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Neeraj Vij
Neeraj Vij, Ph.D. joined CMU College of Medicine in 2014 as Associate Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology. He received his PhD in Biotechnology from Indian Institute of Technology in 2001, and was also a recipient of international fellowship at Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Center (Centre of Excellence of the European Union), Hungary in same year. He subsequently completed his postdoctoral research at University of Heidelberg, Germany and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHU SOM). He was Assistant Professor at the Department of Pediatrics-Pulmonary Medicine and Institute of NanoBiotechnology, JHU SOM before moving to CMU. He serves on the Editorial Boards of several high impact journals and has been invited to help organize several conferences and seminars. He is also frequently invited to serve as a reviewer for various Journals and grant review study sections. He is a Life Member of American Society for Nano Medicine (ASNM) and several other international scientific societies. He is a recipient of several research awards and recognition for his scientific contributions. He has also been involved in training and education of students and research/clinical fellows in various capacities leading to placements at top-tier universities, medical schools or industries.

Research The primary research focus of his laboratory is identification of molecular pathways leading to chronic disease pathophysiology, with an aim to identify novel therapeutic sites. His laboratory is interested in applied and pre-clinical translational research and concentrates on the identification of novel therapeutic strategies including design and development of nano-based delivery systems for theranostic applications in chronic obstructive lung diseases. His current project was initiated by funding from NIH and FAMRI where primary goal of the study is to identify impact of second hand cigarette smoke on proteostasis and pathogenesis of COPD-emphysema. http://web.jhu.edu/vij https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/cmed/faculty_staff/Pages/Neeraj%20Vij.aspx

Education & Fellowships:

Doctorate	Indian Institute of Technology, India: Ph.D. in Biosciences & Biotechnology Fellowships:	Institute of Genetics, BRC, Hungary: Microbial Genetics & Molecular Biology University of Heidelberg, Germany: Molecular Biology & Immunology Johns Hopkins University: Molecular & Cell Biology

Memberships:

2002-2005       Member, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2004-2008       Member, American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2006-2008       Member, American Society for Gene Therapy (ASGT) 2006-               Member, American Physiological Society (APS) 2005-               Member, American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2010-               Member, American Association of Immunologists (AAI) Life Member, American Society for Nano Medicine (ASNM)

Specialty Interests:

Identification of novel therapeutic intervention strategies for protein and inflammatory disorders Pathogenesis of chronic obstructive lung diseases such as COPD-emphysema & Cystic Fibrosis Environmental and genetic modifiers of chronic lung diseases Pulmonary drug delivery

Awards & Honors:

2013- Expert International Speaker, Europian Pi Network Workshop, France 2012- Invited Session Chair, NHLBI, NIH workshop 2012- Expert Basic Science Lecture, National Jewish Health 2012- Student, Inzer Ni, received Provost's Undergraduate Research Award 2010- Postdoctoral fellow, Munish Boda, PhD received American Thoracic Society Travel Award (provided by Novartis Pharmaceuticals) 2010- Student, Taehong Min, received Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Summer Fellowship Award 2009- Student, Rhul Marasigan, received Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Summer Fellowship Award 2009- FAMRI Young Clinical Scientist Award 2009- Visiting Professor Lecture, Division of Allergy & Immunology, JA Haley VA Hospital, Tampa, FL 2009- Signature Interdisciplinary Programs in Allergy, Immunology & Infectious Disease (SIPAIID) Invited Lecture, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 2000‐2001 ITC Research fellowship – Joint fellowship from Hungarian Academy of Sciences, UNESCO and ICRO 2001‐2002 Post Doctoral Scientist Fellowship, Germany. 1998 First position in University in MS (Microbiology).