Dacheng Ren

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Dacheng Ren
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materCornell University
University of Connecticut
Tianjin University
Shanghai Jiao Tong
Known forBiofilms
Persister cells
surface science
Antimicrobials
AwardsAIMBE Fellow (2022)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsBiotechnology
InstitutionsSyracuse University
ThesisInhibition of bacterial multicellular behavior by natural brominated furanones (2003)
Doctoral advisorThomas K Wood
Other academic advisorsKelvin H. Lee
Websiterenlab.syr.edu

Dacheng Ren is the Stevenson-endowed professor in the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at Syracuse University.[2] He also serves as the director for the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute. Ren is known for research on biofilm growth and work on inhibition of bacterial growth on medical devices.[3][4]

Biography[edit]

Ren earned his B.E. in applied chemistry and electrical engineering from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1996. He earned his Master of Engineering in chemical engineering from Tianjin University, China in 1999. Ren came to the United States in 1999 as a graduate student at University of Connecticut, where he worked under Thomas K Wood. His 2003 PhD thesis was titled "Inhibition of bacterial multicellular behavior by natural brominated furanones".[5] He was a postdoctoral associate, working with Kelvin H. Lee, in the chemical engineering department at Cornell University from 2003 until 2005.

After his finishing his post-doctoral appointment at Cornell in 2006, Ren began his career as professor of at Syracuse University.[6] He was awarded tenure in May 2011 and became a full professor in May 2016. Ren has published over 100 papers and books on biofilm related topics and holds 11 U.S. patents.

Ren serves on the editorial board of Elsevier's Biofilm journals.[7]

In July 2009, Ren received an Early Career Translational Research Award in Biomedical Engineering from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation. In 2010, he was named the College Technology Educator of the Year by the Technology Alliance of Central New York .[8] In 2011, he received the NSF-CAREER award.[9][10]

In 2022, he was elected as Fellow at the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Dunbar, Alex (22 February 2022). "Dacheng Ren Elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows". Syracuse University News. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Dacheng Ren: Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs & Stevenson Endowed Professor". Syracuse University. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ Haley, Kathleen (30 November 2016). "Researchers Discover Way to Make Surfaces Less Vulnerable to Disease-Causing Bacteria". Syracuse University News. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. ^ Wheeler, Matt (3 February 2015). "The Science of Slime: Why We Care Where Biofilms Stick". Syracuse University News. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. ^ Inhibition of bacterial multicellular behavior by natural brominated furanones (PhD). December 2003.
  6. ^ "Chemical Engineering and Materials Science External Advisory Board". Stevens Institute of Technology. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Professor Dacheng Ren, PhD - Editorial Board - Biofilm Journal". www.journals.elsevier.com. Elsevier. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  8. ^ Dunbar, Alex (30 April 2020). "Dacheng Ren Named Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs". Syracuse University News. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  9. ^ "LCS's Dacheng Ren given prestigious NSF CAREER Award to study biofilms". Syracuse University News. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Biofilms: Battling Drug Resistance". Syracuse Engineer. 9. Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science: 30. Summer 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

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