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Areas of Research
Host responses to combination products, Biomaterial interactions with dendritic cells, Tissue engineering for rheumatoid arthritis, Targeted DNA vaccine delivery, Biomaterial-applied immunology
Educational Background
- Post doctoral Fellow, Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine, 1996-1999
- Ph.D. University of Toronto, 1996
- B.A.Sc. University of Toronto, 1990
Selected Awards
- 2008, College of Fellows, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
- 2005, Young Investigator Award, Society for Biomaterials
- 2003-2008, CAREER Award, National Science Foundation
- 2002-2007, Hulda Irene Duggan Arthritis Investigators Award, The Arthritis Foundation
Selected Research Publications
- Rose SL, Babensee JE, “Smooth muscle cell phenotype alters co-cultured endothelial cell response to biomaterial-pretreated leukocytes,” J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 84A, 661–671, 2008.
- Yoshida M, Mata J, Babensee JE, “Effect of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) contact on maturation of murine bone-marrow derived dendritic cells,” J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 80A, 7-12, 2007.
- Yoshida M, Babensee JE, “Differential effects of agarose and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) on dendritic cell maturation,” J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 79A, 393-408, 2006.
- Talsma S, Babensee JE, Murthy N, Williams IR, “Development and in vitro validation of a targeted delivery vehicle for DNA vaccines,” J. Controlled Release, 112, 271-279, 2006. (two senior authors JEB and IRW contributed equally)
- Bennewitz N, Babensee JE, "The effect of the physical form of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) carriers on the humoral immune response to co-delivered antigen," Biomaterials, 26, 2991-2999, 2005.
- Yoshida M, Babensee JE, "Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) enhances maturation of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells," J. Biomed. Mater Res., 71A, 45-51, 2004.
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