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Elizabeth Nance
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Citizenship:American
Education:B.S., North Carolina State University, 2006
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 2012
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Doctoral Advisor:Justin Hanes, PhD[1]
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Elizabeth Nance is an American chemical engineer. She has held the Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professorship at the University of Washington since September 2015.[2] Her primary research interests are "disease-directed engineering, nanomedicine-based and nanometabolic-based platform development, systems thinking to assess and model therapeutic barriers in treating disease, and biological transport phenomena".[2]

Education

Nance earned her bachelor of science degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering at North Carolina State University in 2006 and her PhD in chemical engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in 2012.[2] She then did postdoctoral work at JHU.[3] 'Forbes 30 under 30 in Science and Medicine' named her the "most disruptive, game-changing and innovative young personalities in science".

Dr. Kenneth Ford credited Nance with developing "the first nanoparticles that can penetrate deep within the brain" while she was working on her doctorate.[4] [5] [6] [7] Such particles can "successfully target specific regions and cells within the brain" and what changes might affect a drug's usefulness and develop ways to overcome barriers. This required getting past what is called the blood-brain barrier, which requires a multidisciplinary team effort.[8] [9]

Honors and awards

Nance was awarded the PECASE (Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers) award in 2019. On 15 May 2016, she was one of the TED conference speakers on the topic "In Motion". This talk focused on changes in human activity in Seattle.[10] She was named by Forbes Magazine as one of the "30 Under 30 for Science & Medicine" in 2015. Her other awards include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Special Seminar - Dr. Elizabeth Nance. University of Utah Department of Engineering. 30 January 2015. 30 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Elizabeth Nance. 27 June 2020. University of Washington.
  3. Web site: Elizabeth Nance. University of Washington College of Engineering. 30 June 2020.
  4. STEM-Talk Episode 71 Elizabeth Nance. Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Dr. Ken Ford and Dr. Dawn Kernagis. 28 August 2018. 13:52. 20 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Elizabeth Nance, 29. Forbes. 27 June 2020.
  6. Web site: Johns Hopkins postdoc recognized as rising star by 'Forbes' magazine. Johns Hopkins University. 5 January 2020. 15 July 2020.
  7. Web site: Improved Nanoparticles Deliver Drugs Into Brain. Johns Hopkins University. 11 September 2012. 15 July 2020.
  8. Web site: Dr Elizabeth Nance – The Role of Nanoparticles in Neuroscience. Scientia. 12 July 2019. 27 June 2020.
  9. Web site: PECASE Honoree Elizabeth Nance Highlights the Importance of Collaboration in Nanotechnology. National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Snair. Megan. 20 November 2019. 30 June 2020.
  10. Web site: In Motion. TED Talks. 15 May 2016. 30 June 2020.

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