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Dr. Koen Vercruysse

Associate Professor
Biochemistry, Pharmacology
Department of Chemistry

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Contact Information:
Phone: (615)-963-5340听 听听
Fax: (615)-963-5326听 听听
E-mail: kvercruysse@tnstate.edu

1. Research Interests

• Polysaccharide-stabilized nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, catalytic applications
• Polysaccharide/cation interactions for catalytic applications
• Polysaccharide-mediated synthesis of melanin or other pigments

2. Education

• University of Ghent, Belgium: B.Sc & Ph.D. (1990 & 1995) Pharmaceutical Sciences

3. Recent Research and Professional Experience

• July 1998-June 2000: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Since August 2000: Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, 91制片厂, Nashville, Tennessee 听

4. Recent Publications

27. Li, H., Zhou, S., Johnson, T., Vercruysse, K., Ropelewski, A.J. and Thannhauser, T.W. (2014) 鈥淒raft genome sequence of new Bacillus cereus strain tsu1鈥�, Genome Announcements, Vol 2(6), pp. genomeA01294-14.

26. Platt. D., Amara, S., Mehta, T., Vercruysse, K., Myles, E., Johnson, T. and Tiriveedhi, V. (2014) 鈥淰iolacein inhibits matrix metalloproteinase mediated CXCR4 expression: Potential anti-tumor effect in cancer invasion and metastasis鈥�, BBRC, Vol 455(1-2), pp.107-112.

25. Bradley, A. and Vercruysse, K. (21013) 鈥淐haracterization of nanoparticles synthesized in the presence of polysaccharides: The search for a needle in a haystack鈥� in Advances in Nanotechnology and Applications Volume IV, Pillai, G.K. and Tran, H.T. (editors), CENTERA Louisville, pp.80-93.

24. Vercruysse,K., Tyler, L. and Simmons, K. (21013) 鈥淜inetic and physic-chemical study of the synthesis of gold nanoparticles by polysaccharides鈥� in Advances in Nanotechnology and Applications Volume IV, Pillai, G.K. and Tran, H.T. (editors), CENTERA Louisville, pp.70-79.

23. Stephen, K. and Vercruysse, K. (2011) 鈥淪ynthesis and characterization of water-compatible noble metal nanoparticles for catalytic applications鈥� in Advances in Nanotechnology & Applications Volume III, Pillai, G.K. and Tran, H.T. (editors), CENTERA Louisville, KY, pp.66-75.

22. Kadiyala, M., Hatton, W. and Vercruysse, K. (2011) 鈥淧olysaccharide-stabilized nanoparticles as potential drug carriers鈥� in Advances in Nanotechnology & Applications Volume III, Pillai, G.K. and Tran, H.T. (editors), CENTERA Louisville, KY, pp.76-88.

21. Vercruysse, K., Tyler, L., Robinson, S., Ivory,D., Verberne-Sutton, S. and Moore, J. (2011) 鈥淪ynthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles using chondroitin sulfate and other polysaccharides鈥� in Advances in Nanotechnology & Applications Volume III, Pillai, G.K. and Tran, H.T. (editors), CENTERA Louisville, KY, pp.49-65.

20. Vercruysse, K. P. (2012) Hyaluronan: a Simple Molecule

with Complex Character, in 鈥淩enewable Resources for Functional Polymers and Biomaterials鈥� (Williams, P.A., editor), RSC publishing (oxford, UK).

19. Vercruysse, K.P., 听Harper, S.L., Ivory, D.M., 听Whalen, M.M., Saili, K.S., Tanguay, R.L. (2008) Potential anti-inflammatory properties of biologically-synthesized nanoparticles of gold or silver. Proceedings of The Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Boston, June 1-5, Vol 2, 501-504.

18. Vercruysse, K.P., Williams, A., Ivory, D., Johnson, B., Dixon, R., Tran, M. and Moore, J. (2007) Using Chondroitin Sulfate to Synthesize Nanoparticles. Proceedings of The Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Santa Clara, May 20-24, Vol 2, 752-755.

5. Teaching Experience

• Undergraduate and graduate level Biochemistry
• Undergraduate and graduate level Pharmacology
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