Shuming Nie, PhD
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology; Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Chair Professor

Professor Shuming Nie directs the program in cancer nanotechnology and bioengineering in the Winship Cancer Institute, and is also a Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Hematology, and Oncology. He is the author of more than 80 peer-reviewed papers, the inventor of 12 patents, and the speaker of more than 250 invited talks and keynote lectures. After serving on the chemistry faculty at Indiana University for 8 years, he and his group moved to the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory in 2002. His research interest is primarily in the areas of biomolecular engineering and nanotechnology, with a focus on bioconjugated nanoparticles for cancer molecular imaging, molecular profiling, pharmacogenomics, and targeted therapy.  Professor Nie has received many awards and honors including the Rank Prize (London, UK), the Georgia Distinguished Cancer Scholar Award, the Beckman Young Investigator Award, the National Collegiate Inventors Award, and the Distinguished Overseas Scholar Award.  Professor Nie received his BS degree from Nankai University (China) in 1983, earned his MS and PhD degrees from Northwestern University (1984-1990), and did postdoctoral research both at Georgia Tech and Stanford University (1990-1993).