Professional Activities:

Positions and Employment

2010-Present Deputy Director, Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence and Translation (CCNE-T), School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Stanford University
2008-Present Deputy Director, Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence focused on Therapy Response (CCNE-TR), School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Stanford University
2006-2008 Assistant Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering/Nanomedicine, School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
Manager, BioMEMS and BioNanolaboratories, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
2002-2006 Senior Research Scientist and Manager, BioMEMS Laboratory/Laboratory of Integrated Biomedical Nano/Micro-Technology and Applications (LIBNA), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
2000-2001 Research Scientist, Applied Intelligent Systems Laboratory, School of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University
1998-2000 Research Associate, Indiana State Diagnostic Laboratory, West Lafayette, IN
1995-1998 Fellow, Purdue Research Foundation, Purdue University
1993-1998 Research Assistant, Dept. of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University

Professional Affiliations and Activities

2011-Present Member, Nanoscale Informal Science Education (NISE) Network  (www.nisenet.org)
2011-Present Founding Member, International Society for Human Simulation
2010-Present Member, NCI Designated CCNE-T, Stanford University
2008-Present Member, NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer, National Cancer Institute
2008-Present Member, NCI Designated CCNE-TR, Stanford University.
2010- Organizer and Co-Chair, Materials Research Society (MRS) Nanobiomaterials for Medical Applications Conference
2014-Present Editorial Board, Nanobiomedicine
2014-Present Editorial Board, Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine JSM
2010-Present Editor, Journal of Cancer Science & Therapy
2008-Present Member, Molecular Imaging Program (MIPS), Stanford University.
2008-Present Affiliate, Bio-X Program, Stanford University.
2006-2008 Member, NIH Designated Nanomedicine Development Center, Purdue University.
2006-Present Member, nanoHUB, NSF Network for Computational Nanotechnology, Purdue U.
2006-2008, Member, Oncological Sciences Center, Purdue University
2005 Founding Member, American Academy of Nanomedicine
2005-2008, Member, Bindley Biosciences Center, Purdue University.
2005-2008, Member, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University.
2002-2004 Member, The Inter. Soc. for BioMEMS and Biomed. Nanotechnology
2002-Present Member, Science Advisory Board
2001-Present Member, Bioinformatics Organization
2001-2002 Member, International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
1993-2000 Member, Phi Zeta Research Society, Omicron Chapter
  • Review Panelist, Department of Defense, CDMRP Breast Cancer Program, Nanotechnology Panel
  • Review Panelist, Department of Defense, CDMRP Breast Cancer Program, Radiation Oncology
  • Review Panelist, Department of Defense, CDMRP Breast Cancer Program, Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics
  • Grant Reviewer, U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF).
  • Grant Reviewer, New Zealand Research Foundation, New Zealand.
  • Scientific Committee Member, Cariplo Foundation (FondazioneCariplo), Italy.
  • Scientific Panel Member, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
  • Grant Reviewer, Biomedical Research Council, A*STAR, Singapore.
  • Grant Reviewer, Qatar National Research Foundation
  • Nanobio Laboratory Design and Establishment. Micro and Nanotechnology Lab (MNTL), University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign.
  • Consultant, SRA International, Inc.
  • Consultant, BioAbility Inc.
  • Advisory Board, International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) Stanford Team.
  • Journal Reviewer: Small, Biomacromolecules, Cancer Research (AACR), Transaction in Cancer, Biomacromolecules, Nano Letters, Nature Nanotechnology, American Chemical Society, ChemBioChem, Nano, ChemMedChem, Journal of Cancer Science and Therapy (Editor), European Chemical Society, Biomedical Microdevices, Nanobiomedicine and others.

 

Demir Akin, DVM, PhD

Deputy Director, Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence
School of Medicine, Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA 
Phone: (650) 721-2016 
E-mail: demir.akin@stanford.edu