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Ravin Narain, PhD, P.Eng

University of Alberta, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering, 113 st and 85 Ave, T6G2G6, Edmonton, AB, Canada

E-mail: narain at ualberta.ca

Phone: 780 492 1736

Professional info

Work Experience

Professor, University of Alberta, Canada

2015 - Present

Polymer Science and Engineering, Biomaterials, Bionanotechnology,

Nano and Regenerative Medicine

Associate Professor, University of Alberta, Canada

2009 - 2015

Nano and Regenerative Medicine, Biomaterials, Bionanotechnology

Associate Investigator, Alberta Glycomics Centre, Canada

2010-2013

Polymeric scaffolds for Shiga Toxins Neutralization

Associate Professor, Laurentian University, Canada

2007-2009

Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Biomaterials, Nanotechnology

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University

Sudbury, ON, Canada

Assistant Professor, Laurentian University, Canada

2004-2007

Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Biomaterials, Nanotechnology

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University

Sudbury, ON, Canada

Senior Research Fellow, University of Washington, U.S.A

2003-2004

Bioengineering Department

Stimuli-Responsive Polymers, Biomaterials, Surface Modification

Research Fellow, University of Sussex, U.K

2003-2004

Physical Sciences Department

Carbohydrate Polymers, Biomaterials

Languages

English

French

Skills

Polymer Science

Biomaterials

BioNanotechnology

Drug Delivery

Gene Therapy

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Carbohydrate Science

2010 - present

PhD in Chemistry, University of Mauritius (2001)

Education

Editorial Board Member

- Editor/Editorial Board Member - International Journal of Biomaterials, Hindawi Publishing Press

- Editorial Board Member - Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, Informa Healthcare

- Editorial Board Member - Drug Delivery Journal, Informa Healthcare (Editorial Board Member)

- Editorial Board Member - Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Scientific Research

- Editorial Board Member - Chemical Engineering and Process Techniques, JSciMed Central

- Associate Editor, World Journal of Cancer Research, American Publishers

- Associate Editor, Hybrid Materials

- Editor, Encyclopedia of Polymers and Composites (Springer), Functional and Biological Polymeric Materials

Awards

2012 Awarded "Distinguished Visiting Scientist Award" ($30k) OCE Science Team, CSIRO, Australia (Round 2011-2012) (declined)

2010 Canadian Foundation for Innovation – New Opportunities Award

2010 Government of Alberta – Small Equipment Grant Program

2005 Canadian Foundation for Innovation – New Opportunities Award

2005 Ministry of Research and Innovation – Ontario Research Fund

SELECTED RECENT CONFERENCES AND INVITED TALKS

2016

National Institute of Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, January 2016

Carbohydrate based Polymers and Nanogels for Drug and Nucleic Acid Delivery (Keynote)

ICYS Workshop, Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan, January 2016

Carbohydrate based Nanomedicine for Liver Cancer Targeting and Therapy (Keynote)

2015

University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, July 2015

Carbohydrate Based Materials: From Gene Therapy to Self-Healing Materials (Invited)

Department of Chemistry, KTH, Sweden, September 2015

Carbohydrate Based Materials: From Gene Therapy to Self-Healing Materials (Keynote)

Drug Delivery Meeting, Tucson, AZ, USA, October 2015

Carbohydrate Based Nanomedicine for Liver Cancer Targeting and Therapy (Invited)

University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, November 2015

Nanomedicine for Liver Cancer Targeting and Therapy (Plenary)

PACIFICHEM, Hawaii, USA, December 2015 (Organizer)

Carbohydrate based Nanomedicine for Liver Cancer Targeting and Therapy (Invited)

2014

Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto

Ravin Narain Glycopolymer Based Nanomedicines (Invited Talk)

International and Union Materials Research Society (IUMRS), Fukuoka, Japan, August 2014

Ravin Narain, Glycomaterials for Nanomedicines (Keynote Speaker)

American Chemical Society, National Meeting, San Francisco, U.S.A, August 2014

Ravin Narain, Building Safer Delivery Systems for Drugs and Genes (Symposium Organizer and Chair, Invited Speaker)

IUPAC MACRO 2014, Chiang Mai, Thailand, July 2014

Ravin Narain, Glycopolymer Based Nanomedicine (Invited Talk)

Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand, July 2014

Ravin Narain, Polymers as Biotherapeutics (Keynote Speaker)

5th ACN Nanomedicine Conference, Coogee Beach, Australia, July 2014

Ravin Narain, Carbohydrate Based Macromolecular and Nanostructured Materials for Gene Therapy (Invited Speaker)

Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences and Canadian Chapter Controlled Release Society, Montreal, Canada, June 2014

Ravin Narain, Therapeutic Potentials of Carbohydrate Based Nanomedicine (Invited Speaker)

School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, May 2014

Ravin Narain, Engineered Macromolecular and Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Relevance (Invited Speaker)

International Symposium on Smart Biomaterials, National Institute of Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, March 2014

Ravin Narain, Nucleic Acid Delivery Using ‘Smart Biomaterials’ for Liver Cancer Therapy (Invited Speaker)

RAVIN NARAIN, PhD, P.Eng, is Full Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta. He has published more than 120 articles in peer-reviewed journals and is the editor 4 books namely Engineered Carbohydrate-Based Materials for Biomedical Applications (Wiley), Chemistry of Bioconjugates (wiley), Glycopolymers: Synthesis and Applications (Smithers & Rapra), and Polymers and Nanomaterials for Gene Therapy (Woodhead Publishing). Dr. Narain’s research examines nanomedicine and regenerative medicine, with an emphasis on developing new biomaterials for gene delivery and tissue engineering.