Sriram Neelamegham, an Indian American professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at University at Buffalo has been named State University of New York (SUNY) Distinguished Professor — the highest rank in the SUNY system.
Neelamegham, a pioneer in the field of systems glycobiology whose internationally recognized research lies at the interface of engineering and medicine, was appointed to the distinguished professor ranks by the SUNY Board of Trustees at its April 28 meeting with seven other faculty members.
His work applies molecular, cellular and tissue engineering principles to complex biological and biomedical problems related to human health and disease, according to a university release.
These efforts have led to new insights into disease mechanisms, the development of glycan-targeted therapeutics and innovative glycoengineering strategies for improved cell and protein therapies.
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Neelamegham earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 1991 before moving to the United States. He has a doctorate in chemical engineering with a specialization in bioengineering from Rice University. He is also a postdoctoral fellow of Baylor College of Medicine where he did research in vascular biology.
Neelamegham has 136 peer-reviewed journal articles, with publications in Nature Communications, PNAS and Blood, among others. His research group has also produced 12 book chapters and 10 U.S. patents.
At UB, Neelamegham has secured approximately $20 million in grants, including three R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health, placing him as one of the top-funded researchers within the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Neelamegham has also supervised 12 master’s graduates, 23 PhD graduates and 10 postdoctoral fellows, many of whom have gone on to distinguished careers in academia and industry.
An elected fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering Society, he holds appointments in UB’s departments of biomedical engineering, and medicine.