Tejal A. Desai
Professor Dept. of Physiology and Division of Bioengineering
University of California, San Francisco
Builiding QB3, Room 203C, box 2520
Mission Bay Campus
1700 4th Street San Francisco, CA 94143-2520

Phone: office +1-415-514-4503
Tejal.desai@ucsf.edu

EDUCATION:      
1990-94 Brown University, Providence, RI ScB Biomedical Engineering
1994-98 University of California, San Francisco/University of California, Berkeley PhD Bioengineering
    (Advisor: M. Ferrari)

PRINCIPAL POSITIONS HELD:

    
1998-2001 Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago Assistant Professor  
2002-2006 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University Associate Professor  
2002-2006 Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, BU Associate Professor  
2006- Department of Physiology, Bioengineering Program, UCSF Professor  
2006- Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering, UCSF/UC Berkeley Professor  

OTHER POSITIONS HELD CONCURRENTLY:  
1996 (summer) Consiglio Nazionale della Ricerche, Rome, Italy Visiting Scholar  
2002- Laboratory of Therapeutic Microsystems, Boston University Director  
2002- Whitaker Center for Cellular and Subcellular Engineering Core Director  
2004- Center for Nanoscience and Nanobiotechnology, Boston University Associate Director  
2004 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University Associate Chair of Graduate Studies  

HONORS AND AWARDS:
1994 Sigma Xi, Scientific Honor Society
1994 University of California, San Francisco: Fellowship of the Regents.
1995 National Science Foundation: Graduate Fellowship Recipient
1995 Whitaker Foundation: Graduate Fellowship in Biomedical Engineering
1997 University of California, San Francisco: Graduate Conference Presentation Award
1997 University of California, San Francisco: Graduate Dissertation Research Award
1997 University of California, San Francisco: Graduate Students Association Travel Award
1998 University of California: Chancellor's Post-doctoral Fellowship for Academic Diversity
1998 Who's Who among America's Teachers.
1999 Crain's Chicago Business "40 under 40" Award: For leadership and innovation
1999 MIT's TR100 Award: Technology Review Magazine's Top 100 Young Innovators
2000 Award of Distinction - UIC College of Engineering
2000 NSF CAREER Award
2000 UIC College of Engineering Best Advisor Award
2000 NSF New Century Scholar Award
2001 BioMEMS and Nanotechnology Society's Visionary Science Award
2001 Invited Participant: Frontiers in Engineering, National Academy of Engineering
2002 Johnson and Johnson Focused Giving Award
2002 McGowan Institute Award for Contributions to Regenerative Medicine
2003 EURAND Grand Prize Award for Outstanding Research in Oral Drug Delivery
2003 Globus Indus Technovator Award (presented by MIT)
2003 Popular Science's "Brilliant 10" Top Scientists in the Nation
2003 Whitaker Leadership Conference Participant
2004 INDIA New England Woman of the Year
2004 Plenary Speaker for the 2004 Annual Conference of the Whitaker Foundation
2004 World Technology Award Finalist in Health and Medicine
2004 Capsugel/Pfizer Innovative Aspects of Oral Drug Delivery Award (student paper competition)
2004 Invited Participant: National Academy of Engineering Keck Futures Initiative: Designing Nanostructure
2004 Winner of INDUS Top 15
2005 Women in Engineering Leadership Conference - Nomination and Award
2006 Eurand Grand Prize Award for Innovative Approaches to Drug Delivery
2006 Rogers Bridging the Gap Award for New Technologies
2006 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award from UC Berkeley


KEYWORDS/AREAS OF INTEREST:
BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology; Nanoscale Receptor Targeting and modulation, Implantable and Oral Drug Delivery, Cell Encapsulation technologies (Pancreatic and Neurosecretory), Tissue Engineering (Cardiovascular and Bone), Three dimensional scaffold and matrix fabrication

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Memberships  
  1990- Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
  1990- Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
  1992- Materials Research Society (MRS)
  1995- International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
  1997- Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
  1997- IEEE- Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBS)
  1999- Society of Biomaterials (SFB)
  2000- American Chemical Society (ACS)
  2001- International Society of BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology, Board Member
  2004- Full Member, Sigma Xi

SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Advisory Boards:    
  2002- BioMEMS & Biomedical Nanotechnology World, Scientific Advisory Board, Washington, D.C.
  Spring 2001- Advamed, FDA Advisory Committee  
  2000- Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) & ICAN Products, Limited: Convergence, Advisory Board for Science & Social, Ethical & Legal Considerations  
  2001- NASA Biomolecular Science Working Group  
  1999- NASA AEMC/JPL Science and Technology Working Group (STWG) - One of eight scientist on advisory committee to determine strategic research directions  
  1999- ASTM Committee F04, Division IV, Committee Member  
Meetings Organizer:
  May 2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference, Track co-chair, Bio Nano materials  
  July 2006 2006 CRS Workshop on Combination Products, co-chair  
  September 2006 2006 US Frontiers of Engineering meeting, Organizing committee  
  September 2006 2006 IEEE/EMBS conference, "Pharmaceutical Studies, Drug Delivery and Gene Therapy" Theme co-chair New York
  May 2005, 2006 IEEE Microtechnology in Biology meeting, Program Co-Chair  
  May 2005 2006 Nanotechnology, organizing committee, Anaheim, CA
  2006- Co-Chair, Gordon Conference in BioMEMS  
  October 2005 BMES 2005, Micro and Nanotechnology in Medicine, Track Co-Chair  
  2004- Boston Area Biomems Series (BABS), Co-organizer of monthly regional seminar series  
  2003-2004 IEEE Microtechnology in Biology Organizing Committee and Session Moderator  
  2003 CNSF, Congressional Outreach "Nanoporous Interfaces for Biomedical Applications" Washington DC
  July 20-25, 2003 2003 Gordon Conference in Biomaterials: Biocompatibility/Tissue Engineering, Discussion Leader Plymouth, NH
  May 2004 7th World Biomaterials Congress. Session organizer "Micro/Nano patterned Biomaterials for Tissue engineering and Drug Delivery" Sydney, Australia
  October 2002 Joint IEEE-EMBS/BMES Conference, Organizing Committee for BioMEMS, Sensors and Instrumentation program Houston, TX
  April 2002 2002 APS/BMES Spring Meeting, Organizer for "Nanotechnology in Biology and Bioengineering" Session New Orleans, LA
  2000-2004 World Congress on BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology, Session Chair and Organizing Committee Columbus, OH
  May 2001 BIOMEMS 2001, Scientific Advisor and Chairperson Sunnyvale, CA
  2000-2002 First International IEEE EMBS Conference on Microtechnology in Medicine and Biology, Organizing Committee  
  December 1999 Cambridge Health Institute: Scientific Advisory Board and Session Chair, "Bioengineering of Nanostructures for Biomedical and Biotechnical Applications"  
  May 15-20, 2000 Sixth World Biomaterials Conference, Symposia Chair, "Micro and Nano Fabricated Biomaterials and Structures for Tissue Engineering  
  July 23-29, 2000 World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Track Chair, Bioceramics and Implants; Workshop Leader in BioMEMS  
  October 2000 BMES Annual Meeting, Nanotechnology Track Chair  
    International Society for Optical Engineering , Micro- and Nanofabricated Structures and Devices for Biomedical Environmental Applications (BioS Conferences):  
  1998-99

Scientific and Program Committee

  
  2000

Session Chairman

  
  2001

Organizing Committee

  
  October 2000 UIUC/UIC Symposium on "Engineering the Biomaterials Interface," Organizing committee and session chair Matteson, IL

SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Editorial Positions:    
  2004- Langmuir (ACS journal) Senior Editor
  2005- Nanomedicine Associate Editor
  2001- Journal of Biomedical Microdevices Associate Editor
  2003- Sensors Letters Associate Editor
    Editorial Advisory Board, Biotechnology Progress  
    Editorial Board of The International Journal of Nanomedicine  
Journals Reviewer    
  Biomaterials, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Tissue Engineering, Langmuir, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Cell and Tissue Research, Biomedical Microdevices, Advanced Materials, Nanoletters

INVITED PRESENTATIONS  
International    
  July 2006 Controlled Release Society, Invited Lecture in Oral Delivery of Macromolecular Drugs Vienna, Austria
  March 2006 Nanotechnologies for Cell Investigation, Paris, Curie Insitute, Sapporo, Japan
  Sept. 2004 ETH Zurich, Department of Material Science, Invited Lecture Zurich, Switzerland
  July 2004 US/Germany ACS Delegation: Frontiers in Chemistry, Invited Speaker Munich, Germary
  June 2004 Man/Machine Interactions Conference/University of Groningen, Invited Speaker Groningen, Netherlands
  March 2004 International Cell Culture Meeting, "Microengineering Cellular Habitats for Tissue engineering and Cell Based Analysis," Cancun, Mexico
  February 2003 Europe Nanotech 2003, Invited Talk, Montreux, Switzerland
  October 2003 2nd Annual US/JAPAN delegation in Therapeutic Nanotechnology Japan
  July 2003 International Controlled Release Society Meeting, EURAND GRAND PRIZE AWARD INVITED SPEAKER (via video-conference) Glasgow, UK
  December 2002 NSF's International Workshop on Advances in Micro and Nano Technologies for Sensing Applications Melbourne, Australia
  October 2002 Edmonton Council for Advanced Technology (ECAT) "Biomedical Micro/Nanotechnology For Therapeutic Targeting and Delivery", Invited Talk, Edmonton, Canada
  October 2002 Provincial Lab Technology and Research Symposium, "Micro and Nanofabricated Constructs for Targeted Drug Delivery in Infectious Diseases," Invited Talk Calgary, Canada
  October 2002 Micralyne, Inc. Edmonton, Canada
  May 2002 Toray Industries, Invited Talk, Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan
  November 2001 National Research Council (Canada) "Applications of Microsystems/Nanotechnology to the Life Sciences" Panel Banff, Canada
  October 2000 IEEE Conference in Microtechnology and Biology, Invited keynote speaker, "Biohybrid MEMS for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery," Lyon, France
National    
  October 2006 Materials, Medicine and Nanotechnology Summit, Plenary talk Cleveland, OH
  May 2006 Plenary Lecture at 2006 North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Meeting Chicago, IL
  April 2006 2006 DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER IN MICRO & NANO-SYSTEMS, University of Texas Austin, TX
  Feb 2005 Advances in Drug Delivery, Invited Speaker, "Bioadhesive Microdevices," Salt Lake City, UT
  February 2005 ALZA, "Microtechnology for Tissue engineering and Drug Delivery," Invited Seminar Mountain View, CA
  March 2005 Whitaker Educational Summit, "Education in Drug Delivery" Arlington VA
  February 2005 NSEC seminar series, Micro/Nanofabrication for Cellular Delivery and Targeting, Columbus, OH
  March 2005 US Japan Nanotechnology Symposium, "Micro and Nanotherapeutics" Northwestern University Evanston, IL
  November 2004 Johnson and Johnson, Keynote Speaker, Drug Device Combinations New Jersey
  October 2004 Nanomedicine Summit, Plenary Speaker Cleveland, OH
  August 2004 University of California, San Francisco/UC Berkeley, Bioengineering Graduate Group, Invited Seminar, San Francisco, CA
  August 2004 BioMEMS and Nanotechnology World Congress, Plenary Speaker, "Micro and NanoTherapeutic Platforms" Washington DC
  August 2004 Whitaker Foundation, Invited Keynote Speaker, "Micro and Nanotherapeutics: Approaches for Targeting and Delivery La Jolla, CA
  June 2004 University of California, Irvine, Department of Biomedical engineering, Invited Lecture, Irvine, CA
  June 2004 Cornell University, Department of Bioengineering, Invited Lecture Ithaca, NY
  April 2004 Spring 2004 Meeting of the Materials Research Society, Invited Speaker, San Francisco, CA
  March 2004 NIH Immunobarriers Symposium, Invited Speaker, Nanoperforated Materials for Immunoisolation Bethesda, MD
  March 2004 BioMEMS 2004, "Cytoadhesive Microdevices for Oral Drug Delivery Boston MA
  March 2004 General Electric Global Technology Symposium, "Biohybrid Devices for Cell Encapsulation," Schenectady, NY
  March 2004 Nanotechnology 2004, "Nanotherapeutics and Beyond," Keynote Opening Speaker Boston, MA.
  December 2003 ALZA, "Micro and Nanofabricated Platforms for Drug Delivery," Invited Seminar Mountain View, CA
  2004 "Microtechnology in Drug Delivery," Invited speaker for Short Course sponsored by CNI. San Diego, CA
  Chicago, IL
  Boston, MA
  San Jose, CA
  November, 2003 AVS 50th International Symposium, "BioMEMS Devices and Systems" Invited Talk Baltimore, MD
  November 2003 American Heart Association, "Cardiovascular Microscale Tissue engineering" Invited Talk Dallas, TX
  October 2003 Wellesley College, Department of Chemistry Wellesley, MA
  October 2003 NASA Nanotech Briefs 2003, "Nanotherapeutics: The future of medicine"  
  October 2003 Stanford University, Department of Bioengineering, Biodesign seminar series Palo Alto, CA
  July 2003. CIMIT Forum in Nanotechnology, "Nanotechnology and Drug Delivery" Boston, MA
  June 2003 Association of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), "Biomedical applications of nanotechnology" Invited Talk Long Beach, CA
  June 2003 American Chemical Society, Invited Talk Chicago, IL
  May 2003 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "Microfabricated Platforms for Drug Delivery" Boston, MA
  May 2003 IBC's BioMEMS and Microfluidics 2003, Invited Talk San Diego, CA
  March 2003 Spring 2003 Meeting of the American Chemical Society, "Biological Applications of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology" Invited talk New Orleans, LA
  March 2003 Spring 2003 Meeting of the Materials Research Society, "Microengineering Cellular Environments," San Francisco, CA
  January 2003 Japan-US Symposium: Tools and Metrology for Nanotechnology, Invited Speaker, Cornell University Ithaca, NY
  November 2002 Purdue University, "Micro and Nanoengineered Interfaces for Therapeutic Delivery," West Lafayette, IN
  November 2002 Northeastern University, "Nanoporous Vehicles for Drug Delivery" Boston, MA
  October 2002 Shriners Burns Hospital, Biomedical Science and Engineering Seminar Series, "Microfabricated Platforms for Customized Cellular/Drug Delivery Boston, MA
  October 2002 Academy of Dental Materials, "BioMEMS based Tools for Tissue Engineering," Invited Keynote Talk Honolulu, HI
  September 2002 World Congress on Biomedical Nanotechnology, "Microengineering Cellular Habitats for Cardiomyocytes," Columbus, OH
  September 2002 MDG Industrial Forum, "Opportunities for Micro/nanotechnology in Therapeutics  
  May 2002 ASME short course in BioMEMS, "Micro and Nanofabricated constructs for cellular delivery and immunoisolation," Boston, MA
  April 2002 UCLA Short Course in BioMEMS, Invited Lecturer Los Angeles, CA
  April 2002 NorthEast Bioengineering Conference, "Microengineering Cellular Habitats: Pegs, Pores, Polymers, and More," Tissue Engineering Track, Keynote Speaker Philadelphia, PA
  February 24 to March 1, 2002 Drug Carriers in Medicine and Biology, Gordon Research Conference, Invited Speaker, "Nanofilters for Controlled Drug Delivery,"

Ventura, CA
  May 2002 Princeton University, Department of Electrical Engineering Princeton NJ
  April 2002 BioMEMS 2002, "Nanopores for Therapeutic Delivery," Invited Talk, Knowledge Foundation Annual Conference Boston, MA
  March 2002 Johnson and Johnson, Invited Talk  
  May 2002 Becton Dickinson, Invited Talk  
  March 2002 Washington University in St. Louis, Keynote Speaker, BME Day, "Integrating Cells with Microsystems," St. Louis, MO
  February 2002 Gordon Conference on Drug Delivery Systems, Invited Speaker Ventura, CA
  April 2002 Integrating BioMEMS and Nanotechnology into a Commercialized Product, California NanoSystems Institute, Invited Short Course Speaker Los Angeles, CA
  March 2002 Center for Innovative Medicine in Technology, Invited Talk Boston, MA
  March 2002 McGowen Center for Engineered Tissue, Univeristy of Pittsburgh, Invited Seminar Pittsburgh, PA
  Jan 2002 University of Washington, Center for Nanotechnology, Invited Seminar Seattle, WA
  April 2002 University of Michigan, Invited seminar Ann Arbor, MI
  November 2001 Material Research Society, Invited Talk Boston, MA
  October 2001 American Vacuum Society International Meeting, "Interfacial BioMEMS: Bridging the Micro to the Macro," Invited Talk San Francisco, CA
  September 2001 BioMEMs and Nanotechnology World 2000 Conference, Invited plenary speaker, "Micro/Nanoscale Constructs for Delivery and Detection," Columbus, OH
  August 2001 Nanotechnology in early detection of cancer , NIH/NIST Joint Workshop, Invited Speaker and Panelist Gaithersburg, MD
  August 2001 SmartTalk 2001, "Microengineering Extracellular Environments," San Diego, CA
  June 2001 Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting, "From Pores to Particles: Micro and Nanofabricated Constructs for Drug Delivery," Invited Talk San Diego, CA
  June 2001 Abbott Laboratories, "BioMEMS-Based Tools for Microscale Tissue Engineering," Invited Symposium Speaker Abbott Park, IL
  May 2001 Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, "Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering: A Microscale Approach," Columbus, OH
  May 2001 BioMEMS 2001, "Cell Based Microfabricated Therapeutic Constructs," Invited Speaker  
  May 2001 Stanford University, "BioMEM-etic Interfaces: Integrating Cells with Microsystems" Palo Alto, CA
  April 2001 American Chemical Society, "Biomolecular Separation Microtechnology," Invited Talk San Diego, CA
  March 2001 Engineering Tissue Growth, "The Technology of Microfabrication and Micromachining for Tissue Engineering Pittsburgh, PA
  March 2001 Oakridge National Lab, "Implantable BioMEMS" Invited Speaker Oak Ridge, TN
  March 2001 Harvard University," Microfabricated Biohybrid Constructs: New Approaches for Therapeutic Delivery Systems," Boston, MA
  March 2001 Boston University, "Micro- and Nanotherapeutic Constructs: From Concept to Clinic," Boston, MA
  March 2001 Northwestern University, "Microtherapeutics and Nanotherapeutics: From Concept to Clinic" Evanston, IL
  January 2001 LabAutomation 2001, "BioMEMS-based Platforms for in vitro Tissue Engineering," Palm Spring, CA
  January 2001 SPIE BIOS 2001, "Micromachined therapeutic delivery devices", Invited talk in session entitled "Biomedical Instrumentation Based on Micro/ Nanotechnology," San Jose, CA
  December 2000 Whitaker Foundation Educational Summit, "Microtechnology in Biomedicine", Invited Session Chair and Speaker  
  October 2000 IEEE Conference in Microtechnology and Biology, Invited keynote speaker, "Biohybrid MEMS for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery,"Lyon, France,  
  September 2000 BioMEMs and Nanotechnology World 2000 Conference, Invited plenary speaker, "BioMEMetic Interfaces for Implantable Therapeutic Devices," Columbus, OH
  June 2000 NIH/BECON Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Symposium. Invited Speaker and Panel Participant, "Therapeutic Nanotechnology: From Nanopores to nanoparticles," Bethesda, MD
  July 2000 University of Kentucky Advanced Science and Technology Center, "Micro and Nanofabricated Tissue Engineering Constructs," Lexington, KY
  April 2000 Intel Corporation , "Integrating Biology with Microtechnology," Portland, OR
  April 2000 Portland Business Conference, Frontiers in Biotechnology Portland, OR
  January 2000 American Chemical Society, Congressional House Panel, "Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology," Washington, DC
  December 1999 Cambridge HealthTech Institute, "Micro and Nano Tissue Engineering Constructs: Interfacing with the Biological World," Bioengineering of Nanostructures for Biomedical and Biotechnical Applications Boston, MA
  July 2000 Department of Pharmacology, Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago "Drug Delivery Nanotechnology," Chicago, IL
  February 2000 Department of Endrocrinology, University of Illinois at Chicago "Endrocrin-Technology," Chicago, IL
  January 2000 NanoteK meeting KRAFT Inc "Tissue Engineering at the Micro and Nanoscale," Champaign, IL
  January 2000 Northwestern University, "Microfabricated Tissue Engineering Constructs," Evanston, IL
  October 1999 Electrochemical Society (Chicago) "Tissue Engineering: Biocapsules & Beyond," Chicago, IL
  September 1999 Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, "Cell Microtechnology," Champaign, IL
  August 1999 College of Dentistry, Ohio State University, "Tissue Engineering and BioMEMS," Columbus, OH
  July 1999 Baxter Corporation, "Principles of Cardiac Tissue Engineering" Deerfield, IL
  June 1999 Department of Orthopedics, Univerity of Illinois at Chicago, "Orthopedic Tissue Engineering," Chicago, IL
  February 1999 Department of Critical Care/Respiratory Medicine, University ofIllinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
  March 1999 Department of Opthamalogy, University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
  October 1998 Cleveland Clinic, Department of Bioengineering Cleveland, OH
  1998 Center for Biomolecular Science/ Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory Washington, DC
  April 1998 Advances in Tissue Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA
Seminars at Several Universities including: Maryland (01), Stanford (98), Tulane (98), Georgia Tech, (98), Arizona State (98)  
Seminars to Chicago Student Societies: AWIS (99-), EMBS (99-), SWE (98-)  

GOVERNMENT and OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
2002- National Institute of Health Neurotechnology special study section
2002- National Institute of Health Bioanalytical Chemistry Study Section
1998- National Science Foundation Grant Reviews
1998- NASA Grant Reviews
Misc. Grant Reviewing: Grant reviewer: American Institute for Biological Sciences, North Carolina Biotechnology Development Program, State of Virginia Commonwealth Technology Research Council, Louisiana Board of Regents, Health Excellence Fund, Stanford I-Rite Program

NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL MEDIA FEATURES
August 2003 "Brilliant 10" CNN Headline News and Popular Science Magazine
July/August 2003 "Saving Lives with Living Machines" by Peter Fairley, Technology Review
  "Man or Machine? (Part 2 of 3): Healing the Body from the Inside out", Ivanhoe Newswire (Medical Breakthroughs)
  "Women in Nanotechnology" Exhibit at Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA.
2001 "Nanotech" By S. Sohoni, The Economist, Vol. 2001.
  "Changing the World at 29," By Tom Henderson, SmallTimes Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2001.
May/June 2001 "The Programmable Pill" by Alexandra Stikeman, MIT's Technology Review Magazine
March 2001 "Going Cellular," by Mark S. Lesney, Modern Drug Development: From Concept to Development Vol. 4, No. 3, pp 45-46, 49, 50
  "The Cutting Edge," The Hindustan Time, 19/03/2000; "Silicon Surgery" The Hindustan Time, 17/10/1999
March 10, 2001 "Macrodoctor, come meet the Nanodoctors," Lancet, Vol. 357.
January/February 2000 "Nanomedicine Nears the Clinic" by David Voss, MIT's Technology Review Magazine pp. 60-65.
September 2000 "BioMEMS", Micromachine Devices.
October 1999 "MEMS devices: instrumentation at a cellular level," By R. Winn Hardin, OE Reports, vol. 190
November/December 1999 "Biotech Innovators," Technology Review Magazine
November 1999 "Chicago Innovators", Crains Business Magazine, Vol. 22(44)

UNIVERSITY SERVICE  
UCSF/BERKELEY BIOENGINEERING DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE (faculty):
    Bioengineering Adviser Committee Membership
BOSTON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS-WIDE
  2004- Associate Director, Center for Nanoscience and Nanobiotechnology
  2001- Nanoscience Working Group, BU
  2003- UROP Faculty Committee, August
BOSTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
  2004 Beckman Scholars Symposium Speaker
  2003- BU Ventures Forum, Emerging Technologies Symposium, Organizer,
  2002- Faculty Advisor, Society of Women Engineers, BU,
    Mentor for SURF program (undergraduate engineering research program for underrepresented minorities)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
  2004- Associate Chair of Graduate Studies, BME, (Graduate Student affairs and Admission/Recruitment)
  Fall 2002- BME Graduate Committee
  2004- BME Search Committee
  Spring 2002 BME Undergraduate Committee
  2002- Coordinator of the Bio-microsystems/Cell and Subcellular Curriculum Group
  2004- Department Facilities Committee
  2004- Department Qualifying Exam Committee
  2002- Whitaker Budget Committee, BME, BU
UIC CAMPUS-WIDE:
  1999- Coordinator, Cell and Tissue Engineering Faculty/Curriculum Group, UIC
  1998- Faculty Advisor, BMES Student Society
    Faculty Advisor, Society of Women Engineers, UIC
  1998- Faculty Search Committee, Department of Bioengineering
  2000- Honors College Fellow, UIC
  1999- MAL Faculty Committee, UIC
  1998- UIC Women and Scientific Literacy Team, Center for Research on Women and Gender,
UCSF/BERKELEY BIOENGINEERING DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE (graduate student):
  1996-97 Bioengineering Annual Retreat, Co-chair, Tissue Engineering and Cancer: Molecular Level to Therapy
  1997 Bioengineering Curricular Development Committee
  1997-98 Executive Committee, Bioengineering Graduate Group
  1996-97 Graduate Student Representative, UCSF and UCB
  1995-98 Material Science Department Laboratory Safety Officer
  1996-97 Mentor for SUPERB program (undergraduate engineering research program underrepresented minorities),
  1997 Strategic Planning Committee, UCSF
  1997-98 Vice President, Bioengineering Association of Students

PUBLIC SERVICE:
2000- United Way Asian American Outreach Board
1998- Indo American Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, Mentor
  High School Outreach Presentations in Bioengineering (La Grange, Schaumburg, )
1995-present Narika (A Help line for South Asian Women), Berkeley, CA
  Board member and volunteer; work with South Asian women to address issues of abuse and domestic violence; perform community outreach on issues of domestic violence and abuse; organize efforts in fund-raising, grant-writing, and conference planning
1996-1998 Asian Health Services, Oakland CA, Community Advisory Commitee; strategic planning on issues of health access and services to underserved immigrant populations
1996-1998 Science and Education Partnership, San Francisco, CA
1997-98 American Diabetes Association: Served as fundraising team leader and volunteer
1994-1996 East Bay Asian Youth Center, Berkeley. Served as a mentor and tutor for at-risk youth in the Real Alternatives Program ; worked with math and science literacy projects

TEACHING and MENTORING
FORMAL SCHEDULED CLASSES FOR BU STUDENTS:
  Quantitative Physiology for Biomedical Engineers, Biomedical/Biochemical Microsystems, Biomaterials and Tissue engineering I and II
FORMAL SCHEDULED CLASSES FOR UIC STUDENTS:
  Principles of Cell and Tissue Engineering, Advanced Methods in Cell and Tissue Engineering, Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory Course, Micro/Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine, Biomedical Microdevices, Materials in Bioengineering, Introduction to Bioengineering, Biotransport
SHORT COURSES:
  Microtechnology in Drug Delivery, Applications and Commercialization of BioMEMS, Micro and Nanotechnology for Tissue Engineering
OTHER TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
 
  • Whitaker Educational Summit 2005, Workshop Leader and white paper co-author, Drug Delivery
  • Whitaker Education Summit 2000, Workshop Leader and white paper co-author, BioMicro and Nanotechnology
  • New Century Scholars Workshop, Stanford, CA, August 2000 Participated in week long workshops on active and problem based learning in the classroom, mentoring strategies for undergraduate and graduate students, and strategies for work-life balance/tenure track careers
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Materials Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1997-1998, in Biomaterials and Biomedical Microdevices
  • Teaching Colloquim, University of California, Berkeley, Fall 1997 Participated in a course designed to enhance university teaching skills through workshops/discussions on teaching pedagogy, learning styles, lecturing skills, and classroom assessment techniques
  • City Science Summer Institute, San Francisco, 1997-1998
  • Worked in partnership with teachers to develop innovative approaches to teach science and design a science-based curriculum for elementary school students
  • The Women's Triad Project, 1996-1998
  • Established science clubs for middle school girls to promote gender equity and achievement in math and science; developed and led hands-on interactive science exploratory activities for students in classroom settings
  • Undergraduate Research Advisor, University of California, Berkeley, 1995-97
  • Served as a supervisor and mentor for undergraduates participating in research projects; taught research methodologies and appropriate laboratory techniques
  • Santa Barbara City Summer Science Program, 1994
  • Taught a six week science program for middle and high school underrepresented minority and low income middle school girl
NON ACADEMIC WORKSHOPS
 
  • Women Scientists in Power, NationalAssociation for the Advancement of Women in Science, Harvard University, April 2005
  • Balancing Responsibilies: Personal vs. Professional (research, teaching, and service), Whitaker Foundation Meeting, August 2004
  • Bioengineering Summer Camp: Helping to organize a week long hands-on summer program for public school children interested in engineering careers, June 2001.
  • Women Scientists in Academia. AWISE, 1999, 2000
  • Women in Engineering: Past, present, and future, SWE, 1999, 2000
  • "So What does a Biomedical Engineer Really Do?" Career presentations for Chicago area and East Bay high schools and college undergraduates, 1996-99
  • Gender Equity in Education, Sexism in the Workplace and Academia, Strategies to improve Science Education, Developed and facilitated workshop series for college campuses and local high schools
  • Mobilizing Volunteer Community Based Organizations; Gathering Strength Conference: Coming Together to End Domestic Violence in Asian American Communities, San Francisco, CA, June 1997


PREDOCTORAL STUDENTS SUPERVISED OR MENTORED
Current Students: 9 Graduate (7 Ph.D., 2 Masters) and 5 Undergraduate students (Carlos Lopez, Kristin La Flamme, Barrett Nehilla, Sarah Tao, James Norman, Vincent Fusaro, Elissa Beekman, Sumona Sarkar, Matthew Chown)

Name

Degree

Graduation Date

Thesis Title

Current Position

Role of Faculty

Erin Leary Swan

M.S. Biomedical Engineering

June 2004

Fabrication and Evaluation of Nanoporous Alumina for Enhanced Osteoblasts Growth

Ph.D. program at M.I.T.

Thesis Supervisor

Sadhana Sharma

Ph.D. Bioengineering

July 2002

Characterization of PEG thin films for Silicon bio-microsystems 

Research Assistant Professor, UIC

Thesis Supervisor

Ketul Popat

Ph.D. Bioengineering

October 2002

Vapor Deposition of PEG films in Microfluidic Structures

Post doctoral Training, BU

Thesis Supervisor

Wei Tan

Ph.D.  Bioengineering

October 2002

Microfluidic patterning of three dimensional biomemetic structures for tissue engineering

Post Doctoral Training, UIUC

Thesis Supervisor

Lara Leoni

Ph.D. Bioengineering

January 2003

Biocompatibility and Biotransport of Nanoporous Biocapsules

Post Doctoral Training, U. Chicago

Thesis Supervisor

Patrick Rourke

M.S. Biomedical Engineering

April 2004

Microtextured Biodegradable Thin Films for Vascular Tissue Engineering

MD/Ph.D. at Boston University

Thesis Supervisor

Michael Lubeley

M.S. in Bioengineering

July 2002

Microfabricated PMMA Devices for Targeted Delivery

Industry

Thesis Supervisor

Kelly Smith

M.S. in Manufacturing

December 2003

Development of a High Throughput Microfabricated Bioreactor for Cellular Analysis

Industry

Thesis Supervisor

Dina Giannoulis

M.S. in Bioengineering

July 2000

Surface Characterization of Thin Films for Implantable Silicon Based Microdevices

Abbott Laboratories

Thesis Supervisor

Jennifer Deutsch

M.S. in Bioengineering

July 2000

Microtextured Matrices for Cell Mechanobiological Studies

Instructor in Biotechnology, Community College

Thesis Supervisor

Aamer Ahmed

M.S. in Bioengineering

July 2001

Conjugation of lectins to silicon platforms for drug delivery systems

Patent Law

Thesis Supervisor

Chris Bonner

M.S. in Bioengineering

November 2001

Fabrication of Silicon Microparticles Oral Drug Delivery

Optobionics, Inc.

Thesis Supervisor

Wei Tan

M.S. in Bioengineering

July 2001

Evaluation of Biopolymer Matrices and their application in Microfluidic Patterning

PhD student

Thesis Supervisor

Darlene Attiah

M.S. in Bioengineering

March 2002

Silicon Based Microenvironments for PC12 Neurosecretory Cells

Industry

Thesis Supervisor

Toby Gwak

M.S. in Bioengineering

June 2002

Microfabricated Devices for Cell Force Measurements

Medical School

Thesis Supervisor

Erich Haupt

M.S. in Bioengineering

October 2001

Aspects that Govern the Differentiation of Non-Human Primate Marrow Stromal Cells

Eli Lily

Thesis Supervisor

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS AND RESIDENTS DIRECTLY SUPERVISED OR MENTORED:

Dates

Name

Fellow

Faculty Role

Present Position

2004-present

Ketul Popat, PhD

Research Associate

Research Supervision

 

2003-2004

Tania Vu, PhD

Post-doctoral Fellow

Research Supervision

Assistant Professor, Bioengineering, Oregon Health Sciences University

TEACHING AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS:
2000 UIC College of Engineering Best Mentor Award
2000 NSF New Century Scholar Award

RESEARCH AWARDS AND GRANTS
2004/05 Principal Investigator Research in Drug Delivery ALZA Corporation $40,000
2005/08 Co-PI Porous Silicon particles for Oral Drug Delivery NIH $675,000
2005/2009 Co-PI NSEC: Nanopolymer Center NSF $200,000
2004/05 Principal Investigator Research in Nanotechnology Nanosys $30,000
2003/05 Principal Investigator Bioadhesive Microsystems for Oral Drug Delivery CIMIT Innovation Award $70,000
2003/05 Co-PI Microfabricated Environments for Neurosecretory Cells NIH $150,000
2003/07 Co-PI Microtextured 3D Vascular Constructs NASA $800,000
2002/05 Principal Investigator Three Dimensional Microfabricated Constructs for Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering Johnson and Johnson Focused Giving Award $250,000
2002/04 Principal Investigator Nanoporous Biocapsules for Bioseparation and Cellular Delivery NIH $300,000
2002/04 Co-PI Nanoporous Biocapsules for Immunoisolation and Drug Delivery NSF $100,000
2002/06 Co-PI Imaging of 3-D Microfabricated Cellular Constructs NIH RO1 $250,000
2001/05 Co-PI Microtextured Interfaces for Cardiac Myocyte Mechanostransduction NIH RO1 $1,800,000
2001/04 Co-PI Nanoscale Neuromodulating Platforms Illinois Intercampus Research Initiative in Biotechnology (IRIB) $450,000
2002/04 Co-PI Nanoscale Neuromodulating Platforms NIH $200,000 direct
2001 Principal Investigator Three-dimensional Cellular Micropatterning for Tissue Engineering University of Illinois at Chicago $15,000
2000/04 Principal Investigator CAREER: Biomimetic Interfaces for Implantable BioMEMS NSF $200, 000
2000/04 Principal Investigator Micromachined Biocapsules for the Immunoisolation of Pancreatic Islets Whitaker Foundation $209, 040
1999/02 Principal Investigator Foundations of Microfabricated Membranes for Bioseparation NSF $299,978
2000/01 Principal Investigator Microfabricated Bioadhesive Microparticles iMEDD Inc $92,000
1999 Principal Investigator Oral MEDD Delivery System iMEDD Inc $13,662
1999 Principal Investigator Microtextured Membrane for Cardiac Myocyte Mechanobiology, Campus Research Board University of Illinois at Chicago $14,600
1998/99 Co-PI Micromachined Albumin Retention Membranes, with Controlled Glucose Diffusion Rates Boehringer-Mannheim - Roche Diagnostics $24,000

BOOKS

  1. Desai, Tejal; Bhatia, Sangeeta; Ferrari, Mauro (Eds.) Vol-3 Therapeutic Micro/Nanotechnology (Set: : BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology) 2006, Approx. 400 p. 77 illus., Hardcover ISBN: 0-387-25565-6

