of Fame: Technology (Polymerix)
New Jersey Technology Council, 2006
Buck-Whitney Award
Eastern New York Section of the American Chemical Society, 2005
New Jersey s Top Pharmaceutical Companies (Polymerix)
NJBiz, 2005
Jean Day Lecturer
Rutgers University, 2005
Outstanding New Jersey Scientist
New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research, 2004
Henry Rutgers Scholars Lecturer
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Rutgers University, 2004
Most Likely to Go Public (Polymerix)
New Jersey Venture Fair, 2004
Plenary Speaker, Harold Nations Symposium
Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003
Life Sciences Company of the Year Award (Polymerix)
New Jersey Technology Council, 2003
Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award: Medical/Technology Transfer
New Jersey R&D Council, 2003
ACS Presidential Travel Award
American Chemical Society, 2003
Best Life Sciences/Healthcare Company (Polymerix)
New Jersey Venture Fair, 2003
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering [elected]
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2003
Haines Lecturer
University of South Dakota, 2001
Grace Hopper Lecturer
University of Pennsylvania, 2001
Board of Trustees Research Fellowship for Scholarly Excellence
Rutgers University, 2000
National Science Foundation CAREER Award
National Science Foundation, 2000-04
Hoechst Celanese Innovative Research Award
Hoechst Celanese, 1996-97 and 1997-98
Johnson & Johnson Discovery Award
Johnson & Johnson Inc., 1996-98
Charles and Johanna Busch Biomedical Research Award
Rutgers University, 1996-98
Sherwin-Williams Student Symposium Award
American Chemical Society, 1991
DuPont Teaching Prize
Cornell University, 1987-88
Denison Undergraduate Award
North Dakota Academy of Science, 1985
Victor J. Cranley Award
University of North Dakota, 1983
Educational Award
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First Bank of North Dakota, 1983
SOCIETIES
New York Academy of Science (2008-present)
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology: Ass n of Biomolecular Resource Facilities
(2007-present)
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (2005-present)
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (2003-present)
Iota Sigma Pi (June 2001-present)
Association for Women in Science (March 1996-present)
Society for Biomaterials (January 1996-present)
Controlled Release Society (January 1996-present)
Materials Research Society (February 1995-present)
American Chemical Society, Polymer and PMSE Divisions (April 1991-present)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Advisory Board, International Conference on Modern Materials and Technologies, SP09-S10.
Committee Member, National Research Council of the National Academies, Biomedical Engineering
Materials and Applications, S07.
Committee Member, Intellectual Property & Tech Transfer, Center for Clinical and Translation Science of
New Jersey, March 2006-present.
Member, Executive Committee of the Institute for Advanced Materials and Devices, Rutgers University,
F06-present.
External Evaluator, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville,
MD, October 2006.
Member, Advisory Committee to the Office for Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering and Math;
Rutgers University, F06-present [appointed]
Chair, Search Committee for Dean (School of Pharmacy); Rutgers University, F06-S07.
Advisor, External Advisory Committee, NSF IGERT on Micro/Nanosystems for Diagnostics and
Therapeutics, Iowa State University/University of Nebraska, September 2006-present [tentative].
Invited Participant, Canadian Nanotechnology Mission, Consulate General of Canada, New York, NY,
March 2006.
Councilor, North Jersey Section, American Chemical Society, 2005-07 [elected].
Member, Vice President of Research and Graduate Education search committee, Rutgers University,
December 2004-SP05.
External Evaluator, RISE Program and Bridge to the Doctorate Programs, Long Island University, 2004-
present.
Member, Search Committee for Vice President of Research and Graduate Education; Rutgers University,
F04-S05
Invited Participant, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Macromolecular Approaches to Advanced
Biomaterials Engineering Systems, Sofia, Bulgaria, November 2003.
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Co-Director, NSF IGERT program, Rutgers University, October 2003-present.
Editorial Board, Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers, 2002-present.
Member, Award Committee for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences, American
Chemical Society, 2002-05 [invited].
Member-at-Large, Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering (PMSE) Division, American Chemical
Society, 2002-03 and 2004-05 [elected].
Member, Academic Oversight Committee for Intercollegiate Athletics (AAOC); Rutgers University, F01-
present [appointed]
Member, Douglass Dean search Committee, Rutgers University, June 2001-May 2002.
Committee, Tissue Engineered Medical Products (TEMP) study section, American Society of Testing and
Materials ASTM, August 2000-present.
Invited Participant, Springboard 2000 Mid-Atlantic VentureForum, National Women's Business Council,
Washington, DC, July 2000.
Scientific Founder and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board, Polymerix Corporation, Piscataway, NJ, June
2000-present.
Representative, BTEC Secretariat for Polymer Division, American Chemical Society, January 1999-April
2008.
Member, Journal of Materials Research Task Force, Materials Research Society, Summer 1998.
Advertising Chair, Polymer Preprints, Polymer Division, American Chemical Society, April 1997-Spring
2001.
Assistant Editor, Polymer Preprints, Polymer Division, American Chemical Society, Spring 1996-Spring
2001.
