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Nguyen Duc Thanh elected to National Academy of Inventors
Associate Professor Nguyen Duc Thanh, a Vietnamese scientist born in 1984, has been elected as a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for 2024. His research focuses on the intersection of biomedicine, biomaterials, microtechnology, and nanotechnology.
Thanh's notable innovations include biodegradable microneedle patches capable of delivering vaccines and drugs into the body at programmed intervals, as well as biodegradable ultrasound devices designed to assist in delivering medication to the brain. His work has attracted tens of millions of dollars in funding.
Originally from Da Nang, Thanh studied physics at Hanoi University of Science and Technology before receiving a Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) scholarship to pursue a PhD at Princeton University. Following his doctoral studies in 2013, he conducted postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He joined the University of Connecticut (UConn) in 2016 and was appointed Associate Professor in 2022.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology · National Academy of Inventors · Nguyen Duc Thanh · Princeton University · University of Connecticut
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Thanh developed biodegradable ultrasound devices to assist in delivering drugs to the brain. cafebiz.vn · cafef.vn · kenh14.vn
- [● 3 SOURCES] Nguyen Duc Thanh was elected as a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors in 2024. cafebiz.vn · cafef.vn · kenh14.vn
- [● 3 SOURCES] Thanh completed his PhD at Princeton University in 2013. cafebiz.vn · cafef.vn · kenh14.vn
- [● 3 SOURCES] Thanh's research has attracted tens of millions of dollars in funding. cafebiz.vn · cafef.vn · kenh14.vn
- [● 3 SOURCES] Thanh developed biodegradable microneedle patches for programmed drug and vaccine delivery. cafebiz.vn · cafef.vn · kenh14.vn
- [● 3 SOURCES] Thanh was appointed Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut in 2022. cafebiz.vn · cafef.vn · kenh14.vn