W. Mark Saltzman | |
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| Born | September 8, 1959 |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biomedical Engineering |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins Cornell University Yale University |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert S. Langer |
William Mark Saltzman was named the Goizueta Foundation Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at Yale University on July 1, 2002 and became the founding chair of Yale's Department of Biomedical Engineering in 2003.[1] Saltzman's research aims to promote new methods for drug delivery and develop new biotechnologies to combat human disease. A pioneer in the fields of biomaterials, nanobiotechnology, and tissue engineering, Saltzman has contributed to the design and implementation of a number of clinical technologies that have become essential to medical practice today.[2] His popular course Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering is available to everyone through Open Yale Courses.