SYMPOSIA ACTIVITIES: INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL
National Programming Chair, POLY, American Chemical Society
Spring meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008
Spring meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007
Spring meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 26-30, 2006
Meeting Chair, Materials Research Society
Fall meeting, Boston, MA, November 2005
Workshop Organizer, American Chemical Society
Polymers in Medicine and Biology with B. Ratner (U. Washington) and J. Riffle (Virginia Tech),
POLY Division, Sonoma, CA, June 2009
Polymers in Medicine and Biology with B. Ratner (U. Washington) and J. Riffle (Virginia Tech),
POLY Division, Sonoma, CA, June 2007
Polymers in Medicine and Biology with B. Ratner (U. Washington) and J. Riffle (Virginia Tech),
POLY Division, Sonoma, CA, June 2005
Symposium Organizer, American Chemical Society
"ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials: Symposium in Honor of Robert S. Langer", POLY
Division, Chicago, IL, March 2007
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"6 International Biorelated Polymers Symposium" with R. Ottenbrite (Virginia Commonwealth),
POLY Division, Philadelphia, PA, August 2004
"Polymers for Biomedical Applications: Advanced Strategies for a New Millennium" with B. Ratner
(U. Washington) and P. Ma (U. Michigan), Macromolecular Secretariat, Chicago, IL, August 2001
"New Development in Polymer Synthesis" with K. Wooley (Washington). PolyMillennial 2000,
Hawaii, HI, December 2000
"Biomedical Polymers", Frontiers for Polymer Science in the 21st Century Macromolecular
Secretariat, San Francisco, CA, March 2000
Symposium Organizer, Materials Research Society
International materials research conference on Biomaterials Zhongwei Gu (Sichuan U) and
Nicholas Spencer (ETH), Chongqing, China, June 2008
"Biomaterials for Drug Delivery" with M. Salzman (Yale), D. Luo (Cornell) and A. Chilkoti (Duke),
Boston, MA, December 2003
"Polymeric Materials: Drugs, Delivery and Devices" with T. Neenan (GelTex), Boston, MA,
November 30 - December 1, 1998
Symposium Organizer, other
"Polymer Nano-Hybrids at Bio-Interfaces" with K Wynne, C-S Ha, Y Chujo; International Chemical
Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Pacifichem2010; Honolulu, HI, December 15-20, 2010
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Medical Applications of Novel Biomaterials and Nanotechnology with P Vincenzini (NRC); 5
Forum on New Materials; Tuscany, Italy; June 13-18, 2010
Session Chair, American Chemical Society
"Materials for Controlled Release Applications", POLY Division, Las Vegas, NV, September 1997
"Special Topics in Polymer Chemistry", POLY Division, San Francisco, CA, April 1997
Session Chair, Society for Biomaterials
"Polymer Scaffolding for Tissue Engineering", Providence, RI, April 1999
Session Chair, Biomedical Engineering Society
"Absorbable Polymeric Biomaterials", Cleveland, OH, October 1998
Session Chair, Materials Research Society
"Biological and Biomimetic Materials - Properties to Function", Francisco, CA, March 2002
"Polymers in Orthopedics", Boston, MA, December 1997
Discussion Leader, Gordon Research Conference
"Chemistry of Supramolecules and Assemblies", Newport, RI, August 1997
SYMPOSIA ACTIVITIES: REGIONAL
Symposium Organizer, New Jersey section of the American Chemical Society
Biomaterials and Polymers with F. Jaekle (Rutgers-Newark), Piscataway, NJ, May 2005
Symposium Planning Committee, New Jersey section of the American Chemical Society
Baekeland Award honoring John Hartwig (Yale University), Morristown, NJ, November 2003
Baekeland Award with L. McQuire (Novartis Pharmaceuticals), honoring Chad Mirkin (Northwestern
University), Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, April 2002.
Session Chair, American Chemical Society Middle Atlantic Regional
"Recent Advances in Polymer Chemistry", Madison, NJ, May 1999
Organizer, Laboratory Seminar Series, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fall 1994-Fall 1995
REVIEWER ACTIVITIES
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Abstract Reviewer, Session on Biomaterials Degradation, World Biomaterials Congress, May 2000.
Grant Reviewer, MRS Undergraduate Materials Research Initiative, November 1999.
Grant Reviewer, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC
Member, Office of Women s Health intramural scientific research panel, September 2006-08
Grant Reviewer, National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC
Chair, AED Special Emphasis Panel: Biomaterials, BST: July 2008.
Chair, AED Special Emphasis Panel: Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, BST: December 2007.
Member, Special Emphasis Panel: Nanostructured Dental Composite Restorative Materials,
NIDCR: December 2006.
Chair, Special Emphasis Panel: Advanced Materials, BST: July 2004.
Member, Biomaterials and Biointerfaces Study Section, CSR BST-IRG: August 2003-June 2007
[nominated].
Member, Special Emphasis Panel: Advanced Materials, August 2003.
Member, Special Emphasis Panels: Reparative Medicine, November 2002.
Member, Special Emphasis Panel: COBRE, June 2002.
Member, Special Emphasis Panel: Bioengineering Research Program, March 2002.
Member, Special Emphasis Panel: Bioengineering Research Partnerships, March 2002.
Temporary member, Oral Biology and Medicine -2, June 2001.
Member, Special Emphasis Panel: Bioengineering Research Program, March 2001.
Member, Special Emphasis Panel: Orthopedic Medicine, October 1998.
Temporary member, Surgery & Bioengineering, June 1997.
Grant Reviewer, National Science Foundation
BES -Biomedical Engineering panel review, Washington, DC, January 2003.
CAREER awards, BES -Biomedical Engineering panel review, Washington, DC, January 2001.
External, August 1995-present.
External Grant Reviewer (other)
Clinical & Translational Science Pilot Awards (NIH CTS planning grant awarded to Rutgers and
UMDNJ-RWJMS), May 2007-present
American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
Sea Grants
U.S. Department of Energy
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lab
U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF)
Peer Reviewer (manuscripts)
Acta Materiala
Applied Biomaterials
Biomacromolecules
Biomaterials
Chemistry of Materials
European Polymer Journal
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers
Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition
Journal of Controlled Release
Journal of Orthopedic Research
Journal of Physical Chemistry
Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Langmuir
Macromolecular Biosciences
Macromolecules
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Nature
Pharmaceutical Research
Polymer
Polymer Bulletin
Polymer Engineering & Science
Polymer Gels and Networks
Polymers for Microelectronics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
Science
Book Reviewer
"Step-Growth Polymers for High-Performance Materials: New Synthetic Methods", JL Hedrick and
JW Labadie, Eds., ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 624, ACS, Washington, DC, 1995. In J. Control.
Rel., in press.
"Star and Hyperbranched Polymers", MK Mishra and S Kobayashi, Marcel Dekker, New York,
1999. In Polymer News, 25, 143-144 (2000).
"Frontiers in Biomedical Polymer Applications", R. Ottenbrite, Ed., Technomic, Lancaster, PA,
1998. In Polymer News, 24, 399-400 (1999).
"Medical Plastics - Degradation Resistance & Failure Analysis", R. Portnoy, Plastic Design Library,
Norwich, NY, 1998. In Polymer News, 24, 35 (1999).
