Susan Margulies

Susan Margulies is an American engineer and the Chair of the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University.[1] She is a world leader in the biomechanics of head injury in infants.

Susan Margulies
Alma materPrinceton University
University of Pennsylvania
Scientific career
InstitutionsEmory University

Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Pennsylvania

Mayo Clinic
ThesisBiomechanics of traumatic coma in the primate (1987)

Early life and education

Margulies grew up in Rochester, Minnesota.[2] She completed her Bachelor's at Princeton University, where she majored in mechanical and aerospace engineering.[2] She graduated summa cum laude in 1982.[3] She spent her summer holidays at Massachusetts Institute of Technology completing research related to biology.[4] She earned her Master's and PhD at University of Pennsylvania in 1987.[2] Her dissertation, Biomechanics of traumatic coma in the primate, considered diffuse axonal injury.[5]

Research

After completing her PhD, Marguiles joined the Mayo Clinic as a postdoctoral researcher working in a pulmonary lab.[4] In 1993 she joined University of Pennsylvania.[6] She was the first woman to be appointed Professor to the Biomedical engineering department at the University of Pennsylvania in 2004.[4] Here she led the Injury Biomechanics lab, focussing on lung injury and head injury.[7] The lung research studied lung function in vivo and in vitro using animal models developed for pulmonary diseases.[8] Her head injury research integrated animal models, computational models, patient data and mechanical properties in order to understand children's traumatic brain injury.[8] She is interested in the injury thresholds within the brain and lung.[6] She launched the Neurointensive Care and Assessment Facility with money from National Institutes of Health.[9] By studying the molecular biology of injured cells, Marguiles hopes to develop therapeutic measures for traumatic injury.[10][11]

In 2015 she joined the advisory board of Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals.[12] In May 2017 she was announced as Chair of the Coulter Department and Eminent Scholar at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology.[13] She has received over $35 million in research funding, published over 350 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 11 book chapters.[14][15]

Honours and awards

References
  1. http://news.emory.edu/stories/2017/05/margulies_bme_chair/
  2. "Meet New Chair Susan Margulies". Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  3. "Honors: GSE, SSW, SEAS, Publications, Solomon Labs, Honorary Degrees". almanac.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  4. "Stopping the leak in the pipeline: Dr. Susan Margulies on her career path and work towards equality in academia". Beta Pleated Chic. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  5. Margulies, Susan Sheps (1987). Biomechanics of traumatic coma in the primate (head injury) (Thesis). University of Pennsylvania.
  6. "Susan Margulies | Introductions Necessary". introductionsnecessary.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  7. "Injury Biomechanics Lab Homepage". www.seas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  8. "Research Directory Profile". Penn Engineering. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  9. Margulies, Susan S.; Kilbaugh, Todd; Sullivan, Sarah; Smith, Colin; Propert, Kathleen; Byro, Melissa; Saliga, Kristen; Costine, Beth A.; Duhaime, Ann-Christine (May 2015). "Establishing a Clinically Relevant Large Animal Model Platform for TBI Therapy Development: Using Cyclosporin A as a Case Study". Brain Pathology (Zurich, Switzerland). 25 (3): 289–303. doi:10.1111/bpa.12247. PMC 4459790. PMID 25904045.
  10. "Susan S Margulies". Center for Resuscitation Science, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  11. "cmbbe2016.com: Prof. Susan Margulies". cmbbe2016.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  12. "Dr. Susan S. Margulies Joins Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals' Scientific Advisory Board - Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals". Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  13. "Susan Margulies Named Chair and Eminent Scholar". American Physiological Society. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  14. "New Chair Named for Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University". Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  15. "Grantome: Search". Grantome. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  16. Canada, The 3rd Biennial Conference on Brain Injury in Children July 9–11, 2013 - Toronto. "Dr. Margulies obtained her BSE in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University, and her PhD in Bioengineering from University of Pennsylvania". www.sickkids.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  17. "Past Fellows". The Mortimer and Raymond Sackler Institute of Advanced Studies, TAU. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  18. "Dr. Susan S. Margulies". NAE Website. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
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