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Kurt
Kasper presently holds an appointment as a Faculty
Fellow in the Department of Bioengineering at Rice
University. He received his bachelor degree in
biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve
University and his doctorate in bioengineering from Rice
University.
Kasper’s
research focuses upon the development and evaluation of
novel biomaterial-based approaches for tissue
regeneration, cell encapsulation, and the controlled
delivery of therapeutics. Kasper is principal
investigator on a research project grant from the
National Institutes of Health to develop injectable
hydrogel systems for the delivery of growth factors and
adult-derived stem cells to promote tissue regeneration
in bone and cartilage defects. He also served as
principal investigator of a recent project sponsored by
the Department of Defense to develop biomaterial-based
approaches for craniofacial bone regeneration.
His
research has resulted in over 85 peer-reviewed
publications, which have collectively received more than
850 citations (h-index of 18), and he has authored more
than 12 book chapters.
Kasper has been recognized recently with a variety of
awards and honors, including the Young Investigator
Award of the Society For Biomaterials (2013), the Young
Alumnus Award of the Alumni Association of Case Western
Reserve University (2012), the Hershel M. Rich Invention
Award of Rice University (2011), the Graduate Student
Association's Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award of
Rice University (2011), and the Young Investigator Award
of the North American Chapter of the Tissue Engineering
and Regenerative Medicine International Society (2011).
Kasper
serves on the editorial boards of the journals Tissue
Engineering, Parts A, B and C as well as Experimental
Biology and Medicine. His professional society
memberships include the Society For Biomaterials, the
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
International Society, the Biomedical Engineering
Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers,
the American Chemical Society, the Controlled Release
Society, and the American Society for Engineering
Education.
He
maintains active leadership and service roles with a
variety of organizations in the Greater Houston
Community, including his current service on the Board of
Directors of the Association of Rice Alumni.
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