| Name: | Kimberly Ward Anderson |
| Position Type: | Professorship |
| Appointment Start Date: | 07/01/02 |
| Appointment End Date: | 06/30/07 |
| Area of Specialty: | Cellular Bioengineering |
| Summary Vita: | 2002 - present Gill Eminent Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky 2000 - present Full Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky. 1993 - 2000 Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky. 1987-1993 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky. Currently serving as Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering. |
| Highest Degree: | Ph.D. |
| Professional Affiliations: | Professional Affliations: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network (WEPAN) American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Conferences: "VEGF Adhesion to an Endothelial Cell-Based Biosensor: A Method for Early Screening of Cancer", 28th Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society", Mobile, AL (February 2005) - Presented by graduate student, Kimberly May. "Efficacy of a Novel Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptide Against Oral Bacteria", Annual Meeting of the International/American Association for Dental Research, Baltimore, MD (March 2005) - Presented by collaborator, Karen Novak. “Adsorption of Proteins to Functionalized Alkanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers for Improving Biocompatibilty”. American Institutes of Chemical Engineers Meeting, Cincinnati, OH (Nov 2005) - Presented by graduate student, Morgan Abney. “Biosensors Incorporating Cell Barrier Architectures for Detecting Biomarkers Indicative of Early Stages of Cancer”, American Institutes of Chemical Engineers Meeting, Cincinnati, OH (Nov 2005) - Presented by graduate student, Gargi Gosh. “Efficacy of a Novel Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptide Against Oral Biofilms”. American Association for Dental Research Annual Meeting, Orlando Florida, March 8-11, 2006. Presented by collaborator, Karen Novak |
| Primary Research Focus: | The primary focus of this research is to develop cell-based biosensors for physiological and environmental monitoring. The development of the sensors and the biocompatibility of implantable sensors and other biomaterials were the specific areas of focus |
| Key Contributions: | Development of cell-based biosensors for physiological monitoring such are blood infections and cancer. Cell-based biosensors for monitoring environmental pollutants. Biomaterials with modified surfaces that provide better biocompatibilty |
| Publications: | K.M.L. May, L.B. Bachas, K.W. Anderson, “VEGF Adhesion to an Endothelial Cell-Based Biosensor: A Method for Early Screening of Cancer”, Proceeding of the 28th Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society”, February 2005. K.M.L. May, A. Vogt, L.G. Bachas, K.W. Anderson, “Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor as a Biomarker for the Early Detection of Cancer with A Whole Cell-Based Biosensor”, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 382: 1010-1016, 2005. G. Gosh, L.G. Bachas, K.W. Anderson, “Biosensor Incorporating Cell Barrier Architectures for Detecting Staphylococcus aureus Alpha Toxin”, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, submitted for publication. |