안철희
Ahn, Cheol-Hee
- Email : chahn@snu.ac.kr
- Mailstop : 33-205
- Phone : 880-5791
- Fax : 883-8197
- Homepage : http://nbml.snu.ac.kr/
Education
Ph. D : Case Western Reserve University, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering.
M.S : Seoul National University, Department of Fiber and Polymer Science
B.S : Seoul National University, Department of Fiber and Polymer Science
Career
Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Assistant Researcher
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Post Doctral Fellow
University of Utah, Post Doctoral Fellow
Seoul National University, Assistant Professor
Seoul National University, Associate Professor
Stanford University, Visiting Professor
California of University, Davis, Visiting Professor
Seoul National University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor
Research Interests
1. Systemic Drug Delivery Systems for Curing Cancer
* Carrier design : The nano-scaling of bio-compatible, bio-degradable polymers
* Applications : Drug delivery for chemical cancer treatments and other medical2. Polymeric Gene Delivery Carrier* Carrier design : Cationic polymers with biocompatibility and biodegradability
* Applications : Can be used as a plasmid carrier for gene therapy in diabetes and cancer patients3. Nano-Materials for Cancer Diagnosis using Real-Time Molecular Images* Near infrared imaging technology for the early diagnosis of cancer
* Applications : Nano-materials for the early diagnosis of cancer4. Cell-Delivery System* Carrier design : Dendrimer-shaped polymer with antifouling effect
* Applications : Surface modification for cell delivery
Selected Publications
1. Patents
* A Gold Nano-particle Based Protease Imaging Probes and Use Thereof (KOR, 100857770) (2008)
* Drug Delivery System Based on Interventional Injection of Temperature and pH-sensitive Injectable Hydrogel (KOR, 100071184) (2011)
[Total of 6 Korean and 4 international patents]
2. Papers
* “Tumor-Targeting Gold Particles for Dual Computed Tomography/Optical Cancer Imaging , Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50, 9348 (2011)
* Development of a MRI/NIRF Activatable Multimodal Imaging Probe Based on Iron Oxide Nanoparticles , J. Control. Release, 155, 152 (2011)
[Total of 70 publications in SCI journals]
Lab Overview
1. Various imaging agents with organic/inorganic hybrid nanomaterials for biomedical applications
2. Biocompatible polymers for cell encapsulation
3. Technology
1) Dendrimer synthesis
2) Molecular imaging using nano-particles
3) Gene/Drug carriers
4) Anionic polymerization
4. Equipment