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
Panel Member, Women in Science & Technology Workforce Summit, Panel session: Connecting
Education and Careers, West Windsor, NJ, May 2008.
The Alchemist (Pride Profile), Jersey Roots, Global Reach ad campaign, Rutgers University, 2008-present.
Panel Member, Women in Science & Engineering, Plenary panel session: Career Choices, Princeton, NJ;
March 2008.
Panel Member, Women in Science & Technology Workforce Summit, Plenary panel session: Views from
the Field, New Brunswick, NJ, June 2007.
Member, Advisory Council for Women & Philanthropy, Rutgers University Foundation, Piscataway, NJ, July
2005-present [appointed].
Host scientist and research group, High School Summer Biomedical Research Fellowship Program,
sponsored by the New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research, Piscataway, NJ, July 2005.
Mentor, Careers in Science, Cadette Girl Scout Troop 338, Piscataway, NJ, April 2004.
Panelist, Tapping into New Jersey s Resources, Biotechnology Council of NJ, Kenilworth, NJ, November
2003.
Judge, Science Fair (Projects from Grades 7-12), Oak Knoll * Novartis Partnership in Science Education,
Summit, NJ, April 2003.
Mentor & Research Supervisor, RISE@Rutgers, Rutgers University, Summer 2001-present.
Participant, "Teaching Inclusive Science and Engineering", Workshop sponsored by NSF and Douglass
College, Rutgers University, Fall 2001-Spring 2002.
Participant, "Building Bridges: Beginning the Conversation Across Cultures", Workshop sponsored by
Douglass College and the Women's Studies Program, Rutgers University, February 1999.
Mentor, Minority Apprenticeship Precollege Program in Science, Rutgers University, Summer 1998.
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Advisor, student chapter of Association for Women in Science, Rutgers University, October 1997-May
1999.
Judge, Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, Academy of Applied Science, Piscataway, NJ, March
1997.
Organizer and Participant, Demonstrations entitled "Polymers", Rutgers University, Douglass College,
Spring 1997-present.
Mentor & Research Supervisor, Project SEED, sponsored by the American Chemical Society, Rutgers
University, Summer 1996-present.
Mentor & Research Supervisor, Project SUPER, Rutgers University, Douglass College, Spring 1995-
present.
"Expand Your Horizons" Program, Cornell University, October 1990.
PHILANTHROPY
1983 Excellence Scholarship for gifted high school seniors graduating from Grand Forks Central High
School (Grand Forks, ND) to attend college, established 2007.
Jeannette and Herbert Kroll Scholarship for entering female/minority freshman enrolled in
science/engineering to attend the University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND), established 2006.
Plainfield High School Undergraduate Scholarship for gifted high school seniors from Plainfield, NJ to
attend Rutgers, established 2005.
INVITED ARTICLES
Johnson, ML; Piracha, NZ; Casas, R; McDermott, MK: Dair, BJ; Padwardhan, DV: Uhrich, KE Ampicillin-
based Poly(Anhydride-Amide) as Metal Implant Coatings, special Regenerative Medicine issue, Adv
Mater, under review. [invited)]
Prudencio, A and Uhrich, KE From Wlillow Bark to PolyAspirin, Education in Chemistry, under review.
[invited]
Wang, J; del Rosario, LS; Demirdirek, B; Bae, A; and Uhrich, KE Comparison of PEG chain length and
density on amphiphilic macromolecular nanocarriers: self-assembled and unimolecular micelles, Acta
Biomateriala, 5 883-892 (2009). [invited]
Schmeltzer, R; Johnson, J; Griffin, J; and Uhrich, KE "Comparison of salicylate-based poly(anhydride-
esters) formed via melt condensation vs. solution polymerization, J. Biomater. Sci. Polymer Ed., 19 (10)
1295-1306 (2008). [invited]
Wang, J; Plourde, NM; Iverson, N; Moghe, PV and Uhrich, KE Nanoscale Amphiphilic Macromolecules as
Lipoprotein Inhibitors: The role of charge and architecture, Intern. J. Nanomedicine, 2 (4) 697-705 (2007).
[invited]
Tian, L; Yam, L; Wang, J; Tat, H and Uhrich, KE Core Crosslinkable Polymeric Micelles from PEG-lipid
Amphiphiles as Drug Carriers, J. Mater. Chem., 14-14-231*-**** (2004). [invited]
Anastasiou, T. and Uhrich, KE "Aminosalicylate-based Biodegradable Polymers: Synthesis and In Vitro
Characterization of Poly(anhydride-esters) and Poly(anhydride-amides)", J. Polym. Sci. A: Polym. Chem.,
41, 3667-3679 (2003). [invited].
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Erdmann, L.; Macedo, B. and Uhrich, KE "Degradable Poly(anhydride-ester) Implants: Effects of Localized
Salicylic Acid Release on Bone", Biomaterials, 21-24-250*-**** (2000). [invited]
Uhrich, KE; Cannizzaro, SM; Langer, RS and Shakesheff, K. "Polymeric Systems for Controlled Drug
Release", Chem. Rev., 99-11-318*-**** (1999). [invited].
Jiang, A. and Uhrich, KE "Polymer-Salt Complexes as Solid Electrolytes", Polym. News, 24, 221-225
(1999). [invited]
Uhrich, KE "Hyperbranched Polymers for Drug Delivery", Trends Polym. Sci., 5 (12) 388-393 (1997).
[invited]
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Whitaker-Brothers, K and Uhrich, KE Effect of pH on Hydrolysis of Polyanhydride Fibers, in preparation.
Song, M; Munikoti, V; Shreiber, D and Uhrich, KE Modification of collagen adhesivity through peptide
grafting and cellular responses, in preparation.
Kim, Y and Uhrich, KE Synthesis and characterization of 5-aminosaliyclic acid-based poly(anhydride-
esters) by solution polymerization, in preparation.
Prudencio, A; Song, MJ and Uhrich, KE Synthesis, hydrolytic degradation and cytotoxicity of antioxidant-
based poly(anhydride-esters), in preparation.
