Jennifer Kang-Mieler
Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Research
Ocular drug delivery systems, Retinal imaging, Biomarkers, Retinal hemodynamics and electrophysiology
General Information
Dr. Kang-Mieler’s translational NIH-supported research projects include ocular drug delivery, retinal imaging and biomarkers, retinal blood flow, and electrophysiology. Her clinical interests include retinal vascular diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
Experience
Education:
Northwestern University, Evanston IL
B.A. in Mathematics
M.S. in Applied Mathematics
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Post-doctoral research, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Northwestern University, Evanston IL
B.A. in Mathematics
M.S. in Applied Mathematics
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Post-doctoral research, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Honors and Awards
Walter P. Murphy Fellowship, Graduate Fellowship, Northwestern University
General Electric Faculty of the Future Intern Fellowship, General Electric and McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University
Nelson Fellowship Award, Nelson Foundation and the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
Whitaker Foundation Fellow
Fellow of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (FARVO-Silver)
Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO) and Retina Research Foundation (RRF) Paul Kayser Global Award
Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Achievement Award
Fellow of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (FARVO-Gold)
Club Jules Gonin and Retina Research Foundation Award
General Electric Faculty of the Future Intern Fellowship, General Electric and McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University
Nelson Fellowship Award, Nelson Foundation and the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
Whitaker Foundation Fellow
Fellow of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (FARVO-Silver)
Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO) and Retina Research Foundation (RRF) Paul Kayser Global Award
Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Achievement Award
Fellow of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (FARVO-Gold)
Club Jules Gonin and Retina Research Foundation Award
Grants, Contracts and Funds
Principal Investigator: National Institute of Health (R01) (R01 EY029298). “Sustained Ocular Drug Delivery System for Anti-VEGF Agents”
Principal Investigator: National Institute of Health (R01) (R01 EY032222) “Dynamic Tracer Kinetic Model to Detect Preclinical Diabetic Retinopathy (DR)”
Co-Investigator: Center for Equine Health Research Grant, University of California, Davis “Pharmacokinetics and biocompatibility of a novel cyclosporine-loaded microsphere thermo-responsive hydrogel drug delivery system in horses”
Principal Investigator: National Institute of Health (R01) (R01 EY032222) “Dynamic Tracer Kinetic Model to Detect Preclinical Diabetic Retinopathy (DR)”
Co-Investigator: Center for Equine Health Research Grant, University of California, Davis “Pharmacokinetics and biocompatibility of a novel cyclosporine-loaded microsphere thermo-responsive hydrogel drug delivery system in horses”
Patents and Inventions
Biodegradable microsphere-hydrogel ocular drug delivery system (Patent No 10,980,882)
Biodegradable extended release microsphere-hydrogel ocular drug delivery system and method (Patent No 11,266,608)
Biodegradable extended release microsphere-hydrogel ocular drug delivery system and method (Patent No 11,266,608)