CBE CENTER FOR BIOSYSTEMS AND ENGINEERING

  • Dr. Gymama Slaughter
  • Dr. Keith Williamson
  • Dr. Rosalyn Hobson
  • Dr. Godwin Mbagwu
  • Dwayne Waddey
  • Dr. Harbans Bhardwaj
  • Asheli Cherry
  • Dr. Shaukat Siddiqi
  • Victor Garcia
  • Ashly Hawkes
  • Elyshia Hairston
  • Dr. Sylvanus Bent
  • Edwina "Winne" Westbrook
  • Dr. Daniel Stoelting
  • Dr. Steven Pao
Funding & Partnership

Funding

Currently, the Center has the following grants:

  • Award No. DMR-0820869
  • August 25, 2008
  • $249,483 Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) grant from NSF for the acquisition of a molecular imaging system to continue faculty & student research in an interdisciplinary biosystems and engineering research program.

  • Award No. EEC-0824288
  • August 6, 2008
  • $85,000 Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (BRIGE)grant from NSF for the design of Nano-pattern modified microelectrodes for the improvement of continuous in vitro glucose monitoring detection.

    $99,600 cost sharing is provided by Virginia State University Department of Engineering & Technology.

  • Award No. VSU-2007
  • June 2, 2007
  • $12,000 Research Initiation Grant (RIG) from the Virginia State University to design a nanobiosensor for detecting glucose.

    The Center’s research has been supported by numerous grants from various federal agencies, including:

    • National Science Foundation (NSF)
    • Virginia State University (VSU)

    Partnerships

    Our research has included partnerships and industrial sponsorship from:

    • Tredeger Films Product
    • Dupont
    • BI Chemicals
    • Qimonda

    External Advisory Board

    Corporate Members Project Guidance Team External Advisory Board
    Tredeger Films Product Film Products LaShara Smith
    Dupont Films: Health Care Jeff Adams
    BI Chemicals Scale-up & Pre Production Linwood Blizzard, II
    Qimonda Nanotechnology & Nanoelectronics Kevin Fields