Kai H. Griebenow
Nanoscientist
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Phone
+1-787-764-0000 ext. 4781
kai.griebenow gmail com
Education
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, MIT (1996)
- Ph.D., Max-Planck Institute for Radiation Chemistry/University Dusseldorf (1992)
Appointments
| 2003–present | Professor, UPR-RP Chemistry, San Juan, PR, Puerto Rico |
| 1999–2003 | Associate Professor, UPR-RP Chemistry, San Juan, PR, Puerto Rico |
| 1996–1999 | Assistant Professor, UPR-RP Chemistry, San Juan, PR, Puerto Rico |
Honors and awards
- Otto Hahn Award — Recognizes the best Ph.D. works in a given year obtained at a Max-Planck-Institute. Mine was given for clarifying the protein-free organization of bacteriochlorophylls in the chlorosomes of the filamentous bacterium Chloroflexus aurantiacus., Max-Planck (1992)
Publications
- Flores-Fernandez, G.M.; [Griebenow, K.]; "Glycosylation improves α-chymotrypsin stability upon encapsulation in poly(lactic-co-glycolic)acid microspheres."; Res. Pharma Sci.; 2; 46 (2012)
- Montalvo, B.L.; Sosa, B.; [Griebenow, K.]; "Improved enzyme activity and stability in polymer microspheres by encapsulation of protein nanospheres"; AAPS PharmSciTech; 13(2); 632 (2012)
- Morales-Cruz, M.; Flores-Fernández, G.M.; Morales-Cruz, M.; Orellano, E.A.; Rodriguez-Martinez, J.A.; Ruiz, M.; [Griebenow, K.]; "Nanoprecipitation for the Production of Protein-loaded PLGA Nanospheres"; Res. Pharma Sci. ; 2; 79 (2012)
- Méndez, J.; Monteagudo, A.; [Griebenow, K.]; "Stimulus-responsive controlled release system by covalent immobilization of an enzyme into mesoporous silica nanoparticles"; Bioconjugate Chem.; 23(4); 698 (2012)
Grants
- G. Garweis, K. H. Griebenow, and L. Roberson. UPR-UGA Partnership for a Research Center for Excellence in Renewable Energy, United States Department of Defense, Air Force, 5 years, July 2011, Multiple PIs, Approved, $5,000,000.
- C. R. Cabrera, L. F. Fonseca, K. H. Griebenow, A. J. Hernández, and R. S. Katiyar. NASA URC: Center for Advanced Nanoscale Materials , National Aeronautics and Space Administration, URC, 5 years, October 2008, Multiple PIs, Approved, $6,500,000.
