Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS)

Gaetano T. Montelione

Professor and Constellation Chair
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
structural bioinformatics
host - pathogen interactions
protein structure, dynamics, and function
biomolecular NMR spectroscopy
molecular biophysics
integral membrane proteins

R. Helen Zha

Chemical and Biological Engineering
Biomimetic and Bio-inspired Materials
Nanostructured Soft Matter
Molecular Engineering and Self-assembly
Nanomedicine
Materials for Energy and Sustainability

Moussa N'Gom

Physics, Applied Physics & Astronomy
Quantum Optics: Experimental and Theoretical understanding of light matter interaction
Wavefront Shaping: To modulate coherent transport of light through scattering media
Quantum Entanglement: Entangled photons with orbital angular momentum

James Hendler

Director of the Institute for Data Exploration and Applications and the Tetherless World Senior Constellation Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science
Computer Science

Miao Yu

Associate Professor and Priti and Mukesh Chatter ’82 Career Development Chair
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Advanced Nanoporous Structures for Energy and Environmental Applications

Ganpati Ramanath

John Tod Horton Professor of Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Nanomaterials, thin films and interfaces for energy and electronics
Discovery of novel materials phenomena and properties
Atomistic/molecular-level interface science and engineering
Materials processing and manufacturing
Nanoscience and nanotechnology, composites

Robert Hull

Acting Vice President for Research, Henry Burlage Jr. Professor of Engineering, and Director of Center for Materials, Devices, and Integrated Systems
Materials Science and Engineering
Nanotechnology
Electronic Materials
Semiconductors

Wilfredo Colón

Professor, Department Head
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
• biological roles of degradation-resistant proteins
• degradation-resistant proteins in amyloid diseases
• development and application of methods for the proteomics-level identification of hyper-stable proteins

K. V. Lakshmi

Associate Professor and Scientific Director, Baruch '60 Center For Biochemical Solar Energy Research
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Physical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Biochemistry and Biophysical Chemistry
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Cheminformatics and Computational Chemistry
Polymers, Materials and Energy
Green Chemistry and Sustainability
Solar Energy Conversion
Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Chang Y. Ryu

Professor and Director, NY State Center for Polymer Synthesis
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Sustainable Polymer Materials
Block Copolymer Self-assembly
Structure-property-relationships of polymeric materials
Polymer HPLC and Large Scale Purification
Viscoelasticity, polymer thermal characterization
Electron Microscopy & Surface analysis/modification

Steven Cramer

William Weightman Walker Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Bioseparations
Bioprocessing
Chromatography
Proteomics
Microfluidics
Multiscale modeling
Affinity precipitation
Biosensors

Ge Wang

Clark and Crossan Endowed Chair Professor
School of Engineering
X-ray computed tomography
Optical molecular tomography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Multimodality imaging
Machine learning

Richard Gross

Professor, Constellation Chair
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Polymer Chemistry
Bio-based building blocks
Biocatalysis
Sustainability
Green Chemistry
Biosurfactants
Advance materials for electro-optical applications
Energy Storage (battery seperator membranes, dielectric materials)
Polymer therapeutics
Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
Biotechnology and Biomaterials
Organic, Medicinal and Drug Discovery
Polymers, Materials and Energy
Green Chemistry and Sustainability

Mattheos Koffas

Dorothy and Fred Chau ʼ71 Career Development Constellation Professor in Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Metabolic Engineering
Industrial Microbiology
Synthetic Biology
Natural Products

Georges Belfort

Institute Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Member, National Academy of Engineering
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Membrane separation processes
Transport phenomena
Interfacial phenomena and rheology
Bioseparations and sensors
Protein misfolding and aggregation
Intein technology

Anna Dyson

Associate Professor and Director, Center for Architecture Science and Ecology
Architecture
Building Architecture & Design
Built Ecologies
Building Energy Generation

Robert J. Linhardt

Ann and John H. Broadbent, Jr. ’59 Senior Constellation Professor of Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Glycoscience
Biocatalysis
Metabolic Engineering
Nanobiotechnology
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Chemoenzymatic Synthesis
Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
Biotechnology and Biomaterials
Organic, Medicinal and Drug Discovery
Polymers, Materials and Energy

B. Wayne Bequette

Professor and Technology Manager, CESMII Northern Regional Manufacturing Center
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Deep learning and AI applications in healthcare
Deep learning and AI applications in smart manufacturing
Diabetes technology
Process systems automation and control
Human-in-the-Loop
Safety

David Isaacson

Professor
Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics applied to medical problems.
Medical imaging, Electrical Impedance Tomography. Monitoring heart and lung functions.
Mathematics applied to the molecular diagnosis and chemotheraputic treatmentment of breast cancer and other diseases.

Curt Breneman

Dean of the School of Science, Professor and Director, Rensselaer Exploratory Center for Cheminformatics Research (RECCR)
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Cheminformatics
Materials Informatics
Drug Discovery Software
Computational ADME/Tox
Data Analytics

Rick Relyea

David M. Darrin ’40 Senior Endowed Chair; Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute; Director, Jefferson Project
Biological Sciences
Ecology
Disease ecology
Ecotoxicology
Evolution
Animal behavior

Catherine Royer

Constellation Chair
Biological Sciences
pressure effects on biomolecules
protein folding
protein interaction networks
live cell quantitative fluorescence imaging
transcription regulation

Chunyu Wang

Professor
Biological Sciences
Alzheimer's disease: amyloid production, aggregation and interaction
Hedgehog autopocessing: mechanism and relevance to cancer
drug discovery in Alzheimer's and cancer
NMR spectroscopy
inteins: structure and mechanism

Deepak Vashishth

Director of Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies and Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Bone
osteoporosis
Tissue Engineering
Regenerative Medicine
Glycation
Diabetes
Glycation
Osteocalcin
Osteopontin
Collagen
Fracture
entrepreneurship
biotechnology

Mark H Holmes

Mathematical Sciences
Development and analysis of mathematical models for physiological systems, including modeling the biological tissues found in joints (such as the knee).

Kristin Bennett

Associate Director of the IDEA
Mathematical Sciences
Machine Learning, Data Mining, Data Science
Bioinformatics and Cheminformatics
Combining operations research and artificial intelligence problem solving methods.
Mathematical programming approaches to problems in artificial intelligence such as machine learning, neural networks, pattern recognition, and planning.
Application of these techniques to medical, financial and scientific problems.
Mathematical programming approaches to other areas in computer sciences such as genetic algorithms and database query optimization.
Innovative pedagogy in data analytics education.

Linda B. McGown

Professor, William Weightman Walker Chair
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Astrobiology
Bioseparations
Aptamers and related affinity reagents
Molecular self-assembly
G-quadruplex DNA and cancer
Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
Biotechnology and Biomaterials