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   <name>Eric Simanek</name>
   <givenName>Eric</givenName>
   <honorificSuffix>Ph.D.</honorificSuffix>
   <jobTitle>Robert A. Welch Chair of Chemistry</jobTitle>
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   <email>e.simanek@tcu.edu</email>
   <telephone>817-257-5355</telephone>
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   <office mapLink="">SWR 516</office>
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         <h2 class="h3">Education</h2>
         <p>Ph.D., Harvard University, 1996<br></br>B.S., University of Illinois, 1991</p>
         <h2 class="h3">Areas of Focus</h2>
         <ul>
            <li>Science communication and education</li>
            <li>Polymer (dendrimer) chemistry for medical and materials applications</li>
         </ul>
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            <caption>Accordion</caption>
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                  <th>Item Heading</th>
                  <th>Item Content</th>
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                  <td>Selected Publications</td>
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                     <p>Shots of Knowledge: The Science of Whiskey, TCU Press 2016 with Rob Arnold</p>
                     <p>Engaging Students with Dynamic Models: Peruvian Food Chain Jenga. Biffi, D., Hartweg,
                        B., Stewart, M., Patterson, M., Simanek, E. E.; Weinburgh, M. (2016). Peruvian Food
                        Chain Jenga. Science Scope, 2016, 39, 51-57.</p>
                     <p>Intrinsic Fluorescence of Triazine Dendrimers Provides a New Approach to Study Dendrimer
                        Structure and Conformational Dynamics . Raut, S.; Enciso, A. E.; Pavan, G. M.; Lee,
                        C.; Yepremyan, A.; Tomalia, D. A.; Simanek, E. E. Gryczynski, Z. J. Phys. Chem. C,
                        2017, 121, 6946–6954. Manuscript DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b11110.</p>
                     <p>Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Triazine Dendrimers with DABCO Groups. Sreeperumbuduru,
                        R.S.; Abid, Z.M.; Claunch, K.M.; Chen, H.-H.; McGillvray, S.; Simanek, E.E. RSC Advances
                        2016, 6, 8806-8810.</p>
                     <p>Accelerated Synthesis of Large Generation Triazine Dendrimers Using Microwave Assisted
                        Reactions. Enciso, A. E.; Ramirez-Crescencio, F.; Zeiser, M. J.; Redon, R.; Simanek,
                        E. E. Polymer J. 2015, 6, 5219-5224.</p>
                     <p>Synthesis of Large Dendrimers with the Dimensions of Small Viruses. Lim, J.; Kostiainen,
                        M.; Maly, J.; da Costa, C.P.; Annunziata,O.; Pavan, G.M.; Simanek, E.E. J. Am. Chem.
                        Soc. 2013, 135, 4660-4663. doi: 10.1021/ja400432e.PMID: 23398590</p>
                     <p>Biological Assessment of Triazine Dendrimers as Candidate Platforms for Nanomedicine:
                        Toxicological Profiles, Solution Behavior, Biodistribution, and Drug Release and Efficacy
                        in a PEGylated, Paclitaxel Construct. Lo, S.-T.; Stern, S.; Clogston,J.D.; Zheng,
                        J.; Adiseshaiah, P.P.; Dobrovolskaia, M.; Lim, J.; Patri, A.; Sun, X.; Simanek, E.E.
                        Molec. Pharm. 2010, 7, 993-1006.</p>
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                  <td>Professional Affiliations</td>
                  <td>
                     <ul>
                        <li>American Chemical Society (ACS)</li>
                        <li>American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)</li>
                        <li>International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP)</li>
                     </ul>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td>Personal Website</td>
                  <td><a href="http://ericsimanek.com/">http://ericsimanek.com/</a></td>
               </tr>
            </tbody>
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