My research has focused on the interactions
of exogenous substances with the respiratory system and has spanned from air
pollution to the design of biocompatible nanomaterials for vaccination and
therapeutic delivery. I have also applied this knowledge toward designing
nanomaterials for improved therapeutic delivery to the brain.
Currently my lab is focused on: the synthesis
and characterization of degradable polymeric materials, formulation and
characterization of nanotheraputics, and characterizing the interactions of
materials with in vitro models of
physiological barriers.
Timothy Brenza is an Assistant Professor in the Chemical and
Biological Engineering Department at SDSM&T. He received his B.S. in
Chemical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 1996. He then
proceeded to work for Eastern Research Group Inc., an environmental consulting
company, where he was involved in both regulation development and
exposure/release assessments. Timothy Brenza then obtained his Ph.D. in
Chemical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 2008. Prior to
his current position, he conducted postdoctoral research in the Department of Pharmaceutical Science and
Experimental Therapeutics at the University of Iowa and in the Department of
Chemical and Biological Engineering at Iowa State University.