Peter David Steinberg
"School of Materials Science & Engineering College of Engine
Korea University
Korea
Biography
Prof. Peter Steinberg has been a leader in marine chemical ecology for 25 years, working at the interface of chemistry and biology, and basic and applied science. He has some 130 international publications with over 4500 citations and an H-index of 38, and 8 patents. His research has included studies of the chemical mediation of; plant/herbivore interactions, larval settlement cues, biofilms and biofouling, eukaryote/bacterial interactions and marine diseases. He has been a Fulbright and Queen Elisabeth II Fellows. He has extensive scientific and academic leadership experience, including as Head of a major research School at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, CEO of a publicly listed biotechnology company, Director of the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, and Co-Director of the AEBC at NTU.
Research Interest
Marine chemical ecology Marine diseases and climate change The ecology of invertebrate larvae settlement Bacterial biofilm biology and ecology Microbial ecology Kelp and seaweed ecology Environmental biotechnology Environmental bioengineering
Publications
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Zhang F, Ngoc NT, Tay BH, Mendyk A, Shao YH, Lau R. Roughness-controlled self-assembly of mannitol/LB agar microparticles by polymorphic transformation for pulmonary drug delivery. Molecular pharmaceutics. 2014 Dec 10;12(1):223-31.
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Huang D, Korolev N, Eom KD, Tam JP, Nordenskiöld L. Design and biophysical characterization of novel polycationic ϵ-peptides for DNA compaction and delivery. Biomacromolecules. 2007 Nov 30;9(1):321-30.
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Nguyen TQ, Giam HL, Wang Y, Pacławski A, Szlęk J, Mendyk A, Shao YH, Lau R. Surface modification of pollen-shape carriers for dry powder inhalation through surface etching. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2014 Dec 15;53(51):19943-50.
