Join translational nanomedicine research group at UMBC

Seeking self-motivated hard-working undergraduates to work at a translational nanomedicine research group at UMBC.

The Pan group is a diverse, multidisciplinary research team (The Laboratory of Materials in Medicine) with over hundreds of high impact factor highly cited publications in JACS, PNAS, ACS Nano, Advanced Functional Materials etc. and brings long-standing experience in innovation and entrepreneurship. Our group just moved from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign to the University of Maryland Baltimore County and University of Maryland Baltimore School of Medicine. With a clear focus on translating research ideas from bench to bedside, Pan group uniquely merges ‘molecule making’ with ‘device making’ for areas molecular imaging, drug delivery and biosensing.

The group is looking for motivated undergrads majoring in either Chemical engineering, Chemistry, Biology or Biochemistry to work with us at the ILSB from the Spring Semester. His/her projects would involve synthetic chemistry, analytical techniques for characterization, developing skills in animal cell culture and an introductory experimental lesson in the workings of electrical engineering for biosensor development. The student will develop an understanding of these projects and general lab skills as well as gain an opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary laboratory which would be beneficial for their future in either academics or the industrial domain. Depending on the nature of the work, the undergrad may also receive an opportunity to work in Prof. Pan’s other laboratory at the downtown UMB, Health Sciences Facilities III.

Interested candidates must apply with their CV and a letter of purpose to Prof. Pan (dipanjan@umbc.edu) and Dr. Priyanka Ray (priyanka@umbc.edu) by January 31, 2020.