Scholars@Duke
David F. Katz

David F. Katz

Nello L. Teer, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, in the Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. School of Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Box 90281, Durham, NC 27708-0281
1391 CIEMAS, Durham, NC 27708
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Research Interests

Methods for prophylaxis against STD's, emphasizing topical microbicides and contraception; biofluid mechanics; rheology and transport phenomena; biophysical aspects of mammalian sperm motility, sperm transport, and fertilization; and biomechanical functioning of the vitreous of the eye.

Selected Grants

University Training Program in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1994 - 2027

Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health - BIRCWH

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2027

Next Generation Multipurpose Intravaginal Ring Technology Using Innovative CLIP 3D Printing

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2019 - 2025

Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in AIDS

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2025

Novel see and treat strategies for cervical cancer prevention in low-resource settings

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2024

Rapid diagnosis and quantification of HIV by direct capture, labelling and detection of individual virions

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2023

Novel Coherence Imaging to Evaluate the Health of the Cervical Epithelium

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2021

Enhanced ethanol ablation as a surgical-alternative for head and neck cancer treatment in resource-limited settings

FellowshipCo-Sponsor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2020

Preventing Cervical Cancer in the First Mile of the Cancer Care Continuum

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2020

Tissue Pharmacology Imaging and Modeling

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Johns Hopkins University · 2014 - 2019

Product Development Support: PK, Imaging and Acceptability

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by ImQuest BioSciences, Inc. · 2012 - 2017

Novel Determination of Microbicide PK in Women's Reproductive Health

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2017

Methods to Determine HIV Transport and Inactivation by Microbicide Coating Layers

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2012

Assessing Deployment of Microbicidal Gels With Label-Free Optical Measurement

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2010

Training in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2009

Biophysics of Microbicides for STD Prevention

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2001 - 2008

Optimizing Vaginal Deployment of Topical Microbicides

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Food and Drug Administration · 2000 - 2003

Biophysical Determinants of Vaginal Deployment of Topical Microbicidal Products

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Food and Drug Administration · 1999 - 2000

Renovation of Room PO13 Teer

Construction/RenovationPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lord Foundation of North Carolina · 1995 - 1996

Methods of Assessment of Environmental Hazards

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Science · 1986 - 1995