I completed my BSc in Chemical Engineering, followed by my PhD in Chemical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering. My research focuses on the development, validation, & commercialization of nanostructured materials, particularly silvers, for their anti-inflammatory & antimicrobial properties, focusing on wound care, lung (e.g., pneumonia, COPD, cystic fibrosis, ALI, ARDS, TENs, septic shock), ocular (e.g., various forms of conjunctivitis), & genitourinary (e.g., urinary tract infections, including catheter-associated infections, overactive bladder, painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis, acute insults associated with the progression of radiation cystitis) applications. I am also interested in treatments for prevention of post-surgical abdominal adhesions and surgical site infections.