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Eun Ji Chung receives 2017 AIChE 35 Under 35 Award<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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\n To describe\u00a0Eun Ji Chung\u00a0as \u201cgoal-oriented\u201d might be the understatement of the year. Chung, a Gabilan Assistant Professor in the\u00a0USC Viterbi\u00a0Department of Biomedical Engineering<\/a>\u00a0and USC Stem Cell principal investigator, has racked up an impressive number of achievements in 2017 alone. In addition to receiving a\u00a02017 USC Stem Cell Eli and Edythe Broad Innovation Award<\/a>, she was selected for the\u00a02017 Emerging Investigator Issue<\/a>\u00a0of the journal\u00a0Biomaterials Science\u00a0<\/em>and a 2017 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Career Development Award.\u00a0<\/em>This summer, Chung found out that she was being honored with a\u00a02017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 35 Under 35 Award<\/a>\u00a0for her exceptional work in bioengineering.\n <\/div>\n

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Bright-Eyed Youth<\/h2>\n

People like Chung tend to be driven at a young age, perhaps ever since birth.\u00a0<\/em>As an undergraduate at Scripps College, she pursued a degree in molecular biology and conducted biology research in unicellular organisms. While there, her interests became more patient-focused.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile I had a strong foundation in biology, I wanted to pursue a field that could help human health and patients,\u201d Chung said. \u201cThis led me to pursue biomedical engineering as a graduate student [at Northwestern University] and choose a lab that focused on biomaterials research.\u201d<\/p>\n

During her postdoctoral training at the University of Chicago, Chung achieved a goal she ranks as her proudest professional achievement: an\u00a0NIH K99\/R00 Pathway to Independence Award<\/a>\u00a0for her proposal to develop a nanoparticle that could be delivered intravenously and detect atherosclerosis, a potentially fatal build-up of plaque in the arteries. The nanodevice could also deliver therapeutics and signal whether the treatment was successful.<\/p>\n

The first time she applied for the award, her application was streamlined and rejected, but she was determined to succeed.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the statistics and critics confirming the high likelihood of being streamlined again in the resubmission, I persisted, addressed all of the reviewer comments diligently, and received a top score the second time around,\u201d Chung said.<\/p>\n

The Bioengineer<\/h3>\n

In her\u00a0lab<\/a>, Chung and her research group investigate molecular design, nanomedicine and tissue engineering to generate biomaterial strategies for clinical applications. She is emphatic about working with her students, both undergraduate and graduate, and postdoctoral trainees toward their own individual aspirations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile it takes continuous dialogue, planning and learning together, every small milestone that we achieve towards the larger goals makes me feel proud and gives me a sense of pride in my work and role,\u201d Chung said.<\/p>\n

In the future, Chung\u2019s research goals include providing cost-efficient nanodiagnostics and therapeutics for patients that are not well-understood or overlooked. She believes that to achieve this goal requires an interdisciplinary team of scientists, clinicians and trainees. This belief makes Chung an excellent fit as one of the faculty members joining the new\u00a0USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience<\/a>\u00a0when it opens this November.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn order to train the next generation of the STEM workforce, I hope to inspire students and convey biomedical engineering and biomaterials research as both tangible and compelling,\u201d Chung said.<\/p>\n

The Juggling Act<\/h3>\n

Chung describes her pursuit of both an ambitious academic career and family life as a \u201cjuggling act\u201d that requires frequent fine-tuning. She has even developed her own system of goal attainment that all starts with putting a pencil to paper.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery December, I write out my career and family goals for the upcoming year, as well as any additional personal goals that I might have, and categorize them into a timeline of seasons,\u201d Chung said. \u201cIn addition, I have longer, five-year goals. This way, I can approach ambition in a holistic manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

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