Personal Information and Interests

Education:
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Moscow State University

Postdoctoral Studies at The Weizmann Institute of Science and MIT

Academic Interests

Research Interests: Responsive polymers for biomedicine, including topical and oral drug delivery and gene therapy, nanoparticles for bioprocess enhancement, and self-assembling materials for protein separation

Research Description

Lev has been associated with MIT for over 10 years now, working on self-assembling polymers, gels, and nanoparticles for drug delivery and hi-tech applications. His extensive industrial experience includes stalwarts like Abbott Laboratories and Cabot Corporation as well as start-ups, including Gel Sciences, Inc., Periodontix, Inc., and others. Lev has published over 200 papers, presentations, and patents. His inventions span areas of self-assembling polymers, drug delivery devices, microencapsulation, defense, consumer products, and separation processes.

Links to several recent publications:
10.1021/la030187i
10.1021/la011868l
10.1021/la011027e
10.1021/la001301p