Jason Park

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Former Lab Members

Jason Park

PhD, Yale University 2011 Biomedical Engineering
MS, Yale University 2005 Biomedical Engineering
BS, Yale University 2004 Biomedical Engineering

E-mail: jasonpark04@gmail.com

  
Research Focus: Engineering Nanoparticles for Cytokine Delivery and Modulation of Transplantation Tolerance & Anticancer Immunity.

Fahmy Lab Publications:

  • Park J, Stern ES, Wrzesinksi S, Jay SM, Demento SL, Agawu A, Licona Limon P, Ferrandino AF, Flavell RA, Fahmy TM. Enhanced anti-tumor activity by combination immunotherapy with sustained release of IL-2 and a TGF-β inhibitor from nanolipogel vehicles. Nature Materials [submitted].
     
  • Park J, Mattessich T, Jay SM, Agawu A, Saltzman WM, Fahmy TM. Enhancement of surface ligand display on PLGA nanoparticles with amphiphilic ligand conjugates. Journal of Controlled Release. [accepted, in press].
     
  • Park J, Gao W, Whiston R, Metcalfe S, Fahmy TM. Modulation of CD4+ T Lymphocyte Lineage Outcomes with Targeted, Nanoparticle-Mediated Cytokine Delivery. Molecular Pharmaceutics 2011; 8 (1) p.143-152.
     
  • Park J, and Fahmy TM. Biodegradable Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery in Handbook of Nanophysics – 1st ed. 2010. Ed. Sattler K. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 29.1–29.13.
     
  • Park J, Fong PM, Lu J, Russell KS, Carmen JB, Saltzman WM, Fahmy TM. PEGylated PLGA nanoparticles for the improved delivery of doxorubicin. Nanomedicine April 2009; 5: p. 410-8.
     
  • Stern E, Vacic A, Rajan NK, Criscione JM, Park J, Ilic BR, Mooney DJ, Reed MA, Fahmy TM. Label-free biomarker detection from whole blood. Nature Nanotechnology 2009; 5 (2): p. 138-42.
     
  • Kress H, Park J, Mejean CO, Forster J, Park J, Walse S, Weiner OD, Fahmy TM, Dufresne ER. Cell stimulation with optically manipulated microsources. Nature Methods 2009; 6 (12): p. 905-9.
     
  • Fahmy TM, Fong PM, Park J, Constable T, Saltzman WM, Nanosystems for simultaneous imaging and drug delivery to T cells. Journal of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2007; 9 (2) E171-80.
     
  • Fong PM, Park J, Breuer C. Tissue Engineering Heart Valves in Principles of Tissue Engineering - 3rd ed. 2007. Ed. Lanza R, Langer R, Vacanti R. Burlington, MA: Elsevier Academic Press. p. 585-597.
     
  • Fong PM, Goyal A, Fahmy TM, Park J, Saltzman WM, Breuer C, Development of PTH-Eluting Microspheres for the Treatment of Hypoparathyroidism. Journal of Surgical Research December 2007; 143(2): p. 195-9.

Honors and Awards:

  • School of Engineering & Applied Science Advanced Graduate Leadership Fellowship (2009-2011)
  • 1st Place, Yale Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Society Case Competition (2010)
  • Young Innovator Award, American Society of Transplantation Annual Scientific Exchange (2010)
  • Visiting Fellow, Berkeley College, Yale University (2008-2010)
  • Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2009)
  • Goodyear Graduate Fellowship in Engineering (2009)