Pan, Dipanjan | University of Maryland School of Medicine

Academic Title:

Professor

Primary Appointment:

University of Maryland Baltimore County

Secondary Appointment(s):

Pediatrics, Diagnostic Radiology Nuclear Medicine

Administrative Title:

Director of Imaging Probe Design and Fabrication Resources

Additional Title:

Director, Investigational Imaging Probe Resources, Radiology Director, Nano-fabrication & Characterization Core, CBOTH Associate Director and Liaison for UMB-UMBC Engineering and Medicine Initiative

Email:

dipanjan@som.umaryland.edu

Phone (Primary):

UMB: 410-706-5172 UMBC: 410-455-8885

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Education and Training

03/2002- 02/2005 Postdoctoral Research, Washington University in St Louis, Nanotechnology/Polymer Chemistry

03/2002 Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), India, Chemistry

1997 M.S., Vidyasagar University, India, Organic Chemistry

1995 B.S., Vidyasagar University, India, Chemistry

Biosketch

Dipanjan Pan is leading the Laboratory for Materials in Medicine (MatMed) at UMB-UMBC. MatMed’s mission is to develop next generation translatable technologies to improve human health by uniquely merging ‘molecule making’ and ‘device making’, and through innovations in nanomedicine tools and point-of-care systems. Active research themes include:

Fundamentals: nanoparticle synthesis, drug discovery/delivery, molecular imaging, biosensing
Applications: cancer stem cell, immune-therapeutics, drug-free antimicrobial, disease diagnosis/monitoring, image-guided prototyping, COVID-19 biosensing

Research/Clinical Keywords

nanoparticles, molecular imaging, photon counting CT, cancer stem cells, biosensing

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Research Interests

Materials in medicine-Converging basic science and engineering with medicine

The philosophy of Pan Lab is that integrated solutions to problems can be formulated by in silico-to-in vivo approach and synergistic developments in the following areas: drug delivery (e.g., stem like cancer cells and transcription factors), molecularly specific contrast probes and their applications in preclinical and clinical models and bio-sensing (chemical and electro-chemical sensing of disease). At the laboratory for materials in medicine (MatMed) our research is multifaceted to make nanomedicine patient specific using an ‘omics’ approach. Our research is broadly aimed at understanding and creating defined materials for molecular imaging, drug delivery and non-viral gene delivery applications with a focus on structure, function and engineering processes. We are also dedicated to developing ‘immuno-nanomedicine’ approaches to cancer and other biomedical problems. In close collaboration with clinical scientists, we integrate basic science and engineering with medicine emphasizing image guided drug delivery for cardiovascular and oncologic applications. Initiated originally at Washington University, cultivated at UIUC, at UMB we continue to focus on building individual proficiencies in these areas and advancing specific applications towards clinical translation, personalized nanomedicine and developing biosensors for ‘sensing’ biological processes using machine learning tools. With a demonstrated track record of translating academic research to market/clinic and working closely with clinicians, we strive to diminish the gap between exploratory science and clinical research and bring technologies from ‘bench-to-bedside.’