Guillermo Ameer
Guillermo Ameer | |
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| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin (B.S.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sc.D.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biomedical engineering |
| Institutions | Northwestern University |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Langer |
Guillermo Antonio Ameer is the Daniel Hale Williams Professor of biomedical engineering at the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science and Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University and is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Materials Research Society, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is an engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur.
Early life
Ameer was born in Panama. He immigrated to the United States with his brother in 1988 where he settled in New York City. Later on, he moved to Texas where he began attending Collin College and the University of Texas at Austin where he majored in chemical engineering. Ameer was an intern at Hoechst Celanese and a summer operator at Shell Oil Company. He earned his Sc.D. in chemical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he studied with biotechnology pioneer Robert Langer. Following the degree, he pursued postdoctoral studies at MIT and the Department of Pathology of Harvard University where he worked with Hidde Ploegh and William Harmon.[1]
Research
In 2018 Ameer's team developed a regenerative bandage which is designed to heal diabetic foot ulcers.[2] The bandage is a liquid that upon contact with the injured tissue turns to a gel.
In 2018, he helped established the Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering (CARE) and currently serves as its director.[3] Vadim Backman, Nathan C. Gianneschi, Mark Hersam, Chad Mirkin, Milan Mrksich, Teri W. Odom, Susan Quaggin, John A. Rogers, and Clyde Yancy are associated with CARE.
Fellowships and awards
- 2004 - Awarded the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Young Investigators Award[4]
- 2006 - Awarded the National Science Foundation CAREER Award[5]
- 2009 - Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[6]
- 2014 - Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society[7]
- 2017 - Founding board member of the Regenerative Engineering Society[8]
- 2017 - Elected fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers[9]
- 2018 - Received the "Key to the City", Panama City, Panama[10]
- 2018 - Elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11]
- 2019 - Martin E. And G. Gertrude G. Walder Award for Research Excellence [12]
- 2019 - Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors[13]
- 2020 - Awarded the Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature by the Society for Biomaterials[14]
- 2021 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society[15]
- 2021 - Elected to the National Academy of Medicine[16]
- 2022 - Awarded the Technology Innovation and Development Award by the Society For Biomaterials[17]
- 2023 - Elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18]
References
- ^ Clinton Parks (January 9, 2004). "Engineering Crossroads". Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ Sylvia Perez (August 16, 2018). "Chicago researchers develop new bandage that accelerates healing". WFLD. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ "Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering". Northwestern University. n.d. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Guillermo Ameer". Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "Ameer Receives Prestigious NSF Award: Northwestern University News". www.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "Guillermo Ameer, Sc.D." AIMBE. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ "BMES List of Fellows". BMES. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ "Guillermo Ameer Elected Fellow of AIChE". November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ Amanda Morris (November 2, 2017). "Guillermo Ameer Elected Fellow of AIChE". Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ Julianne Hill (October 31, 2018). "Northwestern Engineering's Guillermo Ameer Receives Key to Panama City, Panama". Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ "Three professors named AAAS fellows".
- ^ "Guillermo Ameer receives University's annual Walder Award".
- ^ "Ameer, Shah Named to National Academy of Inventors". Northwestern Engineering. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ "Ameer Receives Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature". Northwestern Engineering. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ "2021 MRS Fellows". Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "Ameer Named to National Academy of Medicine". Northwestern Engineering. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ "Guillermo Ameer Awarded the Technology Innovation and Development Award". Northwestern Engineering. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ "New Members Elected in 2023". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
External links
- Guillermo Ameer publications indexed by Google Scholar
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- 20th-century births
- Living people
- American biomedical engineers
- American chemical engineers
- Cockrell School of Engineering alumni
- MIT School of Engineering alumni
- Harvard Medical School faculty
- Northwestern University faculty
- Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
- Fellows of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Fellows of the Biomedical Engineering Society
- Panamanian emigrants to the United States
- American scientists
- Members of the National Academy of Medicine
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences