David Edwards (engineer)
David A. Edwards | |
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Born | David A. Edwards April 6, 1961 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
Alma mater | Michigan Technological University, B.S. Illinois Institute of Technology, PhD |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biomedical engineering |
Institutions | Harvard University |
Website | davidideas |
David A. Edwards, (born April 6, 1961), is an American biomedical engineer, and the founder of Sensory Cloud.[1][2] He was the Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Biomedical Engineering at Harvard University.[3][4]
Edwards designs inhalable medicines, vaccines and victuals.[5][6][7]
In 2001, Edwards was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for transfer of scientific principles of engineering to industry, including invention and commercial development of a novel, generic aerosol drug-delivery system.
Education[]
Edwards studied chemical engineering, receiving a B.S. from Michigan Technological University in the field in 1983, and a Ph.D. in 1987 from the Illinois Institute of Technology.[8][9]
Career[]
Between 1987 and 1995, Edwards held a postdoctoral and lectureship at the Technion in Israel and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[10][11] While at MIT, Robert Langer, a professor at MIT, encouraged Edwards to develop an efficient way for inhalers to deliver medicine to the lungs.[12] Edwards joined the Pennsylvania State University faculty as an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering in 1995, where he continued to research ways to make medicine inhalable.[13][14] In 1997, Science published his study on a new type of inhalable aerosol that efficiently delivered drugs to the lungs.[15][16] Edwards left academia in 1998 when he and Langer founded Advanced Inhalation Research (AIR); the startup was purchased a year later by Alkermes for $114 million.[17][18] He returned to academia in 2002, joining the Harvard faculty.[19]
Edwards' scientific work in biomedical engineering concerns the research and development of drug delivery platforms for treating infectious diseases in the developing world.[citation needed] He was a founder of Advanced Inhalation Research, now part of Alkermes, Inc.,[citation needed] of Pulmatrix,[citation needed] and of Medicine in Need, an international non-governmental organization aimed at developing new drugs and vaccines for diseases of poverty, such as tuberculosis.[20][21]
Publications[]
- Edwards, David; Cantor, Jay (2008). Niche. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674027909.
- Edwards, David (2009). Whiff. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674032866.
- Edwards, David (2010). ArtScience: Creativity in the Post-Google Era. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674034648.
- Edwards, David (2010). The Lab: Creativity and Culture. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-05719-7.
- Edwards, David (2019). Creating Things That Matter: The Art and Science of Innovations That Last. Picador. ISBN 978-1-250-23071-3.
- Edwards, D.A. (April 1994). "The macrotransport theory of nondepositing particles in the lung by convective dispersion". Journal of Aerosol Science. 25 (3): 533–565. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Edwards, D.A. (March 1995). "The macrotransport theory of lung dispersion: Aerosol deposition phenomena". Journal of Aerosol Science. 26 (2): 293–317. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Li, W. -I; Perzl, M.P.; Ferron, G.A.; Batycky, R.; Heyder, J.; Edwards, D.A. (September 1998). "The macrotransport properties of aerosol particles in the human oral-pharyngeal region". Journal of Aerosol Science. 29 (8): 995–1010. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Edwards, D.A.; Chen, D.; Wang, J.; Ben-Jebria, A. (1998). "Controlled release inhalation aerosols". Resp. Drug Delivery VI: 187–192.
- Wang, J.; Ben-Jebria, A.; Edwards, D.A. (1999). "Inhalation of estradiol for sustained systemic delivery". Journal of Aerosol Medicine. 12: 27–36.
- Tsapis, N.; Bennett, D.; Jackson, B.; Weitz, D.A.; Edwards, D.A. (September 2002). "Large porous carriers of nanoparticles for drug delivery". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99: 12001–12005. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Wong, Y-L.; Sampson, S.; Germishuizen, W.; Goonesekera, S.; Caponetti, G.; Sadoff, J.; Bloom, B.R.; Edwards, D.A. (February 2007). "Drying a tuberculosis vaccine without freezing". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104: 2591–2505. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
Personal life[]
Edwards, his wife and three children live between Boston and Paris.[22]
References[]
- ^ Osgood, Charles; Braver, Rita (27 September 2015). "Does a degree in chemical engineering guarantee that its holder will enjoy the sweet smell of success?". CBS Sunday Morning. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Pelekanos, Adelle C. "Creativity after Google" (PDF) (Spring 2008). New York Academy of Sciences Magazine. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Bradt, Steve (13 March 2008). "Inhaled TB vaccine more effective than traditional shot". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Etherington, Darrell (8 July 2020). "Harvard biomedical engineering professor to launch nasal spray that could reduce COVID-19 transmission risk". TechCrunch. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Lazar, Kay (10 April 2009). "Need a Puff of Chocolate? Inhaler Delivers Calorie-free Mist into Your Mouth". Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Wilson, Mark (8 July 2020). "Harvard professor develops a $50 nasal spray to thwart the spread of COVID-19". Fast Company. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Edwards, David A.; Hanes, Justin; Caponetti, Giovanni; Hrkach, Jeffrey; Ben-Jebria, Abdelaziz; Eskew, Mary Lou; Mintzes, Jeffrey; Deaver, Daniel; Lotan, Noah; Langer, Robert (20 June 1997). "Large Porous Particles for Pulmonary Drug Delivery". Science. 276: 1868–1872.
- ^ Osgood, Charles; Braver, Rita (27 September 2015). "Does a degree in chemical engineering guarantee that its holder will enjoy the sweet smell of success?". CBS Sunday Morning. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Schmadeke, Steve (10 April 2009). "A whiff of innovation--and chocolate". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "The Alan S. Michaels Distinguished Lectureship in Medical and Biological Engineering – 2006". MIT. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Legg, Heidi (29 September 2015). "The Scent of a Cyborg". The Editorial. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Aoki, Naomi (25 May 2003). "MIT Scientist Sees Science As Means to Change the World and He Has". Boston Globe.
- ^ Aoki, Naomi (25 May 2003). "MIT Scientist Sees Science As Means to Change the World and He Has". Boston Globe.
- ^ "The Alan S. Michaels Distinguished Lectureship in Medical and Biological Engineering – 2006". MIT. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Scripps News Service (20 June 1997). "New aerosol particle helps fight lung disorders". Deseret News. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Edwards, David; Hanes, J; Caponetti, G; Hrkach, J; Ben-Jebria, A; Eskew, M.L.; Mintzes, J; Deaver, D; Lotan, N; Langer, R (20 June 1997). "Large porous particles for pulmonary drug delivery". Science. doi:10.1126/science.276.5320.1868.
- ^ Kirsner, Scott (3 March 2013). "Harvard dreamer looks for ways to link art, science, and commerce: Innovation Economy". Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Aoki, Naomi (25 May 2003). "MIT Scientist Sees Science As Means to Change the World and He Has". Boston Globe.
- ^ "The Alan S. Michaels Distinguished Lectureship in Medical and Biological Engineering – 2006". MIT. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Chutzpah Science, Forbes magazine, May 25, 2005.
- ^ Nose Spray May Slow Spread of Germs, Fox News, November 30, 2004.
- ^ Kirsner, Scott (3 March 2013). "Harvard dreamer looks for ways to link art, science, and commerce: Innovation Economy". Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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- Living people
- American biomedical engineers
- Michigan Technological University alumni
- Illinois Institute of Technology alumni
- MIT School of Engineering faculty
- Pennsylvania State University faculty
- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences faculty
- 1961 births