Tao, Li and Uhrich, KE Stabilized polymeric micelles by amphiphilic macromolecules for hydrophobic
compounds, in preparation.
Tao, Li and Uhrich, KE Stabilization of phospholipid vesicles by amphiphilic scorpion-like
macromolecules, in preparation.
Whitaker-Brothers, K and Uhrich, KE Thermomechanical analysis and adhesivity of antiseptic-loaded
salicylate-based poly(anhydride-esters), in preparation.
Song, MJ; Carbone, AL; Buettner, HM and Uhrich, KE Dorsal root ganglia neuron outgrowth and Schwann
cell proliferation on NSAID-based poly(anhydride-ester) surfaces, in preparation.
Sparks, SM; Harmon, AM; Waite, CL; Roth, CM; and Uhrich, KE Aminated Amphiphilic Scorpion-like
Macromolecules: Novel Vectors for Nucleic Acid Delivery, in preparation.
Griffin, J; Carbone, A; Delgado-Rivera, R; Meiners, S; Uhrich, KE Design and Evaluation of Novel
Polyanhydride Blends as Nerve Guidance Conduits Acta Biomaterialia, submitted.
Reynolds, MA; Carbone, A; Aichelmann-Reidy, ME; Wharburton, G; Uhrich, KE Salicylic Acid-based
Polyanhydride Composite Bone Grafts, J Biocompat Polym, submitted.
Reynolds, MA; Aichelmann-Reidy, ME; Wharburton, G; Uhrich, KE Salicylic Acid-based Poly(anhydride
esters) in Bone Regeneration, Biomaterials, submitted.
del Rosario, LS; Demirdirek, B; Harmon, A; Orban, D; Uhrich, KE Micellar nanocarriers assembled from
doxorubicin-conjugated amphiphilic macromolecules, Macromol. Biosci., in revision.
Anastasiou, T. and Uhrich, KE " Degradation and Erosion Behavior of Xylyl-based Polyanhydrides", J Appl
Polym Sci, in revision.
Mazumdar, N; Uhrich, KE Slow Release Polymer-iodine Tablets for Disinfection of Untreated Surface
Water, J Appl Polym Sci, in revision.
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Rossi, MP; Trager, J; Langowski, B; Schwarzbauer, J; Kohn, J; Uhrich, K; Moghe, PV Enhanced Cell-
Interactive Display of Biofunctionalized Nanoparticles via Plasma-Initiated Patterning, submitted.
Langowski, BA, Li, H; Grumet, M and Uhrich, KE Laminin micropatterns direct attachment and outgrowth
of neuronal stem cells, J Biomed Mater Res, Part A, under review.
Prudencio, A; Song, MJ and Uhrich, KE Novel Antimicrobial-based Poly(anhydride-amides): Synthesis and
Bioactivity, Biomacromolecules, under review.
Prudencio, A; Carbone, AL; Griffin J; Uhrich, KE A Novel Approach for Incorporation of Mono-functional
Bioactive Phenols into Polyanhydrides, Macromol Rapid Comm, in press.
Carbone, AL; Uhrich, KE Design and Synthesis of Fast-Degrading Poly(anhydride-esters), Macromol
Rapid Comm, in press.
Harmon, AM and Uhrich, KE In vitro evaluation of amphiphilic macromolecular nanocarriers for systemic
drug delivery, J. Bioactive Comp. Polym., in press.
Waite, CL; Sparks, SM, Uhrich, KE; Roth, CM Acetylation of PAMAM Dendrimers for Delivery of siRNA to
Cancer Cells, BMC Biotechnology, 9 (23) (2009).
Johnson, M and Uhrich, KE Concurrent Release of Admixed Antimicrobials and Salicylic Acid from
Salicylate-based Poly(anhydride-esters), J Biomed Mater Res, Part A, in press (2008).
Djordjevic, J; del Rosario, L; Wang, J; Uhrich, KE Amphiphilic Scorpion-like Macromolecules as Micellar
Nanocarriers for Nuclear Delivery, J. Bioactive Comp. Polym. 23 (6) 532-551 (2008).
Carbone, AL, Song, MJ and Uhrich, KE Iodinated salicylate-based poly(anhydride-esters) as radiopaque
biomaterials, Biomacromolecules, 9 (6) 1604 1612 (2008).
Rosenberg, LE; Carbone, AL; R mling, U; Uhrich, KE and Chikindas, ML Salicylic acid-based
poly(anhydride-esters) for control of biofilm formation in Salmonella enterica serover Typhimurium, Lett.
Appl. Microbiology 46 593-599 (2008).
Song, MJ and Uhrich, KE Optimal micropattern dimensions to enhance neurite outgrowth rates, lengths
and orientations, Ann. Biomed. Eng., 35-10-181*-**** (2007).
Reynolds, MA; Prudencio, A; Aichelmann-Reidy, ME, Woodward, K; and Uhrich, KE Non-steroidal Anti-
inflammatory Drug (NSAID)-derived Poly(anhydride-esters) in Bone and Periodontal Regeneration, Curr.
Drug Delivery, 4 (3) 233-239 (2007).
Steege, KE; Wang, J; Uhrich, KE and Castner, EW Local polarity and microviscosity in the hydrophobic
cores of amphiphilic star-like macromolecules and amphiphilic scorpion-like macromolecules,
Macromolecules, 40 3739-3748 (2007).
Yeagy, B; Prudencio, A; Schmeltzer, RC; Uhrich, KE and Cook, TJ Characterization and In Vitro
Degradation of Microspheres Based on Novel Salicylate Poly(anhydride-esters), J. Microencapsulation, 23
(6) 643-653 (2006).
Wang, J; Tian, L, Argenti, A and Uhrich, KE Nanoscale Amphiphilic Star-like Macromolecules with
Carboxy-, Methoxy- and Amine-terminated Chain Ends, J Bioactive Compat Polym, 21, 297-313 (2006).
Schmeltzer, R; and Uhrich, KE "Synthesis and characterization of antiseptic-based poly(anhydride-esters),
Polym. Bull., 57 (3) 281-291 (2006).
