Eric A. Josephs, Ph.D.

 

Empire Innovation Associate Professor 

 

EDUCATION

• B.S.E. – Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering, Duke University, 2007
• Ph.D. – Biological Engineering and Small-scale Technologies (BEST), University of California,  Merced, 2013
• Postdoc – Molecular Biophysics, Duke University, 2018

 

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

• 2024 - Empire Innovation Associate Professor (Nanotechnology/Nanomedicine), Dept. ofBiomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, NY
• Associate Professor with Tenure, Dept. of Nanoscience, Univ. North Carolina-Greensboro, NC
• 2020 - Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Biology, Univ. North Carolina-Greensboro, NC
• 2018 - 2024 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nanoscience, Univ. North Carolina-Greensboro, NC
• 2013 - 2018 Postdoctoral Scholar (NIH/F32) and Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC

 

PUBLICATIONS

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PATENTS

• US # 11,427,817 - Compositions and methods of improving specificity in genomic engineering using RNA-guided endonucleases

 

HONORS

• 2024: Academic Organizing Committee, 2024 NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantees Conference: Nano and AI Convergence. December 9-10, 2024. Alexandria, VA.
• 2024: Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (UNCG) Faculty Award in Research Excellence
• 2023: Academic Organizing Committee chair, 2023 NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantees Conference: with a focus on Nanobiology. December 7-8, 2023. Alexandria,
• 2020: UNCG Faculty Excellence in Research and Creative Activity Honoree
• 2020: Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering Faculty Award in Resea Excellence
• 2019: UNCG Faculty Award in Teaching Excellence
• 2015-16: Duke Scholars in Molecular Medicine (track in Oncology and Regenerative Medicine).  Duke University School of Medicine
• 2014-2016: Ruth L. Kirschstein (NIH/F32) National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Postdoctoral Award number: GM112502. National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the U.S. National Institutes of Health
• 2014: Travel award. US-EU Conference on Repair of Endogenous DNA Damage, UNM CC.
• 2012: UC Merced Graduate & Research Council fellowship
• 2011: Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE)-funded teaching fellowship
• 2010: Faculty Mentor Program fellowship; University of California, Merced
• 2010: “Best Oral Presentation in Nanotechnology;” University of California System-wide Bioengineering Symposium
• 2009: Certificate of Recognition and Certificate of Instructional Training, Center for Teaching on Research Excellence (CRTE), University of California, Merced

COURSES TAUGHT

• • BME 590 - Biomedical Engineering Seminar

    UNCG:

    • NAN731 Systems and Synthetic Biology
    • NAN702 Physical Biology
    • NAN706 Principles of Nanoscience II: Analytical, Statistical, and Computational Foundations. (50%)
    • NAN635 Nanomechanics
    • NAN602 Nanobiology

 

FUNDING AGENCIES

• NIH - National Institute of General Medical Sciences
• NIH - National Institute of National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
• NIH - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• National Science Foundation
• North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC)
• University of North Carolina System’s Strategic Research Funding for COVID