Faculty & Staff
Mark Jaroszeski
Introduction
Education
- ​Ph.D. Engineering Science, 1993​
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË, Tampa, FL (Co-administered
with the »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Department of Surgery)
- Dissertation: Mechanically Facilitated Cell-Cell Electrofusion
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË, Tampa, FL (Co-administered
with the »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Department of Surgery)
- ​M.S. Chemical Engineering, 1990
- ​Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South ​»Ê¼Ò»ªÈË, Tampa, FL
- ​Thesis: An Instrument System for the Acquisition and Analysis of Arterial Pressure and Flow Waves
- ​Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South ​»Ê¼Ò»ªÈË, Tampa, FL
- ​B.S. Chemical Engineering, 1990
- ​Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË, Tampa, FL
Research Areas
- ​Physical Systems for Drug and Gene Delivery in vivo
- ​Pulsed Electric Fields for Drug and Gene Delivery in vivo
- ​Plasma & Corona Charge Mediated Drug and Gene Delivery
- In Vivo Impedance Measurements to Control DNA Delivery
- ​Novel Cancer Treatments
- ​I​n Vivo Electrophoresis for the Mass Transport of Molecules
- ​Silicon Carbide Biocompatibility for Sensors and Implants
- ​Biomedical Instrumentation
- ​Microfluidic Devices for Biological Analysis
Courses Taught
Undergraduate
- BME 4406: Engineering of Biological Systems
- ECH 4931: Bioseparations
- ECH 3023: Material and Energy Balances
- EGN 3000: Foundations of Engineering
- ECH 4936: Undergraduate Seminar
- ECH 4931: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
- ECH 3702: Instrument Systems
- EGS 3011: Research Design, Methods, and Interpretation
- BME 4503: Biomedical Instrumentation
- BME 3312: Molecular and Cellular Engineering
Graduate
- ECH 5931: Bioseparations
- ECH 5740: Bioprocesses
- BME 5312: Molecular and Cellular Engineering
- BME 6000: Biomedical Engineering I
- Graduate Seminar Coordinator (2010-2011)
Awards & Honors
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Academic Honor Society
Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award, 1993, University of South »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Polk Community College, December 13, 2002
»Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Department of Chemical Engineering Professor of the Year for 2005, Awarded by
vote of undergraduate students
»Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award for the 2005-2006 Academic Year
Elected to the Polk County »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Public Schools Hall of Fame, June 4, 2009
Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Professor of the Year 2015, »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Department of
Chemical & Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award for 2021 granted by the »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Office
of Research & Innovation for achievements in Calendar year 2020 (January 1, 2020 –
December 31, 2020)
Faculty Excellence in Innovation Awards for 2022 granted by the »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Office of Research
& Innovation for achievements in FY 2020-2021 (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021)
Elected as a Fellow to the National Academy of Inventors, Fall 2023
Publications
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts
- Jaroszeski, M. J., Gilbert, R., and Heller, R. (1991) Simplex optimization applied
to electrofusion biotechnology. Proceedings of the IEEE EMBS Conference 13:951.
- Jaroszeski, M. J., Heller, R., and Gilbert, R. (1994) Detection and quantitation
of cell-cell electrofusion products by flow cytometry. Analytical Biochemistry 216:271-275.
- Jaroszeski, M. J., Heller, R., Fallon, P., and R. Gilbert (1994) Mechanically facilitated
cell-cell electrofusion. Biophysical Journal 67:1574-1581.
- Heller, R., Jaroszeski, M. J., Leo-Messina, J., Perrott, R., Van Voorhis, N., Reintgen,
D., and Gilbert, R. (1995) Treatment of B16 mouse melanoma with the combination of
electropermeabilization and chemotherapy. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 36:83-87.
- Heller, R., Jaroszeski, M., Glass, F., Messina, J., Rapaport, D., DeConti, R., Fenske,
N., Gilbert, R., Mir, L. M., and Reintgen, D. (1996) Phase I/II trial of cutaneous
and subcutaneous malignancies using electrochemotherapy. Cancer 77(5):964-971.
- Reintgen, D. S., Jaroszeski, M. J., and Heller, R. H. (1996) Electrochemotherapy,
a novel approach to cancer. Journal of the Skin Cancer Foundation XIV:17-19.
- Glass, L. F., Fenske, N. A., Jaroszeski, M., Perrott, R., Harvey, D. T., Reintgen,
D. S., and Heller, R. (1996) Bleomycin-mediated electrochemotherapy of basal cell
carcinoma. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 34(1):82-6.
- Heller, R., Jaroszeski, M., Atkin, A., Moradpour, D., Gilbert, R., Wands, J., and
Nicolau, C. (1996) In vivo gene electroinjection and expression in rat liver. Federation
of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) Letters 389:225-228.
- Glass, L. F., Jaroszeski, M. J., Pepine, M. L., Reintgen, D. S., and Heller, R. (1996)
Bleomycin-mediated electrochemotherapy of metastatic melanoma. Archives of Dermatology
156: 1353-1357.
- Jaroszeski, M. J., Messina, J., Perrott, R., Van Voorhis, N., Gilbert, R., and Heller, R. (1996) Effectiveness of treating B16 melanoma with multiple treatment electrochemotherapy. Melanoma Research6:427-433.