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Bryers, JD; Jarvis, RA; Lebo, J; Prudencio, A; Kyriakides, TR and Uhrich, K Biodegradation of
Poly(anhydride-esters) into Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Their Effect on Pseudomonas
aeruginosa Biofilms in vitro and on the Foreign Body Response in vivo, Biomaterials, 27-29-503*-****
(2006).
Chnari, E; Nikitczuk, JS; Wang, J; Uhrich, KE and Moghe, PV "Engineered Polymeric Nanoparticles for
Receptor-targeted Blockage of Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein Uptake and Artherogenesis in
Macrophages", Biomacromolecules, 7 (7) 1796-1805 (2006).
Chnari, E; Nikitczuk, JS; Uhrich, KE and Moghe, PV " Nanoscale anionic macromolecules can inhibit
cellular uptake of differentially oxidized low density lipoproteins, Biomacromolecules, 7 (2) 597-603 (2006).
Tao, L and Uhrich, KE Novel Amphiphilic Macromolecules and Their In Vitro Characterization as Stabilized
Micellar Drug Delivery Systems, J. Colloid Interfac. Sci., 298 (1) 102-110 (2006).
Schmeltzer, R; and Uhrich, KE "Synthesis and Characterization of Salicylic Acid-based Poly(anhydride-
ester) Copolymers, J. Bioactive Compat. Polym., 21 (2) 123-133 (2006).
Whitaker-Brothers, K and Uhrich, K Investigation into the Erosion Mechanism of Salicylate-based
Poly(anhydride-esters), J. Biomed. Mater. Res.: Part A, 76A, 470-479 (2006).
Langowski, BA and Uhrich, KE Microscale Plasma Initiated Patterning ( PIP), Langmuir, 21, 10509-
10514 (2005).
Miao, J; Xu, G; Zhu, L; Tian, L; Uhrich, KE; Aliva-Orta, CA; Hsiao, BS and Utz, M Chain-Folding and
Overall Molecular Conformation in a Novel Amphiphilic Starlike Macromolecule, Macromolecules, 38,
7074-7082 (2005).
Prudencio, A; Schmeltzer, RC and Uhrich, KE "Effect of Linker Structure on Salicylic Acid-derived
Poly(anhydride-esters)", Macromolecules, 38, 6895-6901 (2005).
Langowski, BA and Uhrich, KE Oxygen Plasma-Treatment Effects on Si Transfer, Langmuir, 21 (14)
6366-72 (2005).
Djordjevic, J; Barch, M and Uhrich KE Polymeric Micelles Based on Amphiphilic Scorpion-like
Macromolecules (AScMs): Novel Carriers for Water-insoluble Drugs, Pharm. Res., 22 (1) 24-32 (2005).
Harten, RD; Svach, DJ; Schmeltzer, R; and Uhrich, KE "Salicylic Acid-derived Poly(anhydride-esters) Inhibit
Bone Formation In Vivo", J. Biomed. Mater. Res.: Part A, 72A (4) 354-362 (2005).
Schmeltzer, R; Schmalenberg, K; and Uhrich, KE " Synthesis and Cytotoxicity of Salicylate-based
Poly(anhydride-esters)", Biomacromolecules, 6 (1) 359-367 (2005).
Chnari, E; Lari, HB; Tian, L; Uhrich, KE and Moghe, PV "Nanoscale Anionic Macromolecules for Selective
Retention of Low Density Lipoproteins, Biomaterials, 26, 3749-3758 (2005).
Schmalenberg, KE and Uhrich, KE Micropatterned Polymer Substrates Control Alignment of Proliferating
Schwann Cells to Direct Neuronal Regeneration", Biomaterials, 26-12-142*-**** (2005).
Whitaker-Brothers, K and Uhrich, KE "Poly(anhydride-esters) Fibers: Role of Copolymer Composition on
Hydrolytic Degradation and Mechanical Properties", J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 70A (2) 309-318 (2004).
Tian, L; Yam, L; Zhou, N; Tat, H and Uhrich, KE " Amphiphilic Scorpion-like Macromolecules (AScMs):
Design, Synthesis and Characterization", Macromolecules, 37 (2) 538-543 (2004).
Schmalenberg, KE; Buettner, HM and Uhrich, KE "Microcontact Printing of Proteins on Oxygen Plasma-
activated Poly(methyl methacrylate)", Biomaterials, 25-10-185*-**** (2004).
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Djordjevic, J; Michniak, B and Uhrich, KE "Amphiphilic Star-like Macromolecules as Novel Carriers for
Topical Delivery of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs", Pharm. Sci., 5 (4) 256-267 (2003).
Schmeltzer, RC; Anastasiou, TJ and Uhrich, KE "Optimized Synthesis of Salicylate-based Poly(anhydride-
esters)", Polym. Bull. 49 (6) 441-448 (2003).
Deng, M.; Uhrich, KE and Shalaby, SW "Effects of In Vitro Degradation on Properties of Poly(DL-lactide-co-
glycolide) Pertinent to Its Biological Performance", J. Mater. Sci-Mater. M. 13-11-109*-**** (2002).
Schmalenberg, K.; Thompson, D.; Buettner, H.; Uhrich, KE and Garfias, LF "In Situ Stepwise Surface
Analysis of Micropatterned Glass Substrates Using Functional Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy in
Liquids", Langmuir, 18, 8593-8600 (2002).
Frauchiger, L.; Shirota, H.; Uhrich, KE and Castner, EW "Dynamic Fluorescence Probing of the Local
Environments within Amphiphilic Star-like Macromolecules", J. Phys. Chem. B., 106, 7463-7468 (2002).
Schmalenberg, K.; Frauchiger, L.; Nikkhouy-Albers, L. and Uhrich, KE "Cytotoxicity of a Unimolecular
Polymeric Micelle and its Degradation Products", Biomacromolecules, 2, 851-855 (2001).
Attawia, M.; Borden, MD; Herbert, KM; Katti, DS; Asrari, F.; Uhrich, KE and Laurencin, CT "Regional Drug
Delivery with Radiation for the Treatment of Ewing's Sarcoma: In vitro development of a taxol release
system", J. Control. Rel., 71,193-202 (2001).
