Director of Nanotechnology Research
Department of Radiation Medicine
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Professor of Biomedical Nanotechnology
Department of Radiation Medicine,
SUNY-Buffalo

Tel: (716) 845-3886
Fax: (716) 845-8254
lajos.balogh@roswellpark.org

Dr. Lajos P. Balogh joined the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in January 2005 as Director of Nanotechnology Research. He is being appointed as a Professor of Biomedical Nanotechnology, Department of Radiation Medicine, SUNY, Buffalo. He came to RPCI after serving as a Research Associate Professor of both of Internal Medicine and of Biomedical Engineering, and Research Associate Professor of Biologic Nanotechnology and of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. He earned his PhD in Chemical Technology (1983) and his MS in Chemistry (1975) at the Kossuth L. University of Sciences and Arts, Debrecen, Hungary.

Dr. Balogh's research involves conceptualization, synthesis, characterization and utilization of polymers, dendrimers, organic/inorganic hybrid nanomaterials and engineered nanostructures for medical and materials applications.

Dr. Balogh specializes in the fields of organic synthesis, analytical chemistry, chemical engineering, polymer chemistry and materials science. He has a specific interest in nanoscience and nanotechnology including synthesis of multifunctional nanomaterials (nanocomposites, polymers, dendrimers, etc.) and fabrication of engineered nanostructures and their interaction with particle (e.g., neutrons) and electromagnetic (laser light, X-rays, radiowave) radiations and fields. He is particularly interested in applications of polymer chemistry and materials science in medicine such as imaging and drug delivery especially in cancer, and in general, the effect of nanomaterials on humans and on the environment. His interests also include photonic, magnetic and electronic materials and structures, surface compatibilization of quantum dots, properties of ultrathin multilayers, laser induced optical breakdown (LIOB), chemical sensors, bio-sensors, and various environmental applications.

Dr. Balogh is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Materials Research Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is also a member of the Steering Committee of the Nanotechnology Panel at the American National Standards Institute. He provides expert advice for the Networks of Centres of Excellence of Canada, the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation, and for the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region – Innovation and Technology Commission.

Dr. Balogh is a member of several US Government Study Sections including NIH, EPA, and NSF. He is also a reviewer for the Department of Defense, the Petroleum Research Fund, and the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation. He serves on the review boards for Science, Macromolecules, Journal of American Chemical Society, Langmuir, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Advanced Materials, Journal of Macromolecular Science Pure and Applied Chemistry, The Royal Chemical Society, Colloids & Surfaces A, Chemical Communications, Journal of Materials Research, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, and Macromolecular Rapid Communications, among others.

Dr. Balogh has authored or coauthored more than 100 journal publications, book chapters and abstracts and has been issued nine patents. Four additional patents are pending.

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