Guillermo Ameer
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, the Biomedical Engineering Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Materials Research Society. 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 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[]
- 2009 - Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[4]
- 2014 - Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society[5]
- 2017 - Founding board member of the [6]
- 2017 - Elected fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers[7]
- 2018 - Key to Panama City, Panama[8]
- 2018 - Elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[9]
- 2019 - Martin E. And G. Gertrude G. Walder Award for Research Excellence [10]
- 2021 – Fellow of the Materials Research Society[11]
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, 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".
- ^ "2021 MRS Fellows". Retrieved 2021-04-09.
External links[]
- Guillermo Ameer publications indexed by Google Scholar
- 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