Bio
Eric A. Appel is an Assistant Professor of Materials Science & Engineering at Stanford University. He received his BS in Chemistry and MS in Polymer Science from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Eric performed his MS thesis research with Robert D. Miller and James L. Hedrick at the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, CA. He then obtained his PhD in Chemistry working in the lab of Dr. Oren A. Scherman in the Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis at the University of Cambridge. His PhD research focused on the preparation of dynamic and stimuli-responsive supramolecular polymeric materials. For his PhD work, Eric was the recipient of the Jon Weaver PhD prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Graduate Student Award from the Materials Research Society. Upon graduating from Cambridge in 2012, he was awarded a National Research Service Award from the NIH (NIBIB) and pursued a Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship at MIT working with Robert S. Langer on the development of supramolecular biomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering. During his post-doctoral work, he received a Margaret A. Cunningham Immune Mechanisms in Cancer Research Award. He recently received a Terman Faculty Fellowship from the School of Engineering at Stanford University.
Academic Appointments
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Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
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Center Fellow (By courtesy), Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
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Member, Bio-X
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Member, Cardiovascular Institute
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Faculty Fellow, Stanford ChEM-H
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Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Honors & Awards
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Junior Faculty Development Award, American Diabetes Association (2018-2022)
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Hellman Faculty Fellowship, Hellman Fellows Fund (2016-2017)
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PhRMA Research Starter Grant, PhRMA Foundation (2016-2017)
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Margaret A. Cunningham Immune Mechanisms in Cancer Research Award, Proctor Foundation (2015-2016)
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Wellcome Trust Fellowship, Wellcome Trust (2013-2017)
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National Research Service Award, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (2013-2016)
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Graduate Student Award, Materials Research Society (2012)
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Jon Weaver PhD Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry of the United Kingdom (2013)
Professional Education
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Postdoc, MIT, Bioengineering
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Ph.D., University of Cambridge, Chemistry (2012)
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M.S., Cal Poly, SLO, Polymer Science (2008)
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B.S., Cal Poly, SLO, Chemistry (2008)
Patents
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E.A. Appel. "United StatesMethods of producing moldable hydrogels and uses thereof", Leland Stanford Junior University
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E.A. Appel, J.Y. Woo, L.M. Stapleton. "United StatesAdhesion Prevention with Shear-thinning Polymeric Hydrogels", Leland Stanford Junior University
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Eric Appel. "United StatesCo-formulation of Amylin Analogues with Insulin Analogues", E.A. Appel, B. Buckingham, D. Maahs, C. Maikawa, G. Agmon
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J.L. Hedrick, E.A. Appel, R.D. Miller, F. Nederberg, R.M. Waymouth. "United StatesMethods for Making Multi-Branched Polymers", Leland Stanford Junior University
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E.A. Appel, J.L. Hedrick, V.Y. Lee, R.D. Miller, J. Sly. "United StatesStar Polymers, Methods of Preparation Thereof, and Uses Thereof", IBM
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M.J. Webber, E.A. Appel, R. Langer, D.G. Anderson. "United StatesSupramolecular Modification of Proteins", Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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O.A. Scherman, E.A. Appel, X.J. Loh, F. Biedermann, M. Rowland. "United KingdomCucurbituril-Based Hydrogels", Cambridge Enterprises Limited
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E.A. Appel, M.W. Tibbitt, R. Langer. "United StatesShear-thinning Self-healing Networks", Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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E. Abo-Hamed, O.A. Scherman, E.A. Appel. "United KingdomHydrogen Storage and Catalysts", The inventors
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Y. Dong, W. Wang, E.A. Appel, B.C. Tang, M.J. Webber, O. Veiseh, K. Xue, R. Langer, D.G. Anderson. "United StatesPolymers, Hydrogels, and Uses Thereof", Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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O.A. Scherman, E.A. Appel, T.L. Hughes. "United StatesViscous Wellbore Fluids", Schlumberger Technology Corp