As a celebration of the naming of Matthew L. Becker as the recipient of the 2019 Carl S. Marvel Award for Creative Polymer Chemistry, this presentation will detail several innovative research advances that Matt has led from his time as a Ph.D. student through his exceptional rise as an internationally-leading polymer chemist and materials scientist. Matt has made significant contributions to a great breadth of important polymer advances, with an overall general theme of developing novel chemical and engineering methods by which to functionalize polymer materials with biologically-active ligands and then also devising biological assays by which to confirm biological outcomes (cell adhesion, cell migration, tissue growth, bone repair <i>etc</i>.). Key examples will highlight his strategies to incorporate bio-functional components within polymer materials, and how his work has inspired projects in my laboratory involving the development of functional nanoparticle systems for biomedical applications. An emphasis will be placed on recent accomplishments toward the transformation of glucose and other carbohydrates into nanomedical devices for the treatment of osteosarcoma lung metastases and recurrent urinary tract infections.

Celebration of the accomplishments of Matthew L. Becker: From peptide-polymer conjugates and peptide-functionalized shell crosslinked knedel-like nanoparticles (SCKs) as a Ph.D. student to a diverse range of biologically-active functional polymer materials

2019 Spring National Meeting

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