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Brittany E. Givens, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering

Contact

859-562-2949
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Appointments

Assistant Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky 2020

Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky 2019-2020


Education

Ph.D. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa 2019

M.Eng in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa 2017

B.S. in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh 2014


Research Description

The purpose of my research laboratory is to develop polymeric sustained release drug delivery systems effective at preferentially targeting tumors. These delivery systems can improve the course of cancer treatment and help address health inequities that lead to disparate cancer mortality rates.