Joseph Schlenoff awarded Gutenberg Chair at Université de Strasbourg

Joseph Schlenoff, Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been awarded a 2011 Gutenberg Chair at the University of Strasbourg in France.

The Gutenberg Chair is awarded annually to promote international research collaborations with scientists at the University of Strasbourg, the largest University in France with 43,000 students and 4,000 researchers. Schlenoff will collaborate with research groups at the Medical School, at CNRS (a national laboratory) and at the School of Pharmacy. The Chair also supports a postdoctoral associate and a graduate student working in Strasbourg. The team will be developing a type of biomaterial, discovered by Schlenoff’s group at FSU, that can be used in implants for the extended release of pharmacologically active molecules. Schlenoff, who holds 20 issued and many pending patents, is a leading scientist in the field of water-soluble polymers and biocompatible polymer composites and blends.  

A brief description and the nomination form may be found here (in French).

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