Guillermo Ameer
Guillermo Ameer | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin(B.S.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Sc.D.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biomedical engineering |
| Institutions | Northwestern University |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Langer |
| Doctoral students | Eun Ji Chung |
Guillermo Antonio Ameeris the Daniel Hale Williams Professor ofbiomedical engineeringat theRobert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Scienceand Surgery at theFeinberg School of MedicineofNorthwestern Universityand is a fellow of theAmerican Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering,Biomedical Engineering Society,American Institute of Chemical Engineers,American Association for the Advancement of Science,Materials Research Society,andAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences.He is an engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur.
Early life
[edit]Ameer was born in Panama. He immigrated to the United States with his brother in 1988 where he settled inNew York City.Later on, he moved toTexaswhere he began attendingCollin Collegeand theUniversity of Texas at Austinwhere he majored inchemical engineering.Ameer was an intern atHoechst Celaneseand a summer operator atShell Oil Company.He earned his Sc.D. in chemical engineering at theMassachusetts Institute of Technologywhere he studied with biotechnology pioneerRobert Langer.Following the degree, he pursued postdoctoral studies at MIT and the Department of Pathology ofHarvard Universitywhere he worked withHidde PloeghandWilliam Harmon.[1]
Research
[edit]In 2018 Ameer's team developed aregenerative bandagewhich is designed to healdiabetic foot ulcers.[2]The bandage is a liquid that upon contact with the injured tissue turns to a gel.
In 2018, he helped established the Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering (CARE) and currently serves as its director.[3]Vadim Backman,Nathan C. Gianneschi,Mark Hersam,Chad Mirkin,Milan Mrksich,Teri W. Odom,Susan Quaggin,John A. Rogers,andClyde Yancyare associated with CARE.
Fellowships and awards
[edit]- 2004 - Awarded the Arnold and MabelBeckman Foundation Young Investigators Award[4]
- 2006 - Awarded theNational Science Foundation CAREER Award[5]
- 2009 - Fellow of theAmerican Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[6]
- 2014 - Fellow of theBiomedical Engineering Society[7]
- 2017 - Founding board member of theRegenerative Engineering Society[8]
- 2017 - Elected fellow of theAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers[9]
- 2018 - Received the "Key to the City",Panama City,Panama[10]
- 2018 - Elected fellow of theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science[11]
- 2019 - Martin E. And G. Gertrude G. Walder Award for Research Excellence[12]
- 2019 - Fellow of theNational Academy of Inventors[13]
- 2020 - Awarded the Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature by theSociety for Biomaterials[14]
- 2021 - Fellow of theMaterials Research Society[15]
- 2021 - Elected to theNational Academy of Medicine[16]
- 2022 - Awarded the Technology Innovation and Development Award by theSociety For Biomaterials[17]
- 2023 - Elected fellow of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences[18]
References
[edit]- ^Clinton Parks (January 9, 2004)."Engineering Crossroads".RetrievedNovember 10,2018.
- ^Sylvia Perez(August 16, 2018)."Chicago researchers develop new bandage that accelerates healing".WFLD.RetrievedNovember 10,2018.
- ^"Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering".Northwestern University.n.d.Retrieved12 June2021.
- ^"Guillermo Ameer".Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation.Retrieved2022-02-20.
- ^"Ameer Receives Prestigious NSF Award: Northwestern University News".www.northwestern.edu.Retrieved2022-02-20.
- ^"Guillermo Ameer, Sc.D."AIMBE.RetrievedNovember 10,2018.
- ^"BMES List of Fellows".BMES. Archived fromthe originalon December 2, 2021.RetrievedNovember 10,2018.
- ^"Guillermo Ameer Elected Fellow of AIChE".November 3, 2017.RetrievedNovember 10,2018.
- ^Amanda Morris (November 2, 2017)."Guillermo Ameer Elected Fellow of AIChE".RetrievedNovember 10,2018.
- ^Julianne Hill (October 31, 2018)."Northwestern Engineering's Guillermo Ameer Receives Key to Panama City, Panama".RetrievedNovember 10,2018.
- ^"Three professors named AAAS fellows".
- ^"Guillermo Ameer receives University's annual Walder Award".
- ^"Ameer, Shah Named to National Academy of Inventors".Northwestern Engineering.Retrieved2022-02-18.
- ^"Ameer Receives Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature".Northwestern Engineering.Retrieved2022-02-18.
- ^"2021 MRS Fellows".Retrieved2021-04-09.
- ^"Ameer Named to National Academy of Medicine".Northwestern Engineering.Retrieved2022-02-18.
- ^"Guillermo Ameer Awarded the Technology Innovation and Development Award".Northwestern Engineering.Retrieved2022-02-18.
- ^"New Members Elected in 2023".American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Retrieved2023-04-24.
External links
[edit]- Guillermo Ameerpublications indexed byGoogle Scholar
- 20th-century births
- Living people
- American biomedical engineers
- American chemical engineers
- Cockrell School of Engineering alumni
- MIT School of Engineering alumni
- Harvard Medical School faculty
- Northwestern University faculty
- Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
- Fellows of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Fellows of the Biomedical Engineering Society
- Panamanian emigrants to the United States
- American scientists
- Members of the National Academy of Medicine
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences