Laboratory of Nanomedicine - Lab Members

Laboratory of Nanomedicine

	Postdoctoral Fellow
	Mohamed Fathy Attia Dr. Mohamed received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry (Honour), then received Master of Science in Chemistry in 2008 from Cairo University. There he was working on synthesis and characterization of new fused and isolated heterocyclic molecules based on pyridine and annelated pyridine derivatives and their biological evaluation. In 2013, he started his PhD work in Laboratory of Design and Application of Bioactive Molecules (Biogalenic Pharmacy team) at Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Strasbourg with professor Thierry Vandamme (Advisor). Then he pursued his research and focused on developing novel nontoxic and blood pool contrast agents based on polymeric and lipid nanoparticulate systems where efficiently employed in X-ray micro-computed tomography, MRI and fluorescence imaging. During his thesis he manipulated different protocols to fabricate lipid, polymer and inorganic nanocarriers for targeted delivery of contrast agents and/or therapeutics via both active and passive targeting technologies. Grafting the NPs’ surfaces by ligand models and their quantification to improve binding affinity to specific receptors as well as tuning the physico-chemical parameters. Globally he concentrated on designing dual and multimodal imaging agents in one singlet nanoplatform where encapsulated drugs altogether aiming at diagnosis and treatment or both (theranostics). Currently he joined Dr. Frank Alexis’s lab (Nanomedicine lab) where he focuses on engineering novel micro- and nanomaterials and their surface functionalization for targeted biomedical and environmental applications.
	Graduate Alumni
	Erika Jelen Erika graduated with her B.S. in Bioengineering from Clemson University in 2011. She joined the Nanomedicine lab and worked on projects to develop nanoparticle systems to treat brain cancer, and helped develop a small biomolecule for targeting bone. She graduated with her M.S. in 2012 and is currently working at Northrop Grumman in the electronic systems sector.
	TJ Willi TJ graduated with his B.S. in Polymer Fiber Chemistry from Clemson University in 2010. He joined the Nanomedicine lab over the summer of 2010. His research focused on side-chain modified polymers for controlled drug delivery and understanding the interaction between nanoparticles and the extracellular matrix. He graduated with an M.S. in December of 2012.
	Thomas Moore Thomas graduated with a PhD in Bioengineering in August 2013. He has taken a post-doctoral position at The Adolphe Merkle Institute at the University of Fribourg in Fribourg, Switzerland.
	Brandon Mattix Brandon graduated with a PhD in Bioengineering in August 2013. He is employed by W.L. Gore & Associates in Flagstaff, Arizona.
	Jhilmil Dhulekar Jhilmil graduated with her B.S. in Bioengineering from Clemson University in 2013 and in August 2014 received her M.S. in Bioengineering from Clemson University. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the lab of Dr. Agneta Simionescu at Clemson University.
	Olivia DeCroes Olivia graduated with her B.S. in Bioscience from Clemson University. She received her M.S. in August 2014 from Clemson University. She is currently employed by Electrolux.
	Tim Olsen Tim graduated with his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Mechanical Engineering from The College of New Jersey. He received his PhD in May 2015 from Clemson University. He is currently employed by BioBots.
	Fernanda Guerra Fernanda received her Bachelor of Chemistry from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). She graduated with a Ph.D from Clemson University in 2017.