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Karlsson, Amy J.

Karlsson, Amy J.

Associate Professor
Associate Chair and Director of Graduate Studies
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
1223A Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building
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EDUCATION

  • PhD, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 2009
  • BS, Iowa State University, 2003

BACKGROUND

Dr. Amy J. Karlsson received her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Iowa State University in 2003 and then joined Prof. Sean Palecek’s group at the University of Wisconsin, where she received her PhD in chemical engineering in 2009. Following her doctoral work, she was an NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellow in Prof. Matt DeLisa’s lab at Cornell University. Dr. Karlsson's research lies at the interface of biology and engineering, and her group uses protein engineering strategies to improve the understanding of human diseases and develop tools for drug design and disease diagnosis. 

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • University of Maryland Invention of the Year Finalist (2017)
  • University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering ENGAGED Faculty Award (2015)
  • Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award (2014)
  • University of Maryland Research and Scholarship Award (2014)
  • University of Maryland Minta Martin Award (2013)
  • NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (2011–2012)

 

Professor Karlsson currently teaches or has taught the following courses:

  • Chemical and Biomolecular Separation Processes (CHBE 426)
  • Protein Engineering (CHBE 497/BIOE489R/ENCH648P)
  • Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory (CHBE 437)

 

 

 

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