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Crystal S Shin

Shin

Crystal S Shin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Email

crystal.shin@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
91¹ú²úÊÓƵ

Addresses

Alkek Building for Biomedical Research (Lab)
R431D
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Education

Postdoctoral Training at 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ
12/2017 - Houston, Texas, United States
Drug Delivery
PhD from Purdue University
05/2014 - West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering

Professional Interests

  • Biomedical engineering
  • Biopharmaceutics

Professional Statement

Crystal S. Shin is an assistant professor in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ. Her current research interests focus on developing broadly applicable drug delivery systems with enhanced therapeutic efficacy by integrating nanotechnology and 3D bioprinting technology. Another research focus is on the development of biomaterials for surgical applications. Crystal earned her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Purdue University. As a graduate student, she developed in vitro 3D tumor models using biopolymer scaffolds as tools to evaluate the cytotoxicity of anticancer drugs. Crystal then joined the Department of Ophthalmology at 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ as a postdoctoral associate. During this time she developed a novel ocular drug delivery system, nanowafer.

Websites

2018 Faculty Research Grants
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Faculty Research Grants
Dr. Crystal Shin Receives DoD Discovery Award
Follow Dr. Shin on Twitter

Selected Publications

  • Shin CS, Marcano DC, Park K, Acharya G.. " " Methods Mol Biol. ;
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  • Marcano DC, Shin CS, Lee B, Isenhart LC, Liu X, Li F, Jester JV, Pflugfelder SC, Simpson J, Acharya G. " " Mol Pharm. ;
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  • Bian F, Shin CS, Wang C, Pflugfelder SC, Acharya G, De Paiva CS. " " Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. ;
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  • Coursey TG, Henriksson JT, Marcano DC, Shin CS, Isenhart LC, Ahmed F, De Paiva CS, Pflugfelder SC, Acharya G. " " J Control Release. ;
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Memberships

91¹ú²úÊÓƵ Inclusion and Excellence Council
Faculty at-large member

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