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Scott Poh, PhD
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

College of Engineering and Science - Chemistry
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana, USA
Phone: 318-257-2373, Email: spoh@latech.edu

Education

B.Sc in Chemistry California State University, East Bay, USA USA
Ph.D in Chemistry Purdue University, Indiana, USA USA

Biography

Dr. Scott Poh received B.Sc in Chemistry from California State University – East Bay, USA and PhD in Chemistry from Purdue University, Indiana, USA. He went on to pursue postdoctoral studies in biomedical research from Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University. In 2012, he joined Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana as Assistant Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry. His research interests were the development of novel methodology of targeted diagnostic and therapeutic therapies, such as peptidomimetics, other small molecules, and biomaterials. He seeks to explore biomolecular mechanisms of action and advance the fields of chemical biology, material science, and medicine through rationally designed methods.


Research Interest

  • Design and Development of Biologics Probes
  • Peptidomimetic Drug Design and Synthesis
  • Control Release Mechanism
  • Organic, Bioorganic, and Medicinal Chemistry
  • Developing Design Concepts of Biomaterials

Scientific Activities

2012 -Present Assistant Professor, College of Engineering and Science - Chemistry, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana, USA

Honors And Awards
  • 2017 Member, Editorial Journal of Materials Science and Nanomaterials
  • 2007 American Chemical Society

Publications

  1. Selective Liposome Targeting of Folate Receptor Positive Immune Cells in Inflammatory Diseases, Scott Poh, VenkateshChelvam, Wilfredo Ayala-Lopez, Karson S. Putt  and Philip S. Low, Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, 2018 Feb 1. pii: S1549-9634(18)30020-0.doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2018.01.009.
  2. Folate-conjugated Liposomes Target and Deliver Therapeutics to Immune Cells in a Rat model of Rheumatoid Arthritis.  Scott Poh, VenkateshChelvam, Lindsay E. Kelderhouse, Wilfredo Ayala-Lopez, BalasubramanianVaitilingam,Karson S. Putt  and Philip S. Low.Nanomedicine (Lond). 2017, Oct; 12(20):2441-2451.
  3. Folate-targeted Dendrimers Selectively Accumulate at Sites of Inflammation in Mouse models of Ulcerative Colitis and Atherosclerosis. Scott Poh, Karson S. Putt and Philip S. Low,  Biomacromolecules. 2017 Oct 9; 18(10):3082-3088.
  4.  Delivery of Anti-Inflammatory Peptides from hollow PEGylated poly(NIPAM) Nanoparticles Reduces Inflammation in an Ex Vivo Osteoarthritis Model.James McMasters*, Scott Poh*, Jenny B Lin and Alyssa Panitch (*contributed equally)Journal of Controlled Release 2017, May 8;258:161-170
  5.  Controlled Release of Anti-Inflammatory Peptides from Reducible Thermosensitive Nanoparticles Suppresses Cartilage Inflammation. Scott Poh*, Jenny B. Lin*, and Alyssa Panitch (*contributed equally) Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine 2016 Oct; 12(7), 2095-2100
  6. Release of Anti-Inflammatory Peptides from Thermosensitive Nanoparticles with Degradable Cross-links Suppresses Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Production.Scott Poh, Jenny B. Lin, and Alyssa Panitch. Biomacromolecules 2015, 16, (4), 1191-200
  7. Comparison of Nanoparticle Penetration into Solid Tumors and Sites of Inflammation: Studies using Targeted and Nontargeted Liposomes.Scott Poh, VenkateshChelvam and Philip S Low. Nanomedicine (Lond). 2015 May;10(9):1439-49
  8.  Development of Tumor-Targeted Near Infrared Probes for Fluorescence Guided Surgery.Lindsay E. Kelderhouse, VenkateshChelvam, Charity Wayua, SakkarapalayamMahalingam, Scott Pohand Philip S. Low. Bioconjugate Chemistry.; 2013 Jun 19; 24(6):1075-80
  9. A Folate Receptor-Alpha-Specific Ligand that Targets Cancer Tissue and Not Sites of Inflammation.BalasubramanianVaitilingam, VenkateshChelvam, Scott Poh, Wilfredo Ayala-Lopez and Philip S. Low. The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2012 Jul;53(7):1127-34
  10.  Oxidation of Phosphines by Supercritical Nitrous Oxide.Scott Poh, Raquel Hernandez, Mayuko Inagaki and Philip G. Jessop. Organic Letters, 1999, 1 (4), pp 583–586

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