Bedell, C.; Deng, M.; Anastasiou, T. and Uhrich, KE "Processing and Hydrolytic Degradation of Aromatic,
Ortho-substituted Polyanhydrides", J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 80, 32-38 (2001).
Anastasiou, T. and Uhrich, KE "Novel Polyanhydrides with Enhanced Thermal and Solubility Properties",
Macromolecules, 33-17-621*-**** (2000).
Liu, H.; Farrell, S. and Uhrich, KE "Drug Release Characteristics of Unimolecular Polymeric Micelles", J.
Control. Rel., 68, 167-174 (2000).
Erdmann, L. and Uhrich, KE "Synthesis and Degradation Characteristics of Salicylic Acid-derived
Poly(anhydride-esters), Biomaterials, 21-19-194*-**** (2000).
Travaly, Y.; Zhang, L.; Zhao, Y.; Pfeffer, R.; Uhrich, K.; Cosandey, F.; Garfunkel, R. and Madey, T.
"Nucleation, Growth and Aggregation of Gold on Polyimide Surfaces", J. Mater. Res., 14 (9) 3673-3683,
(1999).
Attawia, MA; Herbert, KM; Uhrich, KE; Langer, R. and Laurencin, CT "Proliferation, Morphology, and
Protein Expression by Osteoblasts Cultured on Poly(anhydride-co-imides)", J. Biomed. Mater. Res. (Appl.
Biomater.), 48, 322-327 (1999).
Liu, H.; Jiang, A.; Guo, J. and Uhrich, KE "Unimolecular Micelles: Synthesis and Characterization of
Amphiphilic Polymer Systems", J. Appl. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem., 37 (6) 703-711 (1999).
Campo, CJ; Anastasiou, T. and Uhrich, KE "Polyanhydrides: Effects of Ring Substitution Changes on
Polymer Properties", Polym. Bull., 42 (1) 61-68 (1999).
Ibim, SEM; Uhrich, KE; Attawia, M.; Shastri, VK; El-Amin, SF; Bronson, R.; Langer, R. and Laurencin, CT
"Preliminary In Vivo Report on the Osteocompatibility of Poly(anhydride-co-imides) Evaluated in a Tibial
Model", J. Biomed. Mater. Res. (Appl. Biomater.), 43 (4), 374-379 (1998).
Uhrich, KE; Ibim, SEM; Larrier, D.; Langer, R. and Laurencin, CT "Chemical Changes During In Vivo
Degradation of Poly(anhydride-imide) Matrices", Biomaterials, 19-22-204*-**** (1998).
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Ibim, SM; Uhrich, KE; Bronson, R.; El-Amin, SF; Langer, RS and Laurencin, CT "Poly(anhydride-co-
imides): In Vivo Biocompatibility in a Rat Model", Biomaterials, 19 (10) 941-951 (1998).
Deng, M and Uhrich, KE "Analysis of Thermal Transitions of Polymeric Biomaterials. Part I: Ultrahigh
Molecular Weight Polyethylene", J. App. Polym. Sci., 68 (8) 1353-1361 (1998).
Uhrich, KE; Thomas, TT; Laurencin, CT and Langer, R. "In Vitro Degradation of Poly(anhydride-imides)
Containing Trimellitylimidoglycine", J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 63-11-140*-**** (1997).
Attawia, MA; Uhrich, KE; Botchwey, E.; Langer, R. and Laurencin, CT "In Vitro Bone Biocompatibility of
Poly(anhydride-co-imides) Containing Pyromellitylimidoalanine", J. Ortho. Res., 14 (3) 445-454 (1996).
Seidel, JO; Uhrich, KE; Laurencin, CT and Langer, R. "Erosion of Poly(anhydride-co-imides): A preliminary
mechanistic study", J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 62 (8) 1277-1283 (1996).
Uhrich, KE; Larrier, DR; Laurencin, CT and Langer, R. "In Vitro Degradation Characteristics of
Poly(anhydride-imides) Containing Pyromellitylimidoalanine", J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem., 34 (7)
1261-1269 (1996).
Attawia, MA; Uhrich, KE; Botchwey, E.; Fan, M.; Langer, R. and Laurencin, C. "Cytotoxicity Testing of
Poly(anhydride-co-imides) for Orthopedic Applications", J. Biomed. Mater. Sci., 29-10-123*-**** (1995).
Uhrich, KE; Gupta, A.; Thomas, TT; Laurencin, CT and Langer, R. "Synthesis and Characterization of
Degradable Poly(anhydride-co-imides) for Orthopedic Devices", Macromolecules, 28 (7) 2184-2193 (1995).
Uhrich, KE; Reichmanis, E. and Kometani, JM "Formation of Polymers Containing 4-Hydroxystyrene via
Hydrolysis of Trimethylsilyloxystyrene", Macromolecules, 27-18-493*-**** (1994).
Uhrich, KE; Reichmanis, E.; Heffner, SA; Kometani, JM and Nalamasu, O. "Novel Photoresists
Incorporating Trimethylsilyloxystyrene", Chem. Mat., 6 (3) 287-294 (1994).
Uhrich, KE; Reichmanis, E. and Baiocchi, FA "Influence of Polymer Structure on the Miscibility of Photoacid
Generators", Chem. Mat., 6 (3) 285-301 (1994).
Uhrich, KE and Fr chet, JMJ "Silicon-Assisted Etherification Reactions: Application to the Synthesis of
High Molecular Weight Polyethers", Polymer, 35 (8) 1739-1746 (1994).
Uhrich, KE and Fr chet, JMJ "Synthesis of Dendritic Polyamides via a Convergent Growth Approach", J.
Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. I, 1623 (1992).
Uhrich, KE; Hawker, CJ; Fr chet, JMJ and Turner, SR "One-Pot Synthesis of High Molecular Weight
Polyethers", Macromolecules, 25, 4583-4587 (1992).
Uhrich, KE; Boegeman, S.; Fr chet, JMJ and Turner, SR "The Solid-Phase Synthesis of Dendritic
Polyamides", Polym. Bull., 25, 551 (1991).
