Bader Research Group
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Group Members
Principal Investigator
Rebecca Bader
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical & Chemical Engineering
Phone: 315-443-9709
Email: babader@syr.edu
Research Interests: Our primary goals are to improve treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) through exploitation of macromolecules and to elucidate RA pathogenesis using an in vitro model that incorporates relevant cell types and mechanical stimulation
Postdoctoral Researchers
Kumar Hanumanthaiah
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biomedical & Chemical Engineering
Email: kumarha@gmail.com
Research Focus: Development of dendrimer-based drug delivery vehicles for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Graduate Researchers
Kim Wagoner
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Biomedical & Chemical Engineering
Email: mikbball22@aol.com
Research Focus: Response of rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts to mechanical stimulation
Undergraduate Researchers
Amanda Richer
Biomaterials REU, Goshen University
Email: mandylr@goshen.edu
Research Focus: Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory response of synovial fibroblasts to PEG-drug conjugates.
Amanda Corp
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Biomedical & Chemical Engineering
Email: amcorp@syr.edu
Research Focus: Development of 3D matrices for culture of rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts
Chelsey Schweikert
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Biomedical & Chemical Engineering
Email: cjschwei@syr.edu
Research Focus: Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory response of synovial fibroblasts to PEG-drug conjugates.
Peter Paynter
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Biomedical & Chemical Engineering
Email: paynter.pete@gmail.com
Research Focus: Development & evalutaion of natural polymer-drug conjugates for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
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