Albuquerque, NM – April 15, 2015 STC.UNM will host its twelfth annual Innovation Awards Dinner on Monday, April 20, 2015, from 5:30-7:30 pm at the UNM Student Union Building (SUB) in Ballrooms B & C, to honor 55 faculty, staff and students who have received issued patents and registered copyrights/trademarks within the past year. The 2015 STC.UNM Innovation Fellow Award will also be presented to Dr. C. Jeffrey Brinker, Distinguished and Regents’ Professor the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering at School of Engineering, and Dr. Cheryl L. Willman, Professor in the Department of Pathology at the School of Medicine and Director & CEO of the UNM Cancer Center. Both will be recognized for their achievements as University of New Mexico leading innovators. The dinner will also celebrate STC’s 20th year anniversary.
The keynote speaker for the event will be Dr. Gregg L. Mayer, President of Gregg L. Mayer & Co., Inc., a management co
nsulting firm, and a long-time STC board member. Dr. Mayer has extensive entrepreneurial experience as the former President of Vivigen, Inc., a clinical genetic testing company later acquired by Genzyme Corporation. His consulting firm helps companies in the two largest healthcare markets in the world, the U.S. and Japan, create successful strategies for their products and services. He is a lecturer and writer about healthcare in both the U.S. and Japan.
The following 55 UNM faculty, staff and students received issued patents within the past year (March 1, 2014-March 31 2015):
JACOB AGOLA, PH.D.
Department of Pathology
Rab7 GTPase Inhibitors and Related Methods of Treatment
U.S. Patent No. 8,765,803, issued on July 1, 2014
LADAN ARISSIAN, PH.D.
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Multi Comb Generation with a Mode Locked Laser Cavity
U.S. Patent No. 8,929,408, issued January 6, 2015
PLAMEN B. ATANASSOV, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Biofuel Cell Electrocatalysts Utilizing Enzyme-Carbon Nanotube Adducts
Patent No. 8,871,483, issued October 28, 2014
Monodispersed Particles Fabricated by Microfluidic Device
Patent No. 8,911,864, issued December 16, 2014
Oxygen Side Electrode for a Fuel Cell
Patent No. 8,945,791, issued February 3, 2015
SOFIA M. BABANOVA, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Biofuel Cell Electrocatalysts Utilizing Enzyme-Carbon Nanotube Adducts
Patent No. 8,871,483, issued October 28, 2014
C. JEFFREY BRINKER, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Durable Polymer/Aerogel-Based Superhydrophobic Coatings, a Composite Material
Patent No. 8,663,742, issued March 4, 2014
Porous Nanoparticle-Supported Lipid Bilayer Nanostructures
Patent No. 8,734,816, issued May 27, 2014
Aerosol Fabrication Methods for Monodisperse Nanoparticles
Patent No. 8,864,045, issued October 21, 2014
Protocells and Their Use for Targeted Delivery of Multicomponent Cargos to Cancer Cells
Patent No. 8,992,984, issued March 31, 2015
DAVID C. BROWN, M.S.
Health Sciences Center Laboratory/Animal Resource Facility
Detection of Bioagents Using a Shear Horizontal Surface Acoustic Wave Biosensor
Patent No. 8,709,791, issued April 29, 2014
STEVEN R. J. BRUECK, PH.D.
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Large Area Patterning Using Interferometric Lithography
Patent No. 8,685,628, issued April 1, 2014
Epitaxial Growth of In-Plane Nanowires and Nanowire Devices
Patent No. 8,785,226, issued July 22, 2014
Plasmonic Detectors
Patent No. 8,835,851, issued September 16, 2014
Fabrication of Optical-Quality Facets Vertical to an (001) Orientation Substrate by Selective Epitaxial Growth
Patent No. 8,841,756, issued September 23, 2014
Integrated Affinity Microcolumns and Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis
Patent No. 8,895,321, issued November 25, 2014
Method and Apparatus for Fabrication of Controlled Chirp Gratings
Patent No. 8,908,724, issued December 12, 2014
Selective Nanoscale Growth of Lattice Mismatched Materials
Patent No. 8,980,730, issued March 17, 2015
VINCE D. CALHOUN, PH.D.
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
3D and 4D Magnetic Susceptibility Tomography Based on Complex MR Images
Patent No. 8,886,283, issued November 11, 2014
ERIC C. CARNES, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Porous Nanoparticle-Supported Lipid Bilayer Nanostructures
Patent No. 8,734,816, issued May 27, 2014
Protocells and Their Use for Targeted Delivery of Multicomponent Cargos to Cancer Cells
Patent No. 8,992,984, issued March 31, 2015
BRYCE CHACKERIAN, PH.D.
Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Protocells and Their Use for Targeted Delivery of Multicomponent Cargos to Cancer Cells
Patent No. 8,992,984, issued March 31, 2015
ALEXANDRE CHIGAEV, PH.D.
Department of Pathology
Method for Integrin Ligand Discovery
Patent No. 8,911,952, issued December 16, 2014
ABHAYA K. DATYE, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Synthesis of Pd Particles by Alcohols-Assisted Photoreduction for Use in Supported Catalysts
Patent No. 8,962,512, issued February 24, 2015
LORRAINE M. DECK, PH.D.
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Therapeutic Curcumin Derivatives
Patent No. 8,841,326, issued September 23, 2014
Substituted CIS- and Trans-Stilbenes as Therapeutic Agents
Patent No. 8,980,954, issued March 17, 2015
VOJO P. DERETIC, PH.D.
Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Rationally Improved Isoniazid and Ethionamide Derivatives and Activity Through Selective Isotopic Substitution
Patent No. 8,921,569, issued December 30, 2014
JEAN-CLAUDE DIELS, PH.D.
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Multi Comb Generation with a Mode Locked Laser Cavity
Patent No. 8,929,408, issued January 6, 2015
RAVI V. DURVASULA, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine
Fluorescent Fusion Polypeptides and Methods of Use
Patent No. 8,877,898, issued November 4, 2014
BRUCE S. EDWARDS, PH.D.
Department of Pathology
Methods and Related Compositions for the Treatment of Cancer
Patent No. 8,835,506, issued September 16, 2014
ANDREW FRAUENGLASS
Center for High Technology Materials
Large Area Patterning Using Interferometric Lithography
Patent No. 8,685,628, issued April 1, 2014
STEVEN W. GRAVES, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Multinode Acoustic Focusing for Parallel Flow Cytometry Analysis Applications
Patent No. 8,830,451, issued September 9, 2014
PAMELA HALL, PH.D.
Department of Pathology
Detection of Bioagents Using a Shear Horizontal Surface Acoustic Wave Biosensor
Patent No. 8,709,791, issued April 29, 2014
SANG M. HAN, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Selective Epitaxial Overgrowth Comprising Air Gaps
Patent No. 8,937,366, issued January 20, 2015
MARK K. HAYNES, PH.D.
Center for Molecular Discovery
Methods and Related Compositions for the Treatment of Cancer
Patent No. 8,835,506, issued September 16, 2014
ELIZABETH L. HEDBERG-DIRK, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Electrospun Fiber Mats from Polymers Having a Low Tm, Tg, or Molecular Weight
Patent No. 8,809,212, issued August 19, 2014
STEPHEN D. HERSEE, PH.D.
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Pulsed Growth of Catalyst-Free Growth of GaN Nanowires and Applications in Group III Nitride Semiconductor Bulk Material
Patent No. 8,716,045, issued May 6, 2014
Integration of LED Driver Circuit with LED
Patent No. 8,866,125, issued October 21, 2014
Solid-State Microscope for Selectively Imaging a Sample
Patent No. 8,964,020, issued February 24, 2015
BRIAN L. HJELLE, PH.D.
Department of Pathology
Detection of Bioagents using a Shear Horizontal Surface Acoustic Wave Biosensor
Patent No. 8,709,791, issued April 29, 2014
LUCY A. HUNSAKER
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Therapeutic Curcumin Derivatives
Patent No. 8,841,326, issued September 23, 2014
LINNEA K. ISTA, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Structure, Synthesis, and Applications for Oligo Phenylene Ethynylenes
Patent No. 8,753,570, issued June 17, 2014
Integrated Affinity Microcolumns and Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis
Patent No. 8,895,321, issued November 25, 2014
DAVID J. KELLER, PH.D.
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Structure, Synthesis, and Applications for Oligo Phenylene Ethynylenes
Patent No. 8,753,570, issued June 17, 2014
SANJAY KRISHNA, PH.D.
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Plasmonic Detectors
Patent No. 8,835,851, issued September 16, 2014
RICHARD S. LARSON, M.D., PH.D.
Department of Pathology
Detection of Bioagents Using a Shear Horizontal Surface Acoustic Wave Biosensor
Patent No. 8,709,791, issued April 29, 2014
Noninvasive Diagnostic Agents of Cancer and Methods of Diagnosing Cancer, Especially Leukemia and Lymphoma
Patent No. 8,834,838, issued September 16, 2014
SEUNG-CHANG LEE, PH.D.
Center for High Technology Materials
Epitaxial Growth of In-Plane Nanowires and Nanowire Devices
Patent No. 8,785,226, issued July 22, 2014
Plasmonic Detectors
Patent No. 8,835,851, issued September 16, 2014
Fabrication of Optical-Quality Facets Vertical to a (001) Orientation Substrate by Selective Epitaxial Growth
Patent No. 8,841,756, issued September 23, 2014
Selective Nanoscale Growth of Lattice Mismatched Materials
Patent No. 8,980,730, issued March 17, 2015
ZAYD LESEMAN, PH.D.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Carbon Fiber Foam Composites and Methods for Making the Same
Patent No. 8,679,381, issued March 25, 2014
Generation of Metal and Alloy Micron, Submicron, or Nanoparticles in Simple, Rapid Process
Patent No. 8,709,126, issued April 29, 2014
GABRIEL P. LOPEZ, PH.D.
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Structure, Synthesis, and Applications for Oligo Phenylene Ethynylenes
Patent No. 8,753,570, issued June 17, 2014
Multinode Acoustic Focusing for Parallel Flow Cytometry Analysis Applications
Patent No. 8,830,451, issued September 9, 2014
Integrated Affinity Microcolumns and Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis
Patent No. 8,895,321, issued November 25, 2014
SHUANG (SEAN) LUAN, PH.D.
Department of Computer Science
System and Methods of Photon-Based Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Delivery
Patent No. 8,835,877, issued September 16, 2014
DEBRA A. MACKENZIE, PH.D.
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Methods and Related Compositions for the Treatment of Cancer
Patent No. 8,835,506, issued September 16, 2014
VICTOR MANUEL MURRAY HERRERA, PH.D.
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
System and Methods of Regularized Optimization for Matrix Factorization and Image and Video Reconstruction
Patent No. 8,908,992, issued December 9, 2014
JEFFREY P. NORENBERG, PHARM.D., PH.D.
College of Pharmacy
Noninvasive Diagnostic Agents of Cancer and Methods of Diagnosing Cancer, Especially Leukemia and Lymphoma
Patent No. 8,834,838, September 16, 2014
TUDOR I. OPREA, M.D., PH.D.
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Methods and Related Compositions for the Treatment of Cancer
Patent No. 8,835,506, issued September 16, 2014
Bifunctional Metnase/Intnase Inhibitors and Related Compositions and Methods of Treatment of Cancer
Patent No. 8,889,689, issued November 18, 2014
ROBERT A. ORLANDO, PH.D.
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Therapeutic Curcumin Derivatives
Patent No. 8,841,326, issued September 23, 2014
MAREK A. OSI?SKI, PH.D.
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Nanocrystalline Optically-Based Neutron Irradiation History Sensor
Patent No. 8,680,469, issued March 25, 2014
MARIOS S. PATTICHIS, PH.D.
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
System and Methods of Regularized Optimization for Matrix Factorization and Image and Video Reconstruction
Patent No. 8,908,992, issued December 9, 2014
DAVID PEABODY, PH.D.
Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Protocells and Their Use for Targeted Delivery of Multicomponent Cargos to Cancer Cells
Patent No. 8,992,984, issued March 31, 2015
DIMITER N. PETSEV, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Monodispersed Particles Fabricated by Microfluidic Device
Patent No. 8,911,864, issued December 16, 2014
MANSOOR SHEIK-BAHAE, PH.D.
Department of Physics & Astronomy
All-Solid-State Optical Cryocooler Using Intracavity Optically Pumped Semiconductor Lasers and a Method of Making the Same
Patent No. 8,720,219, issued May 13, 2014
LAUREL O. SILLERUD, PH.D.
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Biological Detector and Method
Patent No. 8,698,494, issued April 15, 2014
LARRY A. SKLAR, PH.D.
Department of Pathology
Rab7 GTPase Inhibitors and Related Methods of Treatment
Patent No. 8,765,803, issued July 1, 2014
Methods and Related Compositions for the Treatment of Cancer
Patent No. 8,835,506, issued September 16, 2014
Bifunctional Metnase/Intnase Inhibitors and Related Compositions and Methods of Treatment of Cancer
Patent No. 8,889,689, issued November 18, 2014
Method for Integrin Ligand Discovery
Patent No. 8,911,952, issued December 16, 2014
ZURAB SURVILADZE, PH.D.
Department of Pathology
Rab7 GTPase Inhibitors and Related Methods of Treatment
Patent No. 8,765,803, issued July 1, 2014
TODD A. THOMPSON, PH.D.
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Methods and Related Compositions for the Treatment of Cancer
Patent No. 8,835,506, issued September 16, 2014
GRAHAM S. TIMMINS, PH.D.
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Rationally Improved Isoniazid and Ethionamide Derivatives and Activity Through Selective Isotopic Substitution
Patent No. 8,921,569, issued December 30, 2014
DAVID L. VANDER JAGT, PH.D.
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Therapeutic Curcumin Derivatives
Patent No. 8,841,326, issued September 23, 2014
Substituted CIS- and Trans-Stilbenes as Therapeutic Agents
Patent No. 8,980,954, issued March 17, 2015
ANGELA WANDINGER-NESS, PH.D.
Department of Pathology
Rab7 GTPase Inhibitors and Related Methods of Treatment
Patent No. 8,765,803, issued July 1, 2014
WEI WANG, PH.D.
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Bifunctional Metnase/Intnase Inhibitors and Related Compositions and Methods of Treatment of Cancer
Patent No. 8,889,689, issued November 18, 2014
WALKER R. WHARTON, PH.D.
Department of Pathology
Protocells and Their Use for Targeted Delivery of Multicomponent Cargos to Cancer Cells
Patent No. 8,992,984, issued March 31, 2015
DAVID G. WHITTEN, PH.D.
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Structure, Synthesis, and Applications for Oligo Phenylene Ethynylenes
Patent No. 8,753,570, issued June 17, 2014
CHERYL L. WILLMAN, M.D.
Department of Pathology
Protocells and Their Use for Targeted Delivery of Multicomponent Cargos to Cancer Cells
Patent No. 8,992,984, issued March 31, 2015
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