Engineering Medical

Sherif Soliman

Olden St. A*** EQUAD, Dept of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton, NJ 08544. +1-617-***-****. abqq0v@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Princeton University; Princeton, NJ September 2009 Present

Postdoctoral Research Fellow T32 National Institute of Health (NIH) Grant Recipient

Designed mechanisms to deliver up converting phosphors for medical imaging and photodynamic therapy.

Optimized formulation of nanoparticles for deep tissue imaging.

Created generalized procedures for stabilizing hydrophobic drugs and imaging agents in aqueous media.

Collaborated with Honeywell International Inc. to formulate nanoparticle pigments for invisible inkjet printing.

Created a chemically modified surface to be functionalized with a specific fibronectin (FN) fragment in order to

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stimulate FN matrix adhesion in mouse fibroblasts and Investigated the effect of varying ratio and quantities of

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and domains in FN on cell adhesion and FN matrix assembly.

Harvard Medical School; Boston, MA March 2009 September 2009

Research Fellow

Optimized culture conditions for a primary cardiomyocyte encapsulated in various types of hydrogel.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Boston, MA July 2008 March 2009

Visiting Research Scholar

Investigated the effect of electrospun fiber packing densities on endothelial cell spreading, proliferation, and

infiltration into scaffolds.

Assessed the effect of scaffold porosity on embryonic cell cardiogenic differentiation.

Education

University of Rome Tor Vergata; Rome, Italy April 2009

Ph.D., Chemical Science and Technology

Thesis: Tailored 3 D Fibrous Scaffolds for Soft Tissue Engineering

Fabricated various tunable, hierarchically porous, 3D polymeric scaffolds that mimic aspects of native extracellular

matrix (ECM) for tissue engineering applications (i.e. phase extraction, porogen leaching, and electrospinning).

Tuned the physical properties of scaffolds that influence cell matrix interactions (i.e. pore morphology and scale length

influence, geometrical structure, and hydrophobicity).

Designed multiscale 3D scaffold via multimodal electrospinning.

Designed composite PLLA PCL fibrous scaffolds for improved mechanical strength and biological performance.

The Higher Technological Institute, Cairo, Egypt August 2005

B.S., Biomedical Engineering

Senior Project: Design of External Cardioverter Defibrillator

PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS IN PROGRESS

S. Soliman, S. Pagliari, A. Rinaldi, G. Forte, R. Fiaccavent, F. Pagliari, M. Minieri, P. Nardo, S. Licoccia, E. Traversa.

Multiscale 3D scaffolds for soft tissue engineering via multimodal Electrospinning. Acta Biomaterialia, 2010. Volume 6,

Issue 4, Pages 1207 1678.

Soliman, S., Sant, S., Nichol, J. W., Khabiry, M., Traversa, E. and Khademhosseini, A. (2011), Controlling the porosity of

fibrous scaffolds by modulating the fiber diameter and packing density . Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A,

96A: 566 574.

S. Soliman, S. Pagliari, A. Rinaldi, G. Forte, F. Pagliari, P. Nardo, E. Traversa. Composite PLLA PCL fibrous scaffolds for

improved mechanical strength and better biological performance. In preparation.

E. Traversa, B. Mecheri, C. Mandoli, S. Soliman, A. Rinaldi, S. Licoccia, G. Forte, F. Pagliari, S. Pagliari, F. Carotenuto, M.

Minieri, P. Nardo. Tuning hierarchical architecture of 3D polymeric scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering. J.

Experimental Nanoscience, 2007. Volume 3, Issue 2 June 2008, pages 97 110.

S. Soliman, R. K. Prud'homme. Up converting phosphor/ DiR composite nanoparticles for deep tissue imaging. In

preparation.

S.Soliman, R.K. Prud homme. Modification of Up converting phosphor crystals for stability jet formulation for security

applications. In Preparation

S. Soliman. Design of implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Proceedings of the 11th International Scientific Student

Conference, November 2004, Budapest, Hungary.

SELECTIVE CONFERENCE TALKS

Composite PLLA PCL fibrous scaffolds for improved mechanical strength and better Biological performance

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11 International conference on advanced materials, September 20 25, 2009. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Effect of packing density and diameter of fibers in 3 D electrospun scaffolds on spreading, proliferation, and migration of

human umbilical vein endothelial cells. 11th International conference on advanced materials, September 20 25, 2009. Rio

de Janeiro, Brazil.

Multiscale electrospun scaffolds to maximize stem cell function 2008 MRS fall meeting, Dec 1 5, 2008, Boston, MA.

Novel composite materials as scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering 8th World Biomaterials Congress, May 28 June 01,

2008, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Strengthening electrospun PLLA scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering applications International Congress on

Biohydrogel November 14 18, 2007, Viareggio, Italy.

Comparison between different fabrication techniques for processing porous polymeric scaffolds for cardiac tissue

engineering 1st Marie Curie Cutting Edge New Developments on polymers for tissue engineering, Replacement and

Regeneration, June 4 8, 2007, Madeira, Portugal.

Status and future of nanofibers by electrospinning, DECHEMA, October. 23 24, 2006, Frankfurt, Germany.

Design of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator 11th International scientific student Conference, November 09 11,

2004, Budapest, Hungary.

HONORS AND AWARDS

T32 NIH funded National Research Service Award (NSRA) Postdoctoral Training Fellowship, 2009 2011.

Harvard Medical School Research Associate, May September 2009.

Univeristy of Rome Tor Vergata Graduate Research Fellowship, 2005 2009.

International Center for Materials Research (ICMR) Training Program, August 5 17, 2007.

European Union (EU) funded Undergraduate Summer Training Program, 2002 2005.

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES

Dynamic light scattering, scanning electron microscopy, fluorescence spectrophotometer, UV absorbance, X ray

diffraction, Rheometer, tensile testing, freeze dryer, electrospinning, UV light curing system, photolithographic system,

confocal microscopy, cell culture, immunostaining, MTT assay, RT PCR, SDS PAGE.

RELEVANT INDUSTRIAL TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS

Cells on Polymeric Biomaterials, RESBIO, August. 28 30, 2009, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Polymeric and Self Assembled Gels, the International Center for Materials Research, August 5 17, 2007, University of

Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA.

Nanomaterials and Biomaterials, May 21 June 2, 2007, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

Advances in Tissue Engineering 2006, 14th annual course, August 16 19, 2006, Rice University, Houston, TX.

Strategies for Reparative Medicine, 13th CIRMIB Biomaterials School, July 10 14, 2006, Ischia, Italy.

Biomedical Ontologies . April July 2005, Lumes University, Ladispoli, Italy

Ultrasound, electrocardiograph, and defibrillators, Hitachi & Innomed Medical Equipment Companies. June August

2003, Budapest, Hungary.

Heart Pump Machines, Hungarian Institute of Cardiology, June August 2002, Budapest, Hungary.

Medical Instrumentations, El Haram Hospital, June August 2001, Cairo, Egypt.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Referee, American Journal of Biomedical Sciences

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