Abraham Joy
Professor and Chair,
Bioengineering
Office
- 617.373.2817
Research Focus
Design and use of biomaterials for wound healing; antimicrobial/antibiofilm strategies; soft-tissue replacement; polymer condensates; and sustained delivery of therapeutics
About
Abraham Joy will join in January 2024 as Professor and Chair of the Department of Bioengineering. He comes to Northeastern from the University of Akron where he has been a professor of polymer science since 2020, and was an associate professor from 2016 to 2020, and assistant professor from 2010-2016. From 2021-23, he was a National Science Foundation program director in the Biomaterials (BMAT) program of DMR. Joy’s research interests are in the areas of design and use of biomaterials for wound healing; antimicrobial/antibiofilm strategies; soft-tissue replacement; polymer condensates; and sustained delivery of therapeutics. He is an associate editor for Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.
Joy obtained his PhD in chemistry from Tulane University, where he researched organic asymmetric photoreactions. Following his doctoral work, he carried out his postdoctoral work at the Georgia Institute of Technology, working on charge migration in synthetic oligonucleotides. Subsequently, he was an NIH Ruth Kirschstein postdoctoral fellow at Rutgers University, where he worked on designing biomaterials for modulating cellular functions. Joy is a recipient of the Burroughs Welcome Award, 3M Non-tenured Faculty Award, and an NSF CAREER Award.
Education
- PhD, Chemistry, Tulane University
Honors & Awards
- 2014 NSF CAREER Award
Research Overview
Design and use of biomaterials for wound healing; antimicrobial/antibiofilm strategies; soft-tissue replacement; polymer condensates; and sustained delivery of therapeutics
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- N. Nun, A. Joy; Fabrication and bioactivity of peptide-conjugated biomaterial tissue engineering constructs; Macromolecular Rapid Commun., 2022, 2200342
- T. Jain, Y.M. Tseng, C. Tantisuwanno, J. Menefee, A. Shahrohian, I. Isayeva, A. Joy; Synthesis, rheology, and assessment of 3D printability of multifunctional polyesters for extrusion-based direct-write 3D printing; ACS Appl. Poly. Mater., 2021, 3, 6618-6631
- A. Narayanan, A. Dhinojwala, A. Joy; Design principles for creating synthetic underwater adhesives; Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021, 50, 13321-13345
- A. Vishwakarma, F. Dang, A. Ferrell, A. Barton, A. Joy; Peptidomimetic polyurethanes inhibit bacterial biofilm formation and disrupt surface established biofilms; J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 9440-9449
- Y.M. Tseng, A Narayanan, K. Mishra, A. Joy; Light activated adhesion and debonding of underwater pressure-sensitive adhesives; ACS Appl. Mater. & Interfaces, 2021, 13, 29048
Oct 25, 2024
Using Synthetic Polymers To Break Down Biofilms
Inspired by the process barnacles undergo to break down bacteria before suctioning themselves to rocks, BioE Professor and Chair Abraham Joy is using his synthetic polymer to remove biofilms of bacteria that cause antibiotic-resistant infections. He co-authored research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Oct 17, 2024
Engineering for Women’s Health Conference 2024 Focuses on Interdisciplinary Solutions
Seeking to highlight the need for interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to women’s health, a group of bioengineering and mechanical engineering PhD students organized the inaugural Engineering for Women’s Health Conference 2024.
Feb 01, 2024
Celebrating Bioengineering at Northeastern: Visions for the Future
The Department of Bioengineering hosted a 10 year anniversary celebration to commemorate what the department has accomplished and showcase its plans for the future.
Dec 19, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Abraham Joy
Abraham Joy joins the Bioengineering department in January 2024 as a Professor and Chair.