Christopher Alabi
{{Short description|American chemist}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Christopher Akinleye Alabi
| workplaces = Cornell University
| alma_mater = New York University
Stevens Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
| thesis_title = I. Synthesis and Proton Conductivity Studies of Mesostructured Organosilicates and Bitriazole-Polymer Composites. II. Targeted Nanoparticles for siRNA Delivery.
| thesis_url = https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05262009-145437
| thesis_year = 2009
| doctoral_advisor = Mark E. Davis
| academic_advisors = Robert S. Langer
David Israel Schuster
| website = [https://www.alabilab.com Alabi Lab]
}}
Christopher A. Alabi is an American chemist and associate professor of chemistry at Cornell University. His research considers the design of sustainable materials and biomolecular therapeutics. He was elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering in 2023.
Early life and education
Alabi studied chemistry at New York University, where he completed undergraduate research project with David Schuster.{{Cite web |date=2020-04-30 |title=Christopher Alabi |url=https://www.aiche.org/sbe/community/bio/christopher-alabi |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=www.aiche.org |language=en}} He earned a joint bachelor's degree in chemistry and chemical engineering at NYU and the Stevens Institute of Technology. He later said that much of his success in academia came from his strong friendships and network at NYU.{{Cite web |date=2020-02-29 |title=Christopher Alabi's Polymers and the Keys to Academic Success - The Cornell Daily Sun |url=https://cornellsun.com/2020/02/28/christopher-alabis-polymers-and-the-keys-to-academic-success/,%20https://cornellsun.com/2020/02/28/christopher-alabis-polymers-and-the-keys-to-academic-success/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=cornellsun.com |language=en-US}} He moved to the California Institute of Technology for his doctoral research, where he worked alongside Mark E. Davis. He joined Massachusetts Institute of Technology as an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow with Robert S. Langer.
Research and career
In 2013 Alabi joined the faculty at Cornell University. His group make use of synthetic and analytical probes to understand and engineer macromolecular therapeutics. He creates sequence-defined macromolecules for stimuli-response and identifies optimised drug delivery bioconjugates.{{Cite web |title=Christopher A. Alabi {{!}} Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |url=https://www.cheme.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/christopher-alabi |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=www.cheme.cornell.edu}}
Awards and honours
- PhRMA Foundation Research Starter Award{{Cite web |title=Synthetic Sequence-Defined Macromolecules in Materials Science {{!}} Materials Science and Engineering |url=https://mse.rpi.edu/seminars/2020/synthetic-sequence-defined-macromolecules-materials-science |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=mse.rpi.edu}}
- 2016 Cornell Engineering Research Excellence Award{{Cite web |title=Research Excellence Awards {{!}} Cornell Engineering |url=https://www.engineering.cornell.edu/research-and-faculty/faculty/resources-faculty/research-excellence-awards |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=www.engineering.cornell.edu}}
- 2018 Tau Beta Pi Professor of the Year Award{{Cite web |title=Professor Chris Alabi awarded Tau Beta Pi Professor of the Year {{!}} Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |url=https://www.cheme.cornell.edu/news/professor-chris-alabi-awarded-tau-beta-pi-professor-year |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=www.cheme.cornell.edu}}
- 2018 Polymer Science and Engineering Young Investigator Award{{Cite web |title=Prof. Chris Alabi has been selected as a 2018 PMSE Young Investigator {{!}} Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |url=https://www.cheme.cornell.edu/news/prof-chris-alabi-has-been-selected-2018-pmse-young-investigator |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=www.cheme.cornell.edu}}{{Cite web |title=PMSE Early Stage Investigator Symposium – PMSE |url=https://pmsedivision.org/early-investigator-symposium/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |language=en-US}}
- 2022 Cornell University College Teaching Award{{Cite web |title=Awards honor excellence in engineering teaching and advising {{!}} Cornell Engineering |url=https://www.engineering.cornell.edu/news/awards-honor-excellence-engineering-teaching-and-advising |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=www.engineering.cornell.edu}}
- 2023 Elected Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering{{Cite web |title=Five Faculty Inducted into the 2023 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows {{!}} Cornell Engineering |url=https://www.engineering.cornell.edu/news/five-faculty-inducted-2023-class-aimbe-college-fellows |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=www.engineering.cornell.edu}}
Select publications
- {{Cite Q|Q29615957}}
- {{Cite Q|Q33666994}}
- {{Cite Q|Q37270647}}
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