Jindrich (Henry) Kopecek
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84112
Phone: (801) 581-7211
FAX: (801)-581-7848
e-mail: Jindrich.Kopecek@utah.edu
EDUCATION
M.S. Macromolecular Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1961
Ph.D. Macromolecular Chemistry, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1965
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1967-1968
D.Sc. Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1990
APPOINTMENTS
- Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, since 2002
- Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering, University of Utah, since 2002
- Chairman, Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, 1999 - 2004
- Professor of Bioengineering, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, 1989 - 2002
- Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, since 1987
- Co-Director, Center for Controlled Chemical Delivery, University of Utah, since 1986
- Visiting Professor: Universite Paris-Nord 1983, 2000; Univesity of Utah 1986 - 1988; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic 1995, 2005; Tokyo Women's Medical University, 1999.
- Head, Laboratory of Biodegradable Polymers, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1980-1988
- Member, Committee on New Polymers, Ministry of Health, Czechoslovakia, 1976-1986 (approval of clinical uses of polymeric materials)
- Head, Laboratory of Medical Polymers, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1972-1980
- Research Scientific Officer, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1965-1967 and 1968-1972
AWARDS
- Presidia of the Czechoslovak and USSR Academies of Sciences 1977
- Chemical Section, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1985
- Barre's Lecture, Universite de Montreal, 1990
- Opening lecture, 34th IUPAC International Symposium on Macromolecules, Prague, 1992
- Program Chairman, 19th International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, Orlando, Florida, 1992
- Distinguished Research Award, University of Utah, 1993
- AAPS Fellow, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, 1994
- AIMBE Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 1995
- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Member, 1995
- Clemson Award for Basic Research, Society for Biomaterials and Clemson University, 1995
- Controlled Release Society: Member of Board of Governors 1988 - 1991; Vice President 1993-1994; President Elect 1994 - 1995; President 1995- 1996
- Distinguished Lectureship, Nagai Foundation Tokyo, 1997
- Czech Learned Society, Honorary Member, 1998
- J. Heller Journal of Controlled Release Outstanding Paper Award, 1999
- Founders Award, Controlled Release Society, 1999
- Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering, International Union of Societies of Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 1999
- Millennial Pharmaceutical Scientist, Millennial World Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2000
- Paul Dawson Biotechnology Award , American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 2001
- Distinguished Professor, University of Utah, 2002
- J. Heyrovsky Honorary Medal for Merit in the Chemical Sciences, Academy of Sciences of
the Czech Republic, 2003
- AAPS PharmSci & AAPS PharmSciTech Outstanding Use of Technology Award for paper
published in AAPS PharmSci, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, 2003
- NIH Biomaterials and Biointerfaces Study Section, Chair (2003-2006)
- Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Drug Carriers in Medicine and Biology, 2004
- Busse Lectures, University of Wisconsin, 2006
- Distinguished H. Morawetz Lecture, Brooklyn Polytechnic University, 2006
- Distiguished International Scientist Award, Japanese Biomaterials Society, November 2006
- Honorary Professorship, Sichuan University, China, 2007
- CIMA Lecture, University of Minnesota, 2009
- Honorary Co-Chair, 73th Prague Meeting on Macromolecules, “New Frontiers in Macromolecular Science, 2009
- Plenary Lecture, 36th Annual Meeting of the Controlled Release Society, Copenhagen, 2009
- CRS Fellow, Controlled Release Society, 2010
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Journal of Drug Targeting, 2011
- National Academy of Engineering, Member, 2011
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SOCIETIES
- American Chemical Society
- Controlled Release Society, Member of Board of Governors 1988-1991; Vice President 1993-1994; President-Elect 1994-1995; President 1995-1996.
- Biomaterials Society
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Association for Cancer Research
- American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
- Polymers in Medicine (Wroclaw), 1973-1996
- New Polymeric Materials, 1986-1998
- Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers, 1986-2005
- Polymers Gels and Networks, 1992-1998
- The AAPS Journal (formerly AAPS PharmSci), 1999-2005
- Pharmaceutical Research, 1995-2006
- Biomaterials, since 1980
- Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, since 1981
- Journal of Controlled Release, since 1984
- Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, since 1987
- Drug Delivery, since 1991
- European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, since 1992
- Bioconjugate Chemistry, since 1993
- Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, since 2001
- Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology (formerly STP Pharma Sciences), since 2002
- European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, since 2002
- Current Drug Delivery, since 2004
- Biomacromolecules, since 2007
- Macromolecular Bioscience, since 2009
- Molecular Pharmaceutics, since 2010
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Biorecognition of Macromolecules
- Bioconjugate Chemistry
- Drug Delivery Systems
- Genetically Engineered Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Systems
PUBLICATIONS
Revised February 2011
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