Jayakumar Rajadas
Academic Appointments
- Director, BioADD and Assistant Director of CV Pharmacology, Dean's Office - Educational Programs and Services (EPS), Biomaterials and Advanced Drug Delivery (BioADD) Service Center
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Professional Overview
Professional Interests
Dr. Rajadas is currently working on the molecular mechanism of neurodegenerative disorders caused by aggregated tau and abeta proteinsproteins that are synergically involved in Alzheimers disease development. He uses various biophysical approaches such as AFM, fluorescence, and NMR to understand the structural details of neurotoxic oligomeric forms of these two proteins.
For the last 7 years, our lab has also been involved in transforming biophysical ideas into biomaterial and drug delivery technologies. These technologies include microencapsulation of drugs, vascular grafts, bio-implants, development of small molecule and protein-based drugs, regeneration of nerve and cardiovascular tissues, and wound healing applications
Education and Certifications
| M,S: | University of Madras, Chemistry (1983) |
| Ph.D: | Indian Institute of Technology, Biophysical Chemistry (1990) |
Honors and Awards
- TANSA Award, Government of Tamil Nadu, India (1999)
- Young Scientist Award in Chemistry, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India (1996)
- SPARK award, Stanford (2009)
Publications
- Enhancement of mesenchymal stem cell angiogenic capacity and stemness by a biomimetic hydrogel scaffold. Biomaterials. 2012; (1): 80-90
- Glucose oxidase incorporated collagen matrices for dermal wound repair in diabetic rat models: a biochemical study. J Biomater Appl. 2012; (8): 917-38
- Adipose tissue-derived stem cells display a proangiogenic phenotype on 3D scaffolds. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2011; (3): 383-93
- Efficient gene delivery of primary human cells using peptide linked polyethylenimine polymer hybrid. Biomaterials. 2011; (20): 4647-58
- Engineered pullulan-collagen composite dermal hydrogels improve early cutaneous wound healing. Tissue Eng Part A. 2011; (5-6): 631-44
- Pullulan hydrogels improve mesenchymal stem cell delivery into high-oxidative-stress wounds. Macromol Biosci. 2011; (11): 1458-66
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