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Fernandes, Rohan

Fernandes, Rohan

Principal Investigator, Bioengineering Initiative at the The Sheikh Zayed Institute
Assistant Professor, Radiology and Pediatrics, Children's National Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Radiology and Pediatrics, The George Washington University
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Children's National Medical Center
and The George Washington University
6th Floor Main Hospital, Room M7739, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington DC 20010

EDUCATION

Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 2008

Theranostic nanoparticles for pediatric cancers and inflammatory diseases; bacteria-powered tools and devices for medicine.

Jewell Lab Awarded Two NIH R01 Bioengineering Research Grants

BIOE Associate Professor Christopher Jewell now backed by four active NIH R01 grants.

Cano-Mejia Named Society for Thermal Medicine New Investigator

BIOE graduate student recognized for efforts to develop photothermal immunotherapy to treat pediatric cancer.

Roy Wins ACS's Peterson Award

Graduate student recognized for work on quorum sensing.

Bentley Group Research Selected for Highlights in Chemical Technology

Paper covers monitoring and controlling bacterial communication.

Bentley Group Research Featured in Nature Nanotechnology

New, all-biological nanofactory controls bacterial communication in targeted cells.

Stephan Koev wins MEMS Alliance best poster award

Poster highlights research on optical microcantilever sensors for liquid samples.

Fernandes Wins ACS's Peterson Award

Graduate student recognized for work on nanofactories.

"Side Effects May Not Include…"

Clark School shows in vivo "nanofactories" can make and deliver targeted drugs.