• Pitt
  • Health Sciences
  • UPMC
Regenerative Medicine at the McGowan InstituteRegenerative Medicine at the McGowan InstituteRegenerative Medicine at the McGowan InstituteRegenerative Medicine at the McGowan Institute
  • Home
  • Our People
    • Faculty/Staff Bios
    • Core Faculty Publications
    • Administrative Resources
  • Our Technologies
  • About Us
    • Welcome
    • Video
    • Statistics
    • Mission Statement
    • What Is Regenerative Medicine?
    • Executive Committee
    • Contact Us
    • Clinical Site
  • Our Research
    • Focus Areas
      • Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
      • Cellular Therapies
      • Medical Devices and Artificial Organs
      • Clinical Translation
    • Matrix
    • Centers
    • Laboratories
    • Clinical Trials
    • Initiatives
  • Media
    • Current News
    • News Archive
    • Video
    • Podcasts
    • Newsletter
    • Grant of the Month
    • Publication of the Month
    • Media Contact
    • Video Links
  • Professional Development
    • Seminar Series
    • Special Events
    • Student Interest Groups
    • CATER
    • Post-Doctoral Opportunities
    • Career Opportunities
    • Wiegand Summer Internship
    • Admissions
    • Summer School
    • 2021 Scientific Retreat
    • Human Performance Optimization Conference

Ellen S. Gawalt, PhD

    Home Faculty/Staff Bios Ellen S. Gawalt, PhD
    Gawaltellen

    Ellen S. Gawalt, PhD

    Dr. Ellen Gawalt is the Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hillman Distinguished Professor and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Duquesne University.  Dr. Gawalt earned her BS in Chemistry at Duke University. She then went to Princeton University, where she achieved both a MS and a PhD in Chemistry. She won a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the University of Chicago, where she studied “Interfacial Chemistry of Modified Surfaces and Their Interaction with the Cellular Environment” before she moved to Pittsburgh to accept a position at Duquesne. Dr. Gawalt is a current member of the American Chemical Society.  She is the holder of 7 patents and 5 patents pending. Dr. Gawalt’s research group currently focuses on the surface chemistry of biomaterials and improving the tissue-material interaction.  She serves as an ad-hoc peer reviewer for: Acta Biomaterialia, Electrochemica Acta, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, Journal of Colloids and Interfacial Science, Thin Solid Films, and several other prestigious publications. She has received a number of awards, such as the Bayer School Excellence in Service Award (2016), Bayer School Excellence in Teaching Award (2014), Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences Excellence in Teaching, Duquesne University (2007), the Creative Teaching Award, Duquesne University (2007), and the Wyeth-Ayerst Graduate Student Seminar Award, Princeton University (2000). View a list of Dr. Gawalt’s publications here.
    Name:
    Dr. Ellen S. Gawalt
    Email:
    gawalte@duq.edu
    Phone:
    (412) 396-4709
    • site map
    • links
    • contact
    • subscribe to our newsletter
    © Copyright 2021 McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
    A program of the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    • Home
    • Our People
      • Faculty/Staff Bios
      • Core Faculty Publications
      • Administrative Resources
    • Our Technologies
    • About Us
      • Welcome
      • Video
      • Statistics
      • Mission Statement
      • What Is Regenerative Medicine?
      • Executive Committee
      • Contact Us
      • Clinical Site
    • Our Research
      • Focus Areas
        • Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
        • Cellular Therapies
        • Medical Devices and Artificial Organs
        • Clinical Translation
      • Matrix
      • Centers
      • Laboratories
      • Clinical Trials
      • Initiatives
    • Media
      • Current News
      • News Archive
      • Video
      • Podcasts
      • Newsletter
      • Grant of the Month
      • Publication of the Month
      • Media Contact
      • Video Links
    • Professional Development
      • Seminar Series
      • Special Events
      • Student Interest Groups
      • CATER
      • Post-Doctoral Opportunities
      • Career Opportunities
      • Wiegand Summer Internship
      • Admissions
      • Summer School
      • 2021 Scientific Retreat
      • Human Performance Optimization Conference
    Regenerative Medicine at the McGowan Institute