Uhrich, KE; Olson, E. and Worman, J. "Aqueous, Room Temperature Synthesis of an (N)-Substituted
Hydantoin", Syn. Commun., 16, 1387 (1986).
Nielsen, FH; Uhrich, KE and Uthus, EO "Interactions Among Vanadium, Iron and Cysteine in Rats: Growth,
Blood Parameters and Organ Weight/Body Weight Ratios", Biol. Trace Elem. Res., 6, 117-132 (1984).
INVITED BOOK CHAPTERS
Uhrich, KE Designing Polymers for Medical Applications in Advanced Biomaterials for Medical
Applications; Thomas, DW Ed., NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 180, NATO
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Advanced Research Workshop on Macromolecular Approaches to Advanced Biomaterials Engineering
Systems, Kluwer Academic Publishers: Netherlands, 2004; pp. 1-6. [invited]
Guo, J.; Liu, H.; Farrell, S.; Nikkhouy-Albers, L.; Schmalenberg, K. and Uhrich, KE "Unipolymeric Micelles:
Properties and Biological Significance", in Stimuli-Responsive Polymers in the Aqueous Environment;
McCormick, CL Ed., ACS Symposium Series 780, American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2000; pp.
298-309. [invited]
BOOK CHAPTERS
Schreiber, DI, Sundaraghavan, HG, Song, M, Minkoti, V and Uhrich, KE Modifying the Properties of
Collagen Scaffolds with Microfluidics, in Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., MRS Symposium Series 897E,
Materials Research Society: Pittsburgh, 2006; 12 pp.
Guo, J.; Farrell, S. and Uhrich, KE "Interactions between Unimolecular Micelles and Liposomes", in
Biomedical Materials - Drug Delivery, Implants and Tissue Engineering, Neenan, T.; Marcolongo, M. and
Valentini, RF. Eds., MRS Symposium Series 550, Materials Research Society: Pittsburgh, 1999; pp. 89-94.
Erdmann, L.; Campo, C.; Bedell, C. and Uhrich, K "Polymeric Prodrugs: Novel Polymers Prodrugs with
Bioactive Components" in Tailored Polymeric Materials for Controlled Delivery Systems, Shalaby, S. and
McColluch, I. Eds., ACS Symposium Series 709; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1998; pp.
83-91.
Jiang, SA; Liu, H. and Uhrich, KE "Branched Polymeric Micelles: Synthesis and Encapsulation" in Tailored
Polymeric Materials for Controlled Delivery Systems, Shalaby, S.; McColluch, I. Eds., ACS Symposium
Series 709; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1998; p. 117-124.
Uhrich, KE; Ibim, S.M; Laurencin, CT and Langer, R. "Degradation of Poly(anhydride-co-imides): Novel
Polymers for Orthopedic Applications", in Polymers in Medicine and Pharmacy, Mikos, AG; Leong, KW;
Yaszemski, MJ; Tamada, JA and Radomsky, ML, Eds., MRS Symposium Series 394, Materials Research
Society: Pittsburgh, PA, 1995; p 41-46.
Reichmanis, E.; Galvin, ME; Uhrich, KE; Mirau, P. and Heffner, SA "New Directions in the Design of
Chemically Amplified Resists", ACS Symposium Series 579; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC,
1994; p 52-69.
BOOK EDITOR
Architecture and Application of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Materials, Wong, JY; Plant, AL; Schmidt,
CE; Shea, L; Coury, AJ; Chen, CS; Barron, AE; Klok, H-A; Deming, TJ; Saltzman, WM; Chilkoti, A; Luo, D;
Uhrich, K Eds., MRS Symposium Proceedings, Materials Research Society: Warrendale, PA, 2004.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Sparks, SM: Iverson, N; Plourde, N; Moghe, PV: Uhrich, KE Nanoscale amphiphilic macromolecules:
Mutlifunctional polymers for management of cardiovascular disease Polym Sci Mater Eng (2) (2009).
Harmon, A; Uhrich, KE Complexation of Amphiphilic Macromolecule (AM) with Cationic and Neutral Lipids
for Improved Cellular Interactions and Therapeutic Delivery COLL (2) (2009).
Orban, D; Uhrich, KE Characterization of Colloidal Micelles and Their Interaction with Loaded Hydrophobic
Moieties by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy COLL (2) (2009).
Carbone, AL; Uhrich, KE Photocrosslinkable, Preservative-based Poly(anhydride-esters) with Antioxidant
Activity Polym Prepr (2) (2009).
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Demirdirek, B; Waite, CL; Roth, CM; Uhrich, KE Conjugation of Peptides to Amphiphilic Scorpion-Like
Macromolecules for Targeting Drug Delivery, Polym Prepr (2) (2009).
Waite, CL, Sparks, SM, Uhrich, KE, Roth, CM RGD-Targeting of PAMAM Dendrimers for Efficient Delivery
of siRNA to Malignant Glioblastoma Cells, AIChE annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA; August 2008.
Delgado-Rivera, R; Griffin, J; Meiners, S; Uhrich, KE In vitro evaluation of -scale plasma-initiated
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patterned poly(anhydride-ester) and 3D nanofibrillar substrates,New Jersey Center for Biomaterials 9
Symposium (2008).
Demirdirek, B; Uhrich, KE Hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation of scorpion-like and star
macromolecules, Polym Prepr. 49 (2) 1056-1057 (2008).
Feng, W; Yu, L; Uhrich, KE Opiod-based poly(anhydride-esters): New approach to preventing drug abuse,
Polym Prepr. 49 (2) 454-455 (2008).
Carbone, AL; Uhrich, KE Design of bioactive-based, fast-degrading polyanhydrides for personal care
applications, Polym Prepr. 49 (2) 661 (2008).
Sparks, SM; Harmon, AM; Waite, CL; Roth, CM; Uhrich, KE Aminated amphiphilic scorpion-like
macromolecules as delivery vehicles for nucleic acids Polym Prepr. 49 (2) 1034-1035 (2008).
