Samir Mitragotri
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Samir Mitragotri
(born May 28, 1971) is a Professor
at University of California, Santa Barbara
, an inventor and an entrepreneurhttp://drugdelivery.engr.ucsb.edu/http://bioengineering.ucsb.edu/people.php. He is a researcher in the field of drug delivery
and biomaterials.
Mitragotri has invented technologies for delivering medicine, including trans-dermal delivery systems that allow the administration of drugs through the skin without needleshttp://www.nae.edu/Publications/Bridge/FrontiersofEngineering12256/RecentDevelopmentinNeedle-FreeDrugDelivery.aspx. His technological innovations include the use of low-frequency ultrasound for transdermal drug delivery (sonophoresis
), which allows the delivery of therapeutics through the skin in a controlled manner. He also invented a high throughput discovery tool named INSIGHT for discovering formulations for transdermal and topical drugs and. He also advanced the use of gentler versions of liquid jet injectors. to enable delivery of macromolecular therapeutics. He and colleagues in his laboratory have also developed methodologies that use pills for delivering proteins and peptides, which are often delivered by injections. Research in the Mitragotri laboratory is also focused on engineering of colloidal particles of various morphologies to enable them to deliver medicines within the bodyhttp://www.technologyreview.com/printer_friendly_article.aspx?id=24219. Mitragotri has published over 130 publications in the area of drug delivery and biomaterials, has given over 150 invited presentations and is an inventor on 70 issued or pending patents. He received his Ph.D.
in Chemical Engineering
at MIT and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Institute of Chemical Technology
.
Prof. Mitragotri’s national and international awards include American Institute of Chemical Engineering’s Allan P. Colburn award, Controlled Release Society’s Young Scientist Award, selection in TR35 by the Technology Review
Magazine as one of the world’s top young innovators in 1999http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?TRID=507 and election as a fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering.
Samir Mitragotri
Samir Mitragotri is a Professor at University of California, Santa Barbara, an inventor and an entrepreneur. He is a researcher in the field of drug delivery and biomaterials....
(born May 28, 1971) is a Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
at University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
, an inventor and an entrepreneurhttp://drugdelivery.engr.ucsb.edu/http://bioengineering.ucsb.edu/people.php. He is a researcher in the field of drug delivery
Drug delivery
Drug delivery is the method or process of administering a pharmaceutical compound to achieve a therapeutic effect in humans or animals. Drug delivery technologies modify drug release profile, absorption, distribution and elimination for the benefit of improving product efficacy and safety, as well...
and biomaterials.
Mitragotri has invented technologies for delivering medicine, including trans-dermal delivery systems that allow the administration of drugs through the skin without needleshttp://www.nae.edu/Publications/Bridge/FrontiersofEngineering12256/RecentDevelopmentinNeedle-FreeDrugDelivery.aspx. His technological innovations include the use of low-frequency ultrasound for transdermal drug delivery (sonophoresis
Sonophoresis
Sonophoresis is a process that exponentially increases the absorption of semisolid topical compounds into the epidermis, dermis and skin appendages. Sonophoresis occurs because ultrasound waves stimulate micro-vibrations within the skin epidermis and increase the overall kinetic energy of...
), which allows the delivery of therapeutics through the skin in a controlled manner. He also invented a high throughput discovery tool named INSIGHT for discovering formulations for transdermal and topical drugs and. He also advanced the use of gentler versions of liquid jet injectors. to enable delivery of macromolecular therapeutics. He and colleagues in his laboratory have also developed methodologies that use pills for delivering proteins and peptides, which are often delivered by injections. Research in the Mitragotri laboratory is also focused on engineering of colloidal particles of various morphologies to enable them to deliver medicines within the bodyhttp://www.technologyreview.com/printer_friendly_article.aspx?id=24219. Mitragotri has published over 130 publications in the area of drug delivery and biomaterials, has given over 150 invited presentations and is an inventor on 70 issued or pending patents. He received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
at MIT and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Institute of Chemical Technology
Institute of Chemical Technology
Institute of Chemical Technology , Mumbai, is India's premier chemical engineering and technology research institute. It is an institute dedicated to training and research in various branches of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Technology, and Pharmacy...
.
Prof. Mitragotri’s national and international awards include American Institute of Chemical Engineering’s Allan P. Colburn award, Controlled Release Society’s Young Scientist Award, selection in TR35 by the Technology Review
Technology Review
Technology Review is a magazine published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was founded in 1899 as "The Technology Review", and was re-launched without the "The" in its name on April 23, 1998 under then publisher R. Bruce Journey...
Magazine as one of the world’s top young innovators in 1999http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?TRID=507 and election as a fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering.