Sidi A. Bencherif
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Affiliated Faculty, Bioengineering
Contact
- s.bencherif@northeastern.edu
- 360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Office
- 336 Mugar
- 617.373.7103
Lab
- 111 Mugar
Research Focus
polymer chemistry and engineering; biomaterials; biomedical engineering; drug delivery; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; immunotherapy; immunoengineering; vaccines
About
Joined the Chemical Engineering Department in Fall 2016.
Education
- 2009 PhD in Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
- 2009 MS in Polymer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
- 1999 B.S. in Physics and Chemistry from University of Montpellier II, France
Honors & Awards
- American Chemical Society PMSE Young Investigator Award
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- Thomas Jefferson Award
- Burroughs- Wellcome Fund Travel Award
- DFCI/Northeastern University Joint Program Award
- GapFund360 Award
- MTTC Acorn Award
- Acta Biomaterialia Outstanding Reviewer Award
- AAI Early Career Faculty Travel Award
- Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship
Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Materials Research Society (MRS)
- Scientific Research Society (Sigma Xi)
- Society for Biomaterials (SFB)
Research Overview
polymer chemistry and engineering; biomaterials; biomedical engineering; drug delivery; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; immunotherapy; immunoengineering; vaccines
Laboratory for Advanced and Multifunctional Polymeric Biomaterials
The overall focus of the research in the Bencherif LAMP Biomaterials Laboratory is the fundamental understanding and development of polymeric materials for biomedical applications with a specific emphasis on tissue engineering, drug delivery, and cancer immunotherapy.
Selected Research Projects
- Biomaterials for Wound Healing and Diabetic Ulcer Treatment
- – Co-Investigator, King Abdulaziz University
- Hypoxia-Inducing Cryogels: A Hassle-Free and Low-Cost Hypoxic Cell Culture Solution
- – Principal Investigator, Center for Research Innovation, Northeastern University
- Hypoxia-Inducing Cryogels As a Fast and Inexpensive Technology for Hypoxic Cell Culture Conditions
- – Principal Investigator, Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center (MTTC)
- Modulating Local Tumor Hypoxia using Cryogel Scaffolds to Regulate Dendritic Cell Function and Activity
- – Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- L.J. Eggermont, T. Colombani, Z.J. Rogers, A. Memic, S.A. Bencherif, Injectable Cryogels for Biomedical Applications, Trends in Biotechnology, 38, 2020, 418–431
- P. Villard, M. Rezaeeyazdi, T. Colombani, K. Joshi Navare, D. Rana, A. Memic, S.A. Bencherif, Autoclavable and Injectable Cryogels for Biomedical Applications, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 8, 2019, 1900679
- A. Memic, T. Colombani, M. Rezaeeyazdi, L. Eggermont, J. Steingold, Z. Rogers, K.J. Navare, H.S. Mohammed, M. Sitkovsky, S.A. Bencherif, Latest Advances in Cryogel Technology for Biomedical Applications, Advanced Therapeutics, 2019, 1800114
- S.A. Bencherif, R.W. Sands, O. Ali, S.A. Lewin, A. Li, T. Braschler, T. Shih, D. Bhatta, G. Dranoff, D.J. Mooney Injectable Scaffold-Based Whole Tumor Cell Vaccines, Nature Communications, 6, 2015, 7556
Jun 23, 2021
COE Research Featured on Cover of Tissue Engineering Part A
Research from Assistant Professors Sidi A. Bencherif (ChE) and Ambika G. Bajpayee (BioE) on “Hyaluronic Acid-Based Shape-Memory Cryogel Scaffolds for Focal Cartilage Defect Repair” was featured on the cover of the June 2021 Tissue Engineering Part A journal.
Jun 17, 2021
Bencherif’s Research Featured on the Front Cover of Biomaterials Science
ChE Assistant Professor Sidi A. Bencherif’s research on “Engineering a macroporous fibrin-based sequential interpenetrating polymer network for dermal tissue engineering” was featured on the front cover of Biomaterials Science.
Jun 07, 2021
Bencherif Selected as 2021 ACS PMSE Young Investigator
ChE Assistant Professor Sidi A. Bencherif was recently selected as one of the 2021 Young Investigators by the American Chemical Society’s Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (ACS PMSE).
Jun 07, 2021
PhD Student Wins Third Alpha Fund Prototype Grant
Zach Rogers, a ChE PhD student in the Bencherif Lab, was recently awarded his third Alpha Fund Prototype Grant for his proposal, “Oxygen-controlling cell culture (OCC) systems”.
Jun 07, 2021
Summer 2021 PEAK Experiences Awardees
Congratulations to the COE student recipients of the Summer 2021 PEAK Experiences Awards. The PEAK Experiences Awards are a progressively structured sequence of opportunities designed to support learners as they continue climbing to new heights of achievement in undergraduate research and creative endeavor throughout their Northeastern journeys. BASE CAMP AWARDS Ana Salichs, COE’22, “Colorimetric Assays […]
Apr 20, 2021
Can biomaterials offer novel therapeutic strategies against COVID-19?
Thibault Colombani (ChE Postdoc), Zachary Rogers (ChE PhD’23), Loek Eggermont (ChE Postdoc), and ChE Assistant Professor Sidi A. Bencherif’s paper on “Harnessing biomaterials for therapeutic strategies against COVID-19” in Emergent Materials was featured in the News Medical article “Can biomaterials offer novel therapeutic strategies against COVID-19?”
Feb 08, 2021
Spring 2021 PEAK Experience Recipients
Congratulations to the COE student recipients of the Spring 2021 PEAK Experiences Awards. The PEAK Experiences Awards are a progressively structured sequence of opportunities designed to support learners as they continue climbing to new heights of achievement in undergraduate research and creative endeavor throughout their Northeastern journeys. PEAK Experience Ascent Awardees Ryan Brady, COE’22, Chemical […]
Jan 11, 2021
Student Zach Rogers wins Second Alpha Fund Prototype Grant
Zach Rogers, a Chemical Engineering PhD student in the Bencherif Lab, was recently awarded the Alpha Fund Prototype Grant for his proposal, “Hypoxia-inducing cryogels for two-dimensional cell culture”.
Jan 07, 2021
Bencherif Named 2021 BMES CMBE Rising Star
Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor Sidi A. Bencherif has been named one of the 2021 Rising Stars by the Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Special Interest Group (SIG) within the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES).
Oct 30, 2020
James Sinoimeri Selected as Future Leader in Chemical Engineering
Fifth-year Chemical Engineering student James Sinoimeri (E’21) was selected for the Future Leaders in Chemical Engineering Symposium organized by North Carolina State University.