Bioenergetics: Open Access

Francois Berthiaume

Francois Berthiaume
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Rutgers University NJ, USA

Biography

Dr. Francois Berthiaume obtained a Bachelor of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Laval University in Québec City, Canada, and Penn State University, respectively. He then did post-doctoral work in Biomedical Engineering at the Center for Engineering in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and served there as a faculty member for over 15 years before joining Rutgers University faculty in the spring of 2009. He is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers University, and a Research Fellow in Rutgers’ Center for Innovative Ventures of Emerging Technology, where he works to strengthen ties between university and industry.

Research Interest

Regenerative medicine, metabolic engineering, ex vivo organ perfusion
techniques for metabolic analysis and organ preservation, hypermetabolism,
trauma and burns, obesity, steatohepatitis (fatty liver), liver transplantation.