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

  1. Sarkar S, Lee GY, Wong JY, Desai TA. Development and characterization of a porous micro-patterned scaffold for vascular tissue engineering applications. Biomaterials. 2006 May 23.
  2. Wei Tan, Amy L. Oldenburg, James J. Norman, Tejal A. Desai, Stephen A. Boppart.  Optical coherence tomography of cell dynamics in three-dimensional tissue models. Optics Express, Vol. 14, Issue 16, pp. 7159-7171 (August 2006)
  3. Ketul C. Popat, Kwan-Isara Chatvanichkul, Craig A. Grimes and Tejal A. Desai, “Osteogenic Differentiation of Marrow Stromal Cells Cultured on Nanoporous Alumina Surfaces”, Accepted in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research A (2006)
  4. Popat KC, Daniels RH, Dubrow RS, Hardev V, Desai TA. Nanostructured surfaces for bone biotemplating applications. J Orthop Res. 2006 Mar 2
  5. Carlos Lopez, Aaron Fleischman, Shuvo Roy, and T.A. Desai, “Characterization of PC12 Cells in Silicon Based Microenvironments” Biomaterials, 2006 Jun;27(16):3075-83.
  6. Mark Saltzman and Tejal Desai, Drug Delivery in the BME Curricula, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Feb 2006, Pages 1 – 6. 
  7.  Nayak NR, Kuo CJ, Desai TA, Wiegand SJ, Lasley BL, Giudice LC, Brenner RM. Expression, localization and hormonal control of angiopoietin-1 in the rhesus macaque endometrium: potential role in spiral artery growth.  Mol Hum Reprod. 2006 Jan 3
  8. Sarah L. Tao, Tejal A. Desai, “Micromachined Devices: The Impact of Controlled Geometry from Cell-Targeting to Bioavailability,” J Control Release. 2005 Dec 5;109(1-3):127-38
  9. Barjor Gimi, Lara Leoni, Mark Braun, Jose Oberholzer, Tejal Desai, Lou Philipson, Sertac Eroglu, Richard Magin, and Brian R. Roman.  “Functional MR Microimaging of Pancreatic Beta Cell Activation,” Cell Transplantation, Accepted Sept. 2005.
  10. Nehilla, B. J.; Vu, T. Q.; Desai, T. A. Stoichiometry-Dependent Formation of Quantum Dot-Antibody Bioconjugates: A Complementary Atomic Force Microscopy and Agarose Gel Electrophoresis Study J. Phys. Chem. B.; (Article); 2005; 109(44); 20724-20730
  11. Kristen E. La Flamme, Gopal Mor, Dawei Gong, Thomas La Tempa, Vincent A. Fusaro, Craig Grimes, and Tejal A. Desai. Nanoporous Alumina Capsules for Cellular Macroencapsulation: Transport and Biocompatibility, DIABETES TECHNOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS Volume 7 Issue 5, 2005.
  12. A. Yalçın, K. C. Popat, J. C. Aldridge, T. A. Desai, J. Hryniewicz, N. Chbouki, B. E. Little, M. S. Ünlü, and Bennett B Goldberg, “Optical Sensing of Biomolecules Using Microring Resonators,” accepted IEEE JSTQE (2005).
  13. Norman JJ, Desai TA. Methods for fabrication of nanoscale topography for tissue engineering scaffolds. Ann Biomed Eng. 2006 Jan;34(1):89-101. Epub 2006 Mar 9.
  14. Popat KC, Leary Swan EE, Desai TA.  Modeling of RGDC film parameters using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Langmuir. 2005 Aug 2;21(16):7061-5.
  15. SL Tao, TA Desai. Microdevices for Oral Drug Delivery. Encyclopedia of BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology. 2004, In press. (Invited Chapter)
  16. SL Tao, TA Desai. Gastrointesinal patch systems for oral drug delivery. Drug Discov Today. 2005 Jul1;10(13):909-15. (Invited Paper)
  17. Sarah L. Tao and Tejal A. Desai. Microfabrication of multilayer, asymmetric, polymeric devices for drug delivery. Advanced Materials, 2005 Jul; 17(13):1625-1630.
  18. Tania Q. Vu, Ravikanth Maddipati, Todd A. Blute, Barrett J. Nehilla, Leora Nusblat, and Tejal A. Desai, Long-term Induction of Neural Phenotype using Ligand Bearing Quantum Dots, Nano Lett. 2005 Apr 13;5(4):603-607
  19. Tejal A. Desai, Sadhana Sharma, Robbie J. Walczak, Anthony Boiarski, Michael Cohen, John Shapiro, Teri West, Kristie Melnik, Carlo Cosentino, and Mauro Ferrari.  Nanoporous Implants for Controlled Drug Delivery, Encyclopedia of Biomems and Biomedical Nanotechnology, In press, March 2005
  20. Erin E. Leary Swan, Ketul C. Popat, and Tejal A. Desai. “Peptide Immobilized Nanoporous Alumina Membranes for Enhanced Osteoblast Adhesion,” Biomaterials. 2005 May, 26(14): 1969-76.
  21. Ketul C. Popat, Erin E. Leary Swan, Vivek Mukhatyar, Kwan-Isara Chatvanichkul, Gopal K. Mor, Craig A. Grimes and Tejal A. Desai.  “Influence of nanoporous alumina membranes on long-term osteoblast response” Biomaterials, 26(22) (2005) 4516-22.
  22. Desai TA, West T, Cohen M, Boiarski T, Rampersaud A.  Nanoporous microsystems for islet cell replacement. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2004 Sep 22;56(11):1661-73.
  23. Sharma, W. Tan, T.A. Desai, Improving the integrity of three-dimensional vascular patterns by poly(ethylene glycol) conjugation, Bioconjug Chem.16(1) (2005) 18-22.
  24. James Norman and Tejal A. Desai, “Control of Cellular Organization in Three-Dimensions Using a Microfabricated PDMS-Collagen Composite Tissue Scaffold”  Tissue Engineering, Volume 11, Number 3/4, 2005.
  25. Wong JY, Sarkar S, Dadhania M, Rourke P, Desai TA. Vascular tissue engineering: microtextured scaffold templates to control organization of vascular smooth muscle cells and extracellular matrix. Acta Biomaterialia, vol.1, no.1, Jan. 2005, pp. 93-100.
  26. Erin E. Leary Swan, Ketul C. Popat, Craig A. Grimes, and Tejal A. Desai. “Fabrication and Evaluation of Nanoporous Alumina Membranes for Osteoblast Culture, Accepted Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, September 2004
  27. Wei Tan and Tejal Desai.  Microfluidic Patterning of 3D Biopolymers for Vascular Tissue Engineering,  J. Biomed Matls Res. A. 2005 Feb 1; 72A(2): 146-60.
  28. Barrett J. Nehilla, Ketul C. Popat, Tania Q. Vu, Sarwat Chowdhury, Robert F. Standaert, David R. Pepperberg and Tejal Desai, “Muscimol-tethered Silicon Platforms for Neuro-BioMEMS Applications”, Biotechnology and Bioengineering,  87(5), (2004) 669-674.
  29. Qingyun Cai,  Kefeng Zeng,  Chuanmin Ruan, Tejal A. Desai and Craig A. Grimes, “A Wireless, Remote-Query Glucose Biosensor Based On A pH-Sensitive Polymer, Anal Chem. 2004 Jul 15;76(14):4038-43.
  30. Ketul Popat, Craig Grimes, and Tejal Desai. “Surface Modification of Nanoporous Alumina Surfaces with Poly (ethylene glycol)" Langmuir. 2004 Sep 14;20(19):8035-41.
  31. Ketul C. Popat, Gopal Mor, Craig Grimes, Tejal A. Desai, Poly (ethylene glycol) grafted nanoporous alumina membranes, Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 243, Issues 1-2, 1 November 2004, Pages 97-106
  32. Leoni L, Desai TA. Micromachined biocapsules for cell-based sensing and delivery. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. , 10 February 2004, Pages 211-229
  33. Sadhana Sharma and Tejal A. Desai. “Nanostructured antifouling poly(ethylene glycol) films for silicon-based microsystem” Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, vol.5, no.2, Feb. 2005, pp. 235-43.
  34. Sadhana Sharma; Robert W. Johnson and Tejal A. Desai. “Evaluation of the Stability of Ultrahin Poly(ethylene glycol) Films for Silicon-based Microdevices,” Langmuir,  2004; 20(2); 348-356
  35. Ketul C. Popat, Sadhana Sharma and Tejal A. Desai, “Quantitative XPS analysis of PEG-modified silicon surfaces”, Accepted in Journal of Physical Chemistry B, March 2004
  36. Sadhana Sharma and Tejal A. Desai. “XPS and AFM analysis of antifouling PEG interfaces for microfabricated silicon biosensors,” Biosens Bioelectron. 2004 Sep 15;20(2):227-39
  37. Ketul Popat and Tejal Desai.  Poly (ethylene glycol) interfaces:  An approach for enhanced performance of micro/nanofluidic systems, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 19(9) (2004) 1037-1044
  38. Wei Tan and Tejal Desai. “Layer-by-layer Microfluidics for Biomimetic Three-dimensional Structures, Biomaterials, 25 (2004) 1355–1364.
  39. Wei Tan and Tejal A. Desai. “Microscale Tissue Engineering" for the Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Marcel-Dekker, in press, 2003. 
  40. Sadhana Sharma, Ketul C. Popat and Tejal A. Desai, “Nanostructured Nonfouling films for BioMEMS applications”, Handbook of Nanostructured Biomaterials and their Applications, Edited by Hari Singh Nalwa; Academic Press, 2003.
  41. Tejal A. Desai. MEMS-Based Technologies for Cellular Encapsulation, American Journal of Drug Delivery, Vol.  1(1), 2003, 3-11.
  42. Sarah L. Tao, Michael W. Lubeley, Tejal A. Desai.  Synthesis of cytoadhesive poly(methyl methacrylate) for applications in targeted drug delivery, Invited Award Winner, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 2003 Nov 1;67A(2):369-75
  43. Sarah Tao, Mike Lubeley, and Tejal Desai.  Bioadhesive PMMA Microdevices for Oral Drug Delivery, J. Controlled Release, 2003 Mar 7; 88(2): 215-28
  44. Delara Motlagh, Sam Senyo, Tejal A Desai and Brenda Russell., “Microtextured substrata alter gene expression, protein localization and the shape of cardiac myocytes,” Biomaterials, vol 24(14), pp 2463 – 2476, 2003.
  45. Darlene Attiah, Ross Kopher, and T.A. Desai, “Characterization of PC12 Cell Proliferation and Differentiation-Stimulated by ECM Proteins and Growth Factors,” Journal of Materials Science:  Materials in Medicine, 14(11): 1005-1009; Nov 2003.
  46. Samuel Y. Boateng, Thomas J. Hartman, Himabindu Vidula, Neil Ahluwalia, Tejal A Desai and Brenda Russell, “Inhibition of Fibroblast Proliferation in Cardiac Myocyte  Cultures by Surface Microtopography,” American journal of physiology-Cell Biology, 2003 Jul;285(1):C171-82.
  47. Wei Tan and Tejal A. Desai.,  Microfluidic Patterning of Cellular Biopolymer Matrices for Biomimetic 3-D Structures, Journal of Biomedical Microdevices, 5(3): 235-244; Sep 2003
  48. Weis RP, Montchamp JL, Coffer JL, Attiah DG, Desai TA.  Calcified nanostructured silicon wafer surfaces for biosensing: Effects of surface modification on bioactivity.
    Dis Markers. 2002;18(4):159-165.
  49. Barjor Gimi, Sertac Eroglu, Lara Leoni, Tejal A. Desai, Richard L. Magin, Brian B. Roman. NMR spiral surface microcoils: Applications.  Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering Volume:18B, Issue:1, July 2003, Pages:1-8.
  50. Delara Motlagh, Thomas J. Hartman, Tejal A Desai, and Brenda Russell. Microfabricated grooves recapitulate neonatal myocyte connexin43 and N-cadherin expression and localization, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 2003 Oct 1;67A(1):148-57
  51. Ketul C. Popat, Robert W. Johnson and Tejal A. Desai, “Characterization of vapor deposited poly(ethylene glycol) films on silicon surfaces for surface modification of microfluidic systems”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 21, 645 (2003)
  52. S. Sharma, Robert W. Johnson, and T.A. Desai. "PEG films for silicon-based microdevices:  Effect of Concentration on Surface Uniformity," Applied Surface Science, 206:218-229, 2003
  53. Uroosa Saifuddin, Tania Q. Vu, Miroslav Rezac, Haohua Qian, David R. Pepperberg, and Tejal A. Desai. “Assembly and Characterization of Biofunctional Neurotransmitter-Immobilized Surfaces For Interaction With Post-Synaptic Membrane Receptors,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Volume 66A, Issue 1: 184-191, 2003
  55. W. Tan and T.A. Desai. " Microfluidic Patterning of Cells in Extracellular Matrix Biopolymers: Effects of Channel Size, Cell Type, and Matrix Composition on Pattern Integrity"  Tissue Engineering, Volume 9, Number 2, April 2003, 255-268
  56. T. A. Desai, “Microfabrication Technology for Pancreatic Cell Encapsulation,” Expert Opin Biol Ther 2002, 2, 633-46.
  57. Sadhana Sharma, Ketul C. Popat, and Tejal A. Desai, “Controlling non-specific protein interactions in silicon bio-microsystems with nanostructured poly(ethylene glycol) films”, Langmuir, 18: 8728-8731, 2002.
  58. Ketul C. Popat, Sadhana Sharma and Tejal A. Desai, “AFM analysis of organic silane thin films for bioMEMS applications”, Surface and Interface Analysis, 35(2), 2003, 205-215
  59. Sarah Tao and Tejal A. Desai, “Microfabricated Drug Delivery Systems:  From particles to pores, Invited, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, Volume 55, Issue 3, Pages 315-328, 24 February 2003.
  60. Daniel Hal Davis, Constantina S. Giannoulis, Robert Johnson, and Tejal A. Desai, "Preparation of RGD Conjugated Silicon Surfaces For Biointegration," Biomaterials, 23 (19) (2002) pp. 4019-4027
  61. Samuel Boateng, Syed S. Lateef, Carrie Crot, Delara Motlagh, Tejal Desai, Allen Samarel, Brenda Russell, and Luke Hanley.  “Peptides bound to Silicone Membranes and 3D Microfabrication for Cardiac Cell Culture,”  Advanced Materials 14, No. 6, March 18 2002
  62. L. Leoni, D. Attiah, and T.A. Desai, “Nanoporous Platforms for Cellular Sensing and Delivery, Sensors,  Invited paper, Vol. 2: 111-120, 2002.
  63. Ahmed, C. Bonner, and T.A. Desai.  “Bioadhesive Microdevices with Multiple Reservoirs:  A new platform for oral drug delivery,”  J. Controlled Release, 81 (2002) 291–306
  64. D. Giannoulis and T.A. Desai.  "Behavior of Fibroblasts and Proteins on Thin Nanostructured Inorganic Films, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 13 (1): 75-80, January 2002
  65. Lara Leoni, Tony Boriarski, and Tejal A. Desai.  “Characterization of Nanoporous Membranes for Immunoisolation:  Diffusion Properties and Tissue Effects,” Biomedical Microdevices, Vol. 4(2): 131-140, May 2002.
  66. K. Popat, Robert W. Johnson, and T.A. Desai, "Vapor Deposited Thin Silane Films on Silicon Substrates for Biomedical Microdevices, Surface and Coatings Technology 154 (2002) 253-261
  67. J. Deutsch Snyder and Tejal A. Desai.  “Fabrication of Multiple Microscale Features on Polymer Surfaces for Applications in Tissue Engineering,” Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, Vol. 3(4): 293-300, December 2001.
  68. Lara Leoni and Tejal A. Desai.  "Nanoporous Biocapsules for the Encapsulation of Insulinoma Cells: Biotransport and Biocompatibility Considerations,"  IEEE Transactions in Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 48 (11), November 2001
  69. Sadhana Sharma, Robert W Johnson and Tejal A Desai (2002). “Characterization of poly(ethylene glycol) thin films on silicon for implantable microdevices”.  In  Thin Films: Preparation, Characterization and applications (ACS Symposium Series); Soriaga MP, Stickney J, Bottomley LA. Kim Y. (Eds), Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers;  326-323.
  70. J. Deutsch Snyder and T.A. Desai.  "Microscale Three-Dimensional Polymer Platforms for In Vitro Cell Culture Systems,"  Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, Vol. 12 No. 11, 2001.
  71. Tejal A. Desai.  " Micro- and nanoscale structures for tissue engineering constructs," Medical Engineering & Physics, Vol 22 (9): 595-606, 2001.
  72. Tejal A. Desai and R. Magin.  "A Cure for Bioengineering? A New Undergraduate Core Curriculum" Journal of Engineering Education, April 2001
  73. T. A. Desai, Editorial Column. "Therapeutic Microtechnology" Biomedical Microdevices, 2001
  74. Wei Tan, R. Krishnaraj, and Tejal A. Desai.  " Evaluation of Nanostructured Composite Collagen-Chitosan Matrices for Tissue Engineering," Tissue Engineering, 7(2), 2001
  75. J. Deutsch Snyder and T.A. Desai. " Fabrication of Microscale Three-dimensional Features on Polymer Surfaces for Applications in Tissue Engineering, " J. Biomedical Microdevices, December 2001.
  76. Ahmed, C. Bonner, and T.A. Desai. Bioadhesive Micro Particles for Oral Drug Delivery: A Feasibility Study, Biomedical Microdevices, Vol. 3, No. 2, June 2001
  77. T.A. Desai, "Micromachined therapeutic delivery systems: from concept to clinic," Proc. SPIE, Vol.  4265, Micro- and Nanotechnology for Biomedical and Environmental Applications, Raymond P. Mariella, Jr..; Dan V. Nicolau; Eds. May 2001
  78. Tejal A. Desai, Derek J. Hansford, Lara Leoni , Matthias Essenpreis, and Mauro Ferrari. "Nanoporous Anti-fouling Silicon Membranes for Implantable Biosensor Applications, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 15(9-10): 453 - 462, 2000
  79. J. Deutsch, D. Motlagh, B. Russell, T.A. Desai. "Fabrication of Microtextured Membranes for Cardiac Myocyte Attachment and Orientation," J. Biomed. Materials Research, 53: 2000. 
  80. Tejal A. Desai.  "Microfabricated Interfaces: New Approaches in Tissue Engineering and Biomolecular separation," Biomolecular Engineering, 17(1), pp. 23 - 36, October 2000.
  81. D. Hansford, T.A. Desai, and M. Ferrari.  Nano-scale Size based Biomolecular Separation Technology.  Biochip Technology, eds, Kricka and Chen, Harwood Academic Publisher, pp. 341-362, 2000
  82. Tejal A. Desai et al. "Microtextured Cell Culture Platforms: Biomimetic Substrates for the Growth of Cardiac Myocytes and Fibroblasts" Biomedical Microdevices, 2(2): 123-129, March 1999
  83. T. A. Desai, "Cell Microtechnology: Applications of Microfabrication in Cell Analysis, Cell-Based Therapeutics, and Tissue Engineering," Biomedical Microdevices, 2 (2):87-88, March 1999.
  84. Tejal A. Desai, Derek J. Hansford, Lawrence Kulinsky, Amir H. Nashat, Guido Rasi, Jay Tu, Yuchun. Wang,  Miqin Zhang, and Mauro Ferrari. "Nanopore Technology for Biomedical Applications," J. Biomedical Microdevices,  Vol. 2 (1), 11-40, 1999. 
  85. T.A.  Desai, D. Hansford and M. Ferrari.  "Characterization of Micromachined Membranes for Immunoisolation and Bioseparation Applications,"  J. Membrane Science, Vol. 4132:1-11,1999.
  86. T.A. Desai, W.H. Chu, G. Rasi, P.S. Vallebona, E. Guarino, and M. Ferrari, “Microfabricated Biocapsules Provide Short-Term Immunoisolation of Insulinoma Xenografts”, J. Biomedical Microdevices, Vol. 1, No. 2, 131-138, 1999.
  87. T.A.  Desai, W.H. Chu, J.K. Tu, G.M. Beattie, A. Hayek, and M. Ferrari.  "Microfabricated Immunoisolating Biocapsules,"  Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol. 57, 118-120, 1998.
  88. Miqin Zhang, Tejal Desai, and Mauro Ferrari.  “Proteins and Cells on PEG Immobilized Silicon Surfaces,” Biomaterials, Vol. 19:  953-960, 1998
  89. Chickering, DE; Jacob, JS; Desai, TA; Harrison, M; Harris, WP; Morrell, CN; Chaturvedi, P; Mathiowitz, E. “Bioadhesive microspheres .3. An in vivo transit and bioavailability study of drug-loaded alginate and poly(fumaric-co-sebacic anhydride) microspheres,” Journal of Controlled Release, Sep. 22, 1997, Vol. 48(N1):, pp. 35-46.
  90. Hui-Min Chen, Lois Jovanovic-Peterson, Tejal A. Desai, and Charles Peterson.  “Lessons Learned from the Non-Obese Diabetic Mouse II:  Amelioration of Pancreatic Autoimmune Isograft Rejection During Pregnancy,” American Journal of Perinatology, 10(4), May 1996.
  91. M. Ferrari, W.H. Chu, T.A. Desai, & J. Tu.  “Microfabricated Silicon Biocapsule for Immunoisolation of Pancreatic Islets.”  Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Technology.  Ed. E. Kuljanic.  CISM Courses and Lectures 372.  Springer Verlag 1996, pp. 559-567.
  92. T.A. Desai, M. Ferrari & G. Mazzoni.  “Silicon Microimplants: Fabrication and Biocompatibility,”  Materials and Design Technology 1995.  Ed. T. Kozik.  ASME 1995, pp. 97-103.
  93. T.A. Desai.  "Development of a Silicon-based Microfabricated Biocapsule for the Immunoisolation of Pancreatic Islets of Langerhans,"  Ph.D. Thesis, University of California, San Francisco, 1998. 

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONSNON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER CREATIVE ACTIVITIES:TRADE JOURNAL:

  1. Ketul C. Popat, Sadhana Sharma and Tejal A. Desai, “Engineered silicon surfaces for biomimetic interfaces”, Medical Device Manufacturing and Technology, World Markets Research Center, London, June 2002
  2. Ketul C. Popat, Robert W. Johnson and Tejal A. Desai, “Vapor deposited poly(ethylene glycol) films for surface modification of microfluidic systems”, Journal of Association of Laboratory Automation, 7(3) June/July 2002.
  3. SL Tao, TA Desai. Micromachined Polymeric Devices for Applications in Targeted Drug Delivery.JALA. 2004 Jun 18(3):155-158. (Invited Best Posters Special Issue)

MANUSCRIPTS SUBMITTED/IN PREPARATION

  1. Lara Leoni and Tejal Desai.  Three dimensional ECM microenvironments modulate pancreatic islet structure and function.  In preparation, December 2003.

  2. Simon Su, Ketul C. Popat, Sarah Tao, and Tejal A. Desai. “Surface Conjugation of Porous Silicon Microparticles for Enhanced Bioadhesion,” Submitted. J. Controlled Release. March 2004

REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS/ABSTRACTS (Selected)
  1. Wei Tan, Desai TA, Leckband D, Boppart SA. Optical coherence tomography of cell dynamics in three-dimensional engineered tissues. [Conference Paper; Journal Paper] SPIE-Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol.5699, no.1, 2005, pp. 102-10. USA.
  2. Yalcin A, Popat KC, Anthes-Washburn M, Chhbouki N, Desai TA, Unlu S, Goldberg BB. Microring resonators for biochemical sensing. [Conference Paper] 2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) (IEEE Cat. No. 05TH8796). IEEE. Part Vol. 3, 2005, pp. 2163-5 3. Piscataway, NJ, USA.
  3. Vu TQ, Maddipati R, Blute TA, Nehilla BJ, Nusblat L, Desai TA. Ligand-conjugated quantum dots for targeted drug delivery to nerve cells. [Conference Paper] 2005 3rd IEEE/EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnology in Medicine and Biology (IEEE Cat. No. 05EX937). IEEE. 2005, pp. 152-3. Piscataway, NJ, USA
  4. Tao SL, Desai TA. Fabrication of multilayered particles with structured, complex three-dimensional architecture. [Conference Paper] 2005 3rd IEEE/EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnology in Medicine and Biology (IEEE Cat. No. 05EX937). IEEE. 2005, pp. 150-1. Piscataway, NJ, USA.
  5. Barrett J. Nehilla, Ketul C. Popat, Tania Q. Vu, Sarwat Chowdhury, Robert F. Standaert, David R. Pepperberg and Tejal Desai, Assembly and Characterization of a Muscimol-Immobilized Silicon Surface" 2004 ARVO Annual Meeting
  6. Norman, J.J., Desai, T.A. "Microfabricated scaffolds for three-dimensional tissue engineering - controlling tissue architecture at the microscale", Society of Experimental Mechanics: 15th International Invitational Symposium on the Unification of Analytical, Computational, and Experimental Solution Methodologies (UACEM): UACEM in MEMS and Nanotechnology, Invited Speaker, Oct. 2004
  7. Norman, J.J., Desai, T.A. “Microtextured Three-Dimensional Tissue Scaffolds”, 7th World Biomaterials Congress, Talk, May 2004
  8. Norman, J.J., Desai, T.A. “Microtextured Three-Dimensional Tissue Scaffolds” Materials Research Society, Poster, Fall 2003
  9. Carlos Lopez and T.A. Desai. “Nanoporous Inorganic Biocapsule for Cellular Immunoisolation and Controlled Drug Delivery” Fall 2003 BMES Research Conference, Nashville, Tennessee (October 1-4, 2003)
  10. SL Tao, TA Desai.  Bioadhesive Microdevices for Controlled Drug Delivery.  Eleventh Annual Glaucoma Foundation Optic Nerve Rescue and Restoration Think Tank, 2004.  New York, NY.  (Invited Speaker)
  11. SL Tao, TA Desai. Micromachined Poly(methyl methacrylate) Devices: The Impact of Controlled Geometry from Cell-Targeting to Bioavailability.  Controlled Release Society, 2004.  Honolulu, HI. (Podium Presentation, Capsugel Special Session)
  12. SL Tao, TA Desai. Micromachined Polymeric Device for Applications in Targeted Drug Delivery. Lab Automation, 2004. San Jose, CA. (Poster Presentation)
  13. SL Tao, TA Desai.  Micromachined Cytoadhesive Poly(methyl methacrylate Devices for Intelligent Oral Drug Delivery. Materials Research Society, 2003. Boston, MA. (Podium Presentation)
  14. SL Tao, TA Desai.  Micromachined Cytoadhesive Poly(methyl methacrylate) Devices: A Multifunctional Technological Platform for Intelligent Oral Drug Delivery. Controlled Release Society, 2003.  Glasgow, Scotland. (Podium Presentation, Eurand Special Session)
  15. SL Tao, KW Lee, TA Desai.  Polymeric Microdevices for Applications in Targeted Drug Delivery. Controlled Release Society, 2003. (Poster Presentation)
  16. SL Tao, MW Lubeley, TA Desai.  Synthesis of Cytoadhesive Poly(methyl methacrylate) for Applications in Targeted Drug Delivery. Society for Biomaterials, 2003. Reno, NV. (Podium Presentation)
  17. SL Tao, TA Desai.  Microfabricated Drug Delivery Systems: From Particles to Pores.  SPIE Smart Stuctures and Materials, 2003.  San Diego, CA. (Podium Presentation)
  18. SL Tao, MW Lubeley, TA Desai. Microfabricated Polymeric Devices for Applications in Controlled Drug Delivery. Boston University Science and Technology Day, 2003.  Boston, MA.  (Poster Presentation)
  19. SL Tao, MW Lubeley, TA Desai. Microfabricated Polymeric Devices for Applications in Controlled Drug Delivery. Lab Automation, 2003. Palm Springs, CA. (Poster Presentation)
  20. SL Tao, MW Lubeley, TA Desai.  Bioadhesion of Microfabricated Particles: A Mechanism for Oral Drug Delivery. Medical/Biochemical Diagnostic, Pharmaceutical and Drug Delivery Applications of Particle Technology, Particles, 2002. Orlando, FL. (Podium Presentation)
  21. SL Tao, MW Lubeley, TA Desai.  Surface Modification of Microfabricated PMMA Particles. Particles, 2002.  Orlando, FL. (Poster Presentation)
  22. SL Tao, MW Lubeley, TA Desai.  Surface Modification of Microfabricated PMMA Particles. BioMEMS, 2002. Boston, MA. (Poster Presentation)
  23. Ketul C. Popat and Tejal A. Desai, “Diffusion of biomolecules through nanoporous inorganic membranes”, MRS Fall Meeting 2003 (Dec 1-5, 2003) Boston MA
  24. Ketul C. Popat and Tejal A. Desai, “Nonfouling inorganic membranes for biological applications”, AVS 50th International Symposium (Nov 2-7, 2003) Baltimore MD
  25. Ketul C. Popat and Tejal A. Desai, “Biocompatibility of inorganic nanoporous films and biocapsules”, 77th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium (June 15-18, 2003) Atlanta GA
  26. Ketul C. Popat, Sadhana Sharma and Tejal A. Desai, “XPS characterization of thin PEG films on silicon surface”, Surface Analysis 2003, An AVS topical conference (June 3-6, 2003) Champaign IL
  27. Ketul C. Popat, Sadhana Sharma and Tejal A. Desai, “Developing surfaces for enhanced performance of silicon-based bio-microsystems”, LabAutomation 2003, Association of Laboratory Automation (Feb. 1-5, 2003) Palm Springs CA
  28. Sadhana Sharma, Ketul C. Popat and Tejal A. Desai, “Biofouling and biocompatibility issues for silicon-based bio-microsystems and control strategies”, LabAutomation 2003, Association of Laboratory Automation (Feb. 1-5, 2003) Palm Springs CA
  29. Ketul C. Popat and Tejal A. Desai, “Vapor deposited poly(ethylene glycol) interfaces: An approach for enhanced performance for microfluidic systems”, MRS Fall Meeting 2002 (Dec. 1-6, 2002) Boston MA
  30. Ketul C. Popat and Tejal A. Desai, “Atomic force microscopy of vapor deposited poly(ethylene glycol) films”, BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotech World 2002 (Sept. 6-8, 2002) Columbus OH
  31. Ketul C. Popat and Tejal A. Desai, “Non-fouling PEG modified microcapillaries”, SmallTalk 2002, Association of Laboratory Automation (July 28-31, 2002) San Diego CA
  32. Ketul C. Popat and Tejal A. Desai, “Scanning electron microscopy of vapor deposited poly(ethylene glycol) films on silicon surface”, SmallTalk 2002, Association of Laboratory Automation (July 28-31, 2002) San Diego CA
  33. Ketul C. Popat, Sadhana Sharma and Tejal A. Desai, “Engineered silicon surfaces for bioMEMS applications”, 76th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, American Chemical Society (June 23-26, 2002) Ann Arbor MI
  34. Ketul C. Popat and Tejal A. Desai, “Capillary-specific poly(ethylene glycol) films for microfluidic systems”, BioMEMS 2002 Conference, The Knowledge Foundation (April 25-26, 2002) Cambridge MA
  35. Ketul C. Popat, Robert W. Johnson, Tejal A. Desai, “Vapor deposited poly(ethylene glycol) films for surface modification of microfluidic systems”, LabAutomation 2002, Association of Laboratory Automation (Jan 27-30, 2002) Palm Springs CA
  36. Ketul C. Popat, Robert W. Johnson and Tejal A. Desai, “Vapor deposited PEG films on silicon substrates for implantable BioMEMS”, AIChE 2001 Annual Meeting (Nov 4-9, 2001) Reno NV
  37. Ketul C. Popat, Robert W. Johnson and Tejal A. Desai, “AFM and XPS Characterization of Vapor Deposited Silane Films on Silicon Surface”, 222nd American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting (Aug 26-31, 2001) Chicago IL
  38. Sadhana Sharma, Robert W Johnson and Tejal A Desai (2002). “Poly(ethylene glycol) interfaces for the control of biofouling in silicon-based microsystems”. In Proceedings for the 2nd Annual IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology, 41-45.
  39. Motlagh D., S. Senyo, T.A. Desai, B. Russell.  Micro-groove Dimensions Affect Orientation and Cell-Cell Contact.  Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology.  Vol 34(7):A32, 2002
  40. Tania Vu et al., Toward Development of Bioactive, Neurotransmitter-Immobilized Surfaces for Interaction with Post-Synaptic Membrane Receptors, Second Annual International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine & Biology, May 2-4, 2002 in Madison, Wisconsin
