Benjamin Spears Email & Phone Number

Huntsville, Al, Us

Selux Diagnostics, Inc is pioneering a new era in personalized medicine with the development of a Next Generation Phenotyping (NGP) platform that promises to transform infectious disease treatment by dramatically increasing the speed and accuracy with which targeted antibiotic therapies can be prescribed. Earlier, better-informed treatment decisions will save lives, improve patient outcomes, decrease hospital lengths of stay and hospital acquired infections, and help combat the global antibiotic resistance epidemic.The CDC has cited bacterial resistance to antibiotics among the world’s deadliest and costliest health threats. Using current technologies, doctors must overprescribe powerful, broad-spectrum antibiotics for days while waiting for key diagnostic results to direct personalized therapy. Selux’s Next Generation Phenotyping (NGP) system provides virtually instantaneous AST results, fast-tracking targeted patient therapies so patients can receive the treatments they need on day one.

56 Roland Street Charlestown, Ma 02129

56 Roland Street Charlestown, Ma 02129

480 Arsenal Street, Watertown, Ma 02472

•Discovered method for the metal-based benchtop polymerization of glycidol with tunable branching•Novel method for the green synthesis of poly(glycidol) and poly(glycidol-co-allyl glycidyl ether) polymers•Synthesized novel epoxide monomers to introduce degradability and allyl functionality to the poly(glycidol) systems•Prepared functionalized poly(glycidol) derivatives for incorporation into hydrogels•Novel method for the functionalization of proteins for the purpose of increased circulation time and plasma half-life•Investigated the effects of conjugation on protein structure using circular dichroism, size using GPC and MALDI-TOF, and bioactivity utilizing numerous biological assays•Discovered a method for the formation of monodisperse hydrogel spheres utilizing a piezoelectric materials printer•Novel hydrogel systems for use as implantable material for sustained drug release utilizing poly(carbonate), poly(glycidol), and mixed polymer systems•Discovered method to tailor morphology and size of microgel structures through the incorporation of various polymer and cross linker molecules•Studied mechanical properties of hydrogels and investigated drug release from the structures•Extensive experience with clean room techniques for the preparation of clean surfaces utilizing an electron beam evaporator for surface deposition of titanium •Synthesized allyl functionalized lactone monomers•Synthesized, applied, and optimized biodegradable nanoparticle structures for IV delivery of poorly soluble drugs•Performed secondary functionalization of polymer and nanoparticle structures to add functional groups, targeting peptides, and fluorophores•Synthesized peptide targeting units•Analyzed drug release rates from nanoparticle formulations using UV-vis•Participated in collaborative work towards the application of the synthesized nanoparticle structures for the delivery of brimonidine and temozolomide•Mentored and trained seven graduate and undergraduate researchers

• Synthesis of novel ruthenium anchored flavone small molecule complex as a potential anti-cancer species as well as the structural theoretical calculations for the desired product• Contributed towards the total synthesis of isochamaejasmine

• Responsible for monthly programs intended to entertain as well as educate• Counseled peers and maintained desk hours

• Available in both mentor and tutor capacity to students• Advised students on coursework and course selections

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Chemistry

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Education record