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Eric Simanek

Eric Simanek, Ph.D.

Robert A. Welch Chair of Chemistry

817-257-5355 SWR 516

Education

Ph.D., Harvard University, 1996
B.S., University of Illinois, 1991

Areas of Focus

  • Science communication and education
  • Polymer (dendrimer) chemistry for medical and materials applications

Shots of Knowledge: The Science of Whiskey, TCU Press 2016 with Rob Arnold

Engaging Students with Dynamic Models: Peruvian Food Chain Jenga. Biffi, D., Hartweg, B., Stewart, M., Patterson, M., Simanek, E. E.; Weinburgh, M. (2016). Peruvian Food Chain Jenga. Science Scope, 2016, 39, 51-57.

Intrinsic Fluorescence of Triazine Dendrimers Provides a New Approach to Study Dendrimer Structure and Conformational Dynamics . Raut, S.; Enciso, A. E.; Pavan, G. M.; Lee, C.; Yepremyan, A.; Tomalia, D. A.; Simanek, E. E. Gryczynski, Z. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2017, 121, 6946–6954. Manuscript DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b11110.

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Triazine Dendrimers with DABCO Groups. Sreeperumbuduru, R.S.; Abid, Z.M.; Claunch, K.M.; Chen, H.-H.; McGillvray, S.; Simanek, E.E. RSC Advances 2016, 6, 8806-8810.

Accelerated Synthesis of Large Generation Triazine Dendrimers Using Microwave Assisted Reactions. Enciso, A. E.; Ramirez-Crescencio, F.; Zeiser, M. J.; Redon, R.; Simanek, E. E. Polymer J. 2015, 6, 5219-5224.

Synthesis of Large Dendrimers with the Dimensions of Small Viruses. Lim, J.; Kostiainen, M.; Maly, J.; da Costa, C.P.; Annunziata,O.; Pavan, G.M.; Simanek, E.E. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 4660-4663. doi: 10.1021/ja400432e.PMID: 23398590

Biological Assessment of Triazine Dendrimers as Candidate Platforms for Nanomedicine: Toxicological Profiles, Solution Behavior, Biodistribution, and Drug Release and Efficacy in a PEGylated, Paclitaxel Construct. Lo, S.-T.; Stern, S.; Clogston,J.D.; Zheng, J.; Adiseshaiah, P.P.; Dobrovolskaia, M.; Lim, J.; Patri, A.; Sun, X.; Simanek, E.E. Molec. Pharm. 2010, 7, 993-1006.

  • American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP)

Last Updated: November 19, 2024

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