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Awards
Dr. G. Mainelis received
Research Excellence Award, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences,
Rutgers University, 2008.
Recent Publications
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(2009) Effect of Sampling Time on the Overall Performance of the Portable
Microbial Impactors, Aerosol Science and Technology, submitted.
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Seshadri, S. #, Han, T. #, Krumins, V., Fennell, D.E.,
and Mainelis, G.* (2009) Application of ATP Bioluminescence Method to
Characterize Performance of Bioaerosol Sampling Devices, Journal of
Aerosol Science, 40(2):113-121. |
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Han, T. and Mainelis, G. (2008) Design and Development
of an Electrostatic Sampler for Bioaerosols with High Concentration Rate,
Journal of Aerosol Science,
39(12): 1066-1078. |
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Lis, O.D., Mainelis, G., and Górny, R.L.
(2008) Microbial Air Contamination in Farmhouses – Quantitative Aspects, CLEAN
- Soil, Air, Water, Special Issue on Bioaerosol Research, 36(7), 551 –
555.
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Krumins, V., Son, E.-K., Mainelis, G.,
Fennell, D. (2008) A Rotating Bioreactor for Bioaerosol Activity Studies,
CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water, Special Issue on Bioaerosol Research,
36(7), 593 – 600. |
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Recent Grants
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), PI: G. Mainelis, Co-PIs: L. White and P. Lioy
”Design and Evaluation of Advanced Electrostatic Sampler for Total
Bioaerosols”,
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This project will design and investigate a novel sampler for biological
aerosols
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National Science Foundation (NSF), PI:
D. Fennell,
Co-PI: G. Mainelis
“Is air an active microbial ecosystem?”
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This study will investigate whether the the bacteria in natural air
environments are active and capable of growing while airborne.
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National Institutes of Health
(NIH), PI:
T. Minko (School of Pharmaceutics), Co-PI:
G. Mainelis (Dept. of Environ. Sciences) ,
“Molecular Targeting of Drug Delivery System to Cancer”
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This study will investigate delivery of new drugs
to increase efficacy of lung cancer
chemotherapy
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