Orban, DE; Uhrich, KE Drug-carrier relationship of amphiphilic star-like and scorpion-like macromolecules
using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Polym Prepr. 49 (2) 1044-1045 (2008).
Delgado-Rivera, R; Griffin, J; Meiners, S; Uhrich, KE In Vitro Evaluation of -scale Plasma-Initiated
Patterned Biodegradable Polymers and 3D Nanofibrillar Substrates, PMSE, (2) 2008.
del Rosario, L: Uhrich, KE Amphiphilic scorpion-like macromolecules (AScM)-based micelles as carriers
for camptothecin, PMSE, 98 (1) 699-700 (2008).
Piracha, NZ; Johnson, M; Griffin, J: Uhrich, KE Biological Activity and Characterization of Nerve Growth
Factor Loaded Salicylic Acid-based Poly(anhydride-ester) Microspheres, Polym. Prepr., 49 (1) 1109-1110
(2008).
deRonde, BM; Carbone, AL, Uhrich, KE Effect of Linker Structures on Salicylate-based Poly(anhydride-
ester) Precursor Physicochemical Properties and Biofilm Inhibition, Polym. Prepr., 49 (1) 1122-1123
(2008).
Moghe, PV; Rossi, MP; Sharma, R; Figuera, V; Langowski, B; Uhrich, K Microscale Plasma-Permissive
Patterning of Biofunctionalized Organic Nanoparticles, World Biomaterials Congress, May 2008.
Johnson, ML; Casas, R; Patwardhan, DV; Pollack, SK; Uhrich, KE Ampicillin-based poly(anhydride-amide)
coatings fro medical implants, Polym. Prepr., (2) 2007.
Griffin, J; Song, MJ; Carbone, AL; Uhrich, KE In vitro dorsal root ganglia variability in a mimetic nerve
guidance conduit environment, Polym. Prepr., (2) 2007.
Carbone, AL; Song, MJ; Uhrich, KE Synthesis of radiopaque iodinated salicylic acid-derived
poly(anhydride-esters) using melt-condensation and solution polymerization techniques, Polym. Prepr., (2)
2007.
Carbone, AL; Rosenberg, LE; Chikindas, ML; Uhrich, KE Design and synthesis of biodegradable
polyanhydrides based on plant and food-derived natural antimicrobials for biofilm prevention, Polym.
Prepr., (2) 2007.
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Wang, C; Uhrich, KE Synthesis and characterization of novel xylyl-based polyanhydrides and copolymers
with salicylate-based poly(anhydride-esters) Polym. Prepr., (2) 2007.
Sparks, SM; Wang, J; del Rosario, L; Uhrich, KE Synthesis of functionalized amphiphilic scorpion-like
macromolecules for biomedical applications, Polym. Prepr., (2) 2007.
Uhrich, KE; del Rosario, L; Djordjevic, J; Wang, J Doxorubicin-conjugated Amphiphilic Scorpion-like
Macromolecules: Synthesis, Characterization and Intracellular Drug Delivery Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng. (1)
2007.
Wang, J;, del Rosario, L; Uhrich, KE Influence of Branched PEG Chains on Polymer Micelles: How to build
a better drug delivery system, Polym. Prepr. (1) 2007.
Plourde, N; Uhrich, KE and Moghe, PV "Design of Nanoparticles for Scavenger Receptor-Targeted
Inhibition of Low Density Lipoproteins", BMES national meeting, Chicago, IL, October 2006.
Steege, KE; Wang, J; Uhrich, KE; Castner, EW Characterization of the hydrophobic core environment in
three amphiphilic drug delivery polymers by coumarin 153 fluorescence, Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng., 51 (2) 904-
905 (2006).
Johnson, ML; Uhrich, KE In vitro release characteristics of antimicrobials admixed into salicylic acid-based
poly(anhydride-esters), Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng., 51 (2) 979-980 (2006).
Munikoti, V; Song, M; Monteiro, G; Uhrich, KE and Shreiber, DI Modulating the Adhesive Properties of
Collagen Tissue Equivalents, Proc. of BIO2006, 2006 Summer Bioeng. Conf., Amelia Island, FL, June
2006.
Langowski, BA; Uhrich, KE Generation of Laminin Micropatterns on Biocompatible Substrates Using
Microscale Plasma-Initiated Patterning, 2006 Society For Biomaterials Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA,
April 2006.
Bryers, JD; Jarvis, R; Lebo, J; Prudencio, A; Kyriakides, TR and Uhrich, KE Reduction of Pseudomonas
Aeruginosa Biofilms In Vitro and Attenuation of Foreign Body Response In Vivo by Salicylic Acid-Derived
Poly(Anhydride-Esters), 2006 Society For Biomaterials Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2006.
Reynolds, MA; Aichelmann-Reidy, ME; Prudencio, A; Woodward, K and Uhrich, KE Effects of Salicylic
Acid-Derived Poly(Anhydride-Esters) Bone Graft Binder on Inflammation, 2006 Society For Biomaterials
Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2006.
Djordjevic, J; Del Rosario, L; Wang, J and Uhrich, K Amphiphilic Scorpion-like macromolecule (AScM)-
based micelles: efficient carriers for intracellular drug delivery, 2005 AAPS national meeting, Nashville, TN,
November 2005.
Tao, L and Uhrich, K Stabilized Polymeric Micelles Formed by Novel Amphiphilic Macromolecules:
Amphiphilic Scorpion-Like Macromolecules (AScM) and Amphiphilic Star-Like Macromolecules (ASM)) as
Drug Delivery Systems for Hydrophobic Compounds, 2005 AAPS national meeting, Nashville, TN,
November 2005.
Tao, L and Uhrich, K Novel Micelle-Forming Amphiphilic Scorpion-Like Macromolecules (AScM) and
Amphiphilic Star-Like Macromolecules (ASM): Physicochemical Characterization as Stabilized Colloidal
Drug Delivery Systems, 2005 AAPS national meeting, Nashville, TN, November 2005.
Tao, L and Uhrich, K Stabilization of DPPC Lipid Vesicles Using a Novel Amphiphilic Scorpion-like
Macromolecule (AScM), 2005 AAPS national meeting, Nashvill
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