Gencoglu, Maria

Maria Gencoglu

Assist Professor of Practice
Stockton
Office:
Anderson 225
Email Address:
mgencoglu@pacific.edu
Phone Number:
209.932.2007
Education

Post-doctoral training, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2015-2018
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 2014
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, 2009

Teaching Interests

Thermodynamics
Biomechanics
Biomaterials
Tissue Engineering

Research Focus

In-vitro disease models
Cancer Research
Virus purification and inactivation

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
  1. Brooks, E.A., Gencoglu, M.F., Corbett, D.C., Stevens, K.R., and Peyton, S.R., “An Omentum-Inspired 3D PEG Hydrogel for Identifying ECM-drivers of Drug Resistant Ovarian Cancer” (2019). APL Bioengineering. v3, p02106. I.F. NA.
  2. Brooks, E.A.$, Galarza, S.$, Gencoglu, M.F.$, Cornelison, R.C., Munson, J.M., and Peyton, S.R., “Applicability of Drug Response Metrics for Cancer Studies Using Biomaterials” (2019). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. v374, p20180226 I.F. 5.6.
  3. Gencoglu, M.F., Barney, L.E., Hall, C.L., Brooks, E.A, Schwartz, A. D., Corbett, D.C., Stevens, K.R., and Peyton, S.R., “Comparative Study of Multicellular Tumor Spheroid Formation Methods and Implications for Drug Screening” (2018). ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. v4, p410-420. I.F. 4.4.
  4. Gencoglu, M.F. and Heldt, C.L., “Enveloped Virus Flocculation and Removal in Osmolyte Solutions” (2015). Journal of Biotechnology. v206, p8-11. I.F. 2.7.
  5. Gencoglu, M.F., Saha, D., and Heldt, C.L., “Biocompatibility of Soft-templated Mesoporous Carbons” (2014). ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. v6, p15068-15077. I.F. 8.0.
  6. Gencoglu, M.F., Pearson, E.+, and Heldt, C.L., “Porcine Parvovirus Flocculation and Removal in the Presence of Protecting Osmolytes” (2014). Journal of Biotechnology. v186, p83-90 I.F. 2.7.
  7. Tafur, M.F., Vijayaragavan, K.S., and Heldt, C.L., “Reduction of Porcine Parvovirus Infectivity in the Presence of Protecting Osmolytes” (2013) Antiviral Research. v99, p27-33. I.F. 4.9.

+undergraduate,$These authors contributed equally.