  41. Sadhana Sharma, Robert Johnson, and Tejal A. Desai.  Poly(ethylene Glycol) Interfaces for the Control of Biofouling in Silicon-Based Microsystems, Second Annual International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine & Biology, May 2-4, 2002 in Madison, Wisconsin
  42. Barjor Gimi, Lara Leoni, Tejal Desai, Richard L. Magin, Brian Roman, "Imaging of pancreatic beta cell function by Mn2+-enhanced MRI" International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Tenth Scientific Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2002.
  43. Barjor Gimi, Sertac Eroglu, Lara Leoni, Tejal Desai, Gary Friedman, Richard L. Magin, Brian Roman, "Assessing Activation of Pancreatic B Cells Using MRI" Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference, Asilomar, California, 2002
  44. Daniel Hal Davis, Robert Johnson, and Tejal A. Desai, "XPS Analysis of RGD Conjugated Silicon Surfaces,"  Surfaces in Biomaterials Foundation Symposium, Scottsdale, AZ , Aug 29 - Sept 1, 2001 David J. Lee Scholarship Award Finalist
  45. Darlene G. Attiah, Ross A. Kopher and Tejal A. Desai ,"Characterization of PC12 cell proliferation and differentiation- stimulated by ECM proteins collagen, laminin and by growth factors NGF, b-FGF," 222nd ACS National Meeting, August 26-30, Chicago, IL.
  46. Darlene G. Attiah and Tejal A. Desai,  Silicon Biocapsules as a delivery vehicle for neurosecretory xenografts, BMES 2001 Annual Fall Meeting, October 4-7 Durham, NC.
  47. Motlagh D, JL. Deutsch, T Desai, B Russell. Morphology of cardiomyocyte is altered by surface topography. Failing Heart Conference, Utah. American Heart Association P63 1999
  48. Hartman T., Mansour H., Motlagh D., Boateng S., Desai T. and Russell B. Mechano-signal Transduction in Cardiac Cells Using a New Microtextured Culture System. Northwestern Signal Transduction Symposium, May 2001
  49. Motlagh, D. J.L. Deutsch, T.A. Desai, B. Russell. Cardiomyocyte Shape is Altered by Surface Topography. 5th Annual Meeting of Midwest Physiological Societies June 5-6, 2000
  50. Sadhana Sharma, Robert W Johnson and Tejal A Desai. "Characterization of poly(ethylene glycol) thin films on silicon for implantable microdevices" 221st American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting (April 1- 5, 2001), San Diego, CA.
  51. Sadhana Sharma, Lara Leoni and Tejal A Desai. "Surface Modification of Nanoporous Silicon Membranes with Poly (ethylene glycol) for Biosensor Applications". American Institute of Chemical Engineers(AIChE) National Meeting (November 4-9, 2001), Reno, Nevada.
  52. Sadhana Sharma and Tejal A Desai. "Biological Characterization of Self-assembled Poly (ethylene glycol) Thin Films on Silicon for Implantable Microsystems". American Institute of Chemical Engineers(AIChE) National Meeting (November 4-9, 2001), Reno, Nevada.
  53. Sadhana Sharma, Robert W Johnson and Tejal A Desai. "Evaluation of the long-term stability of poly(ethylene glycol) thin films on silicon for implantable microdevices". 222nd American Chemical Society (ACS) National  Meeting (Aug 26- 31, 2001), Chicago, IL
  54. K. Popat and T.A. Desai. "Chemical Vapor Deposition of Silanes on Plain and Microfabricated Silicon Surfaces," ACS Symposium Series, April 2001
  55. C. Bonner and T.A. Desai.  Micromachined Welled Arrays for Drug Delivery:  Fabrication and Release, LabAutomation, 2001.
  56. S. Sharma and T.A. Desai. Stability of PEG coatings on silicon in dry and aqueous conditions, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 28 (suppl 1): S-17, 2000.
  57. Ahmed, C. Bonner, and T.A. Desai. Bioadhesive Silicon Micro Particles for Oral Drug Delivery Systems, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 28 (suppl 1): S-20, 2000. 
  58. W. Tan, M. Wettergreen, T. A. Desai. "Controlling Cell Interactions of Endothelial Cells and Fibroblasts on Biocompatible Materials Micropatterning in Co-culture," Annals of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 28 (suppl 1): S-92, 2000.
  59. J. Deutsch and T.A. Desai.  Microtextured Membranes for Tissue Engineering, World Congress in Bioengineering and Medical Physics, Chicago IL, July 2000.
  60. T.A. Desai, L.Leoni, D. Hansford, and M. Ferrari.   Microfabricated Interfaces for Biomolecular Separation, World Congress in Bioengineering and Medical Physics, Chicago IL, July 2000.
  61. Tejal A. Desai and Richard Magin.  " A New Undergraduate Core Curriculum in Cell and Tissue Engineering,"  ASEE Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, June 2000.
  62. J. Deutsch, D. Motlagh, and B. Russell, T.A. Desai.  "Preparation of Microtextured Membranes for Cardiac Mechanobiology," Micro and Nanofabricated Electro‑Optical‑ Mechanical Systems for Biomedical and Environmental Application, vol., 2000. 
  63. W. Tan, R. Krishnaraj, and T.A. Desai. Influence of chitosan on cell viability and proliferation in three dimensional collagen gels, World Congress in Bioengineering and Medical Physics, Chicago IL, July 2000. 
  64. T.A. Desai, D. Hansford, C. Rastellini, and M. Ferrari.  "Implantation of Microfabricated Biocapsules,"  IEEE-EMBS/BMES Conference, October 1999.
  65. T.A. Desai , J. Deutsch. D. Motlagh,  B. Russell.  "Microtextured Membranes Promote Cardiac Myocyte Attachment and Orientation,"  IEEE-EMBS/BMES Conference, October 1999.
  66. Delara Motlagh, Jennifer L. Deutsch, Tejal Desai, Brenda Russell. "Morphology of cardiomyocyte is altered by surface topography," American Heart Association, 1999
  67. J. Deutsch, D. Motlagh, B. Russell, T.A. Desai. "Fabrication of Microtextured Membranes for Cardiac Myocyte Attachment," ASAIO Conference Proceedings, June 1999.
  68. Zhang Miqin, Tejal Desai and Mauro Ferrari. Proteins and cells on PEG immobilized silicon surfaces. Biomaterials, Volume 19, Issue 10, May 1998, Pages 953-960
  69. T.A. Desai, W.H. Chu, G. Rasi, P. Sinibaldi-Vallebona, P. Borboni, G. Beattie, A. Hayek, and M. Ferrari, "Implantation of Microfabricated Immunoisolating Biocapsules", Micro and Nanofabricated Electro‑Optical‑ Mechanical Systems for Biomedical and Environmental Application, vol. 3258, pp. 40-47, 1998.
  70. D. Hansford, T. Desai, J. Tu, and M. Ferrari, "Biocompatible Silicon Wafer Bonding for biomedical Microdevices", Micro and Nanofabricated Electro‑Optical‑ Mechanical Systems for Biomedical and Environmental Application, vol. 3258, pp. 164-168, 1998.
  71. T.A. Desai, W.H. Chu, J. Tu, P. Shrewsbury & M. Ferrari.  “Microfabricated Biocapsules for Cell Xenografts: A Review.”  Micro and Nanofabricated Electro-Optical-Mechanical Systems for Biomedical and Environmental Application  Ed. P.L. Gourley, SPIE, vol. 2978, May 1997, pp. 216-226.
  72. M. Ferrari, W.H. Chu, T.A. Desai, D. Hansford, G. Mazzoni and M. Zhang.  “Silicon Nanotechnology for Biofiltration and Immunoisolated Cell Xenografts.”  Thin Films and Surfaces for Bioactivity and Biomedical Applications.  Eds. Catherine Cotell et al.  Materials Research Society, vol. 414, 1996, pp. 101-106
  73. D. Giannoulis and T.A. Desai.  "Characterization of fibroblasts and proteins on thin films, Proc. SPIE Vol. 3912, p 122-129, Micro- and Nanotechnology for Biomedical and Environmental Applications, Raymond P. Mariella, Ed., 2000.
  74. Desai, Tejal A; Deutsch, Jennifer; Motlagh, Delara; Russell, Brenda, "Microfrabricated in-vitro cell culture systems for investigating cellular interactions: fabricating a model system for cardiac myocytes"  Proc. SPIE Vol. 3912, p 122-129, Micro- and Nanotechnology for Biomedical and Environmental Applications, Raymond P. Mariella, Ed., 2000.
  75. D. Hansford, T.A. Desai, M. Ferrari. "Microfabrication of Inorganic Membranes for Bioseparation" Materials Research Society, Spring 1999
  76. T.A. Desai, D. Hansford, T. Huen, and M. Ferrari, “Investigating Immunoisolation and Diffusion Parameters Using Microfabricated Membranes,” MRS Spring 1998 Conference: Biomaterials Regulating Cell Function and Tissue Development, April 1998.
  77. T.A. Desai, K. Cheung, W.H. Chu, and M. Ferrari. “In Vitro Immunoisolative Properties of Microfabricated Biocapsules,”  Magnificent Milestones in and Emerging Opportunities in Medical Engineering, Proceedings of 19th Annual Conference if the IEEE/EMBS Society, October 1997.
  78. T.A. Desai, W.H. Chu, J.K. Tu, And M. Ferrari.  “Microfabricated Biocapsules for the Immunoisolation of Pancreatic Islets,”  Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 25 (Suppl. 1), 1997, pp. S-42.
  79. Mauro Ferrari, Wen Hwa Chu, Tejal Desai, and Jay Tu.  "Microfabricated Biohybrid Devices,”  Microfabricated Sensors, Instruments, and Systems for Biological and Medical Applications, UC Biotechnology Symposium Proceedings,  May 1996, pp. 24-29.
  80. D. Chickering, J.S. Jacob, A. Keung, T.A. Desai and E. Mathiowitz. "Attachment of Mucin Specific Lectins to Alginate for Use as Bioadhesives," Proceedings of the Materials Research Society Fall Meeting: Biomaterials for Drug and Cell Delivery, 1993,Vol. 331, pp. 67-71.
PATENTS ISSUED/PENDING
2002 Micromachined Nanoporous Membranes for Implantable Biosensors, US PATENT 6,405,066 B1 issued June 11, 2002
2002 Microtextured Polymeric Membranes for Mechanobiology (Issued 2005)
2003 Microfluidic Patterning/Layering of Biopolymers for 3D Tissue Structures (Provisional)
2003 Cytoadhesive Polymeric Microdevices for Oral Drug Delivery (Provisional)
2004 Microtextured Cardiac Tissue Engineering Constructs (Provisional)

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2005- Scientific Advisory Board, Nanosys
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2004- Nanotech Advisory Board, Boston Scientific
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2002- Scientific Advisory Board & Consultant, Sentec, University Park, PA
1999- Scientific Advisory Board, Founding Member, & Consultant, iMEDD, Inc., Columbus,OH,
1997-98 Consultant, Mercury Diagnostics, Palo Alto, CA,