Faculty & Staff
Dr. Piyush Koria
Professor of chemical, biological, and materials engineering Phone: 813-974-6243 | Office: ENG 248 Email: pkoria@usf.edu Research cluster: Biotechnology |
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Research Poster, Wound Healing Society Annual Conference, 2018
- USF New Researcher Award, 2013
- Shriners Fellow, Shriner Hospital for Children, 2009
Education and Training
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Postdoctoral appointment, Center for Engineering in Medicine, Shriners Hospital for Children, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School.
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PhD, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo,.
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BTech, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India 208016.
Research Overview
The overall goal of research of our lab focuses on the healing of injured tissues. Specifically, we focus on understanding the etiology of chronic wounds. We employ tools in protein engineering, material science and drug delivery for development of therapies for chronic wound healing.