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1 Robert Christopher Geiger, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Bioengineering U.A. Whitaker School of Engineering & Computing Florida Gulf Coast University FGCU Boulevard South Fort Myers, FL Personal Date of Birth: November 17, 1973 Place of Birth: Canton, Ohio Citizenship: United States Marital Status: Married Education Ph.D. M.S. Biomedical Engineering June, (Dr. Matthew R. Glucksberg) The effects of KGF and FGF-10 on the blood-retinal barrier in vitro Biomedical Engineering June, (Dr. Matthew R. Glucksberg) A network model of retinal blood flow B.S. Chemical Engineering June, Employment 01/2007 present Assistant Professor Department of Bioengineering Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL 07/ /2006 Postdoctoral Fellow Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 09/ /2003 Graduate Research Assistant Department of Biomedical Engineering R.C. Geiger p.1

2 06/ /1996 Research Assistant Department of Chemical Engineering (Dr. Wesley R. Burghardt) 06/ /1995 Performance Engineer American Electric Power, Gavin Electrical Plant Cheshire, OH Teaching Experience Professor (2008 -) BME 4632C Biotransport Phenomena Professor (2008 -) BME 3261C Biofluid Mechanics BME 3100C Introduction to Biomaterials ENG 1006L Introduction to the Engineering Profession ENG 3331C Mechanics of Materials Professor (2007) EGM 3420C Engineering Mechanics Teaching Assistant ( ) BME 302/402 Cardiac and pulmonary systems physiology Teaching Assistant (1999) BME 350 Transport fundamentals for biomedical engineers Teaching Assistant (1997) BME 270 Introductory fluid mechanics National Conference Presentations R.C. Geiger and O Neill R.J Utilizing The Best Practices of The ExCEEd Teaching Methodology in a Bioengineering Curriculum. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. Pittsburgh, PA. R.C. Geiger p.2

3 Sweeney J.D., R.C. Geiger, Torres J.H., Csavina K., Zidek L.A., and Blanchard S.M Cross Integration of Key Learning Concepts in a Bioengineering Curriculum. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA. O Neill R.J., Csavina K. and R.C. Geiger Making Statics Dynamic! - Combining Lecture And Laboratory Into An Interdisciplinary, Problem-Based, Active Learning Environment. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. Honolulu, HI. Villiers C., Bondehagen D. and R.C. Geiger Perspectives from New Faculty in a Non-traditional Engineering Setting. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. Honolulu, HI. R.C. Geiger, Kaufman C.D. and Dean D.A Cyclic Stretch Increases Microtubule Acetylation: The Role of HDAC6 on Exogenous Gene Transfer in the Alveolar Epithelium. American Thoracic Society International Conference. San Francisco, CA. R.C. Geiger and Dean D.A Cyclic stretch and its effects on cytoskeletal stability and exogenous gene expression. BMES Annual Fall Meeting. Chicago, IL. R.C. Geiger and Dean D.A The Effects of Cyclic Stretch on Microtubule Stability and Exogenous Gene Expression in the Alveolar Epithelium. American Society of Gene Therapy Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. R.C. Geiger and Dean D.A The effects of cyclic stretch on the cytoskeleton and its role in exogenous gene expression in the alveolar epithelium. American Thoracic Society International Conference. San Diego, CA. R.C. Geiger, Glucksberg M.R. and Dean D.A How do mechanical forces modulate cytoplasmic trafficking of plasmid DNA? BMES Annual Fall Meeting. Baltimore, MD. R.C. Geiger and Dean D.A The effects of cyclic stretch on the cytoskeleton and its role in exogenous gene expression in the alveolar epithelium. American Society of Gene Therapy Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MO. R.C. Geiger, Glucksberg M.R. and Dean D.A The effects of cyclic stretch on the cytoskeleton of the alveolar epithelium in vitro. BMES Annual Fall Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. R.C. Geiger, Waters C.M., Kamp D.W. and Glucksberg M.R Does KGF provide protection against oxidative injury to cultured RPE cells? XV International Congress of Eye Research. Geneva, Switzerland. R.C. Geiger, Mayer S. and Glucksberg M.R A network model of retinal blood flow. BMES Annual Fall Meeting. Cleveland, OH. R.C. Geiger p.3

4 Published Abstracts Wu F.I., R.C. Geiger, Izatt J.A., Walsh J.T. and Glucksberg M.R. Doppler flow imaging of rat retinal vessels using optical coherence tomography. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 26(Supplement 1) S-40, R.C. Geiger, Mayer S. and Glucksberg M.R. A network model of retinal blood flow. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 26(Supplement 1) S-59, Glucksberg M.R., Wu F.I., R.C. Geiger and Izatt J.A. Doppler flow imaging of perfusion in the retina and choroid using optical coherence tomography. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 40(4) 5139, Wu F.I., R.C. Geiger, Glucksberg M.R. Choroidal perfusion measurements using doppler optical coherence tomography. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 28(Supplement 1), R.C. Geiger, Waters C.M. and Glucksberg M.R. The effects of oxidative damage on the blood retinal barriers in vitro Bioengineering Conference ASME , R.C. Geiger and Dean, D.A. The Effects of Cyclic on the Cytoskeleton and Its Role in Gene Transfer to the Alveolar Epithelium. Molecualar Therapy (Supplement 1) S C. Geiger and Dean, D.A. The Effects of Cyclic Stretch on Microtubule Stability and Exogenous Gene Expression in the Alveolar Epithelium. Molecular Therapy 13(Supplement 1) S Publications Zhou, R., R.C. Geiger, and Dean, D.A Intracellular Trafficking of Nucleic Acids. Expert Opinion in Drug Delivery 1(1) Jones J.C.R., Lane K., Hopkinson, S.B., Lecuona E., R.C. Geiger, Dean D.A., Correa- Meyer E., Gonzales, M., Campbell K., Sznajder J.I. and Budinger S Laminin-6 Assembles into Multimolecular Fibrillar Complexes with Perlecan and Participates in Mechanosignal Transduction via a Dystroglycan Dependent, Integrin Independent, Mechanism. J Cell Sci 118(Part 12) R.C. Geiger, Waters C.M., Kamp D.W. and Glucksberg M.R KGF prevents DNA damage in ARPE-19 Cells. Invest Opthalmol Vis Sci 46(9) R.C. Geiger, Taylor W., Glucksberg M.R. and Dean D.A Cyclic stretchinduced reorganization of the cytoskeleton and its role in enhanced gene transfer. Gene Therapy R.C. Geiger p.4

5 R.C. Geiger, Kaufman, C.D., Lam, A.I., Budinger, G.R.S. and Dean, D.A Tubulin acetylation and histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) activity in the lung under cyclic load. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology (in press). Invited Seminars 12/2005 R.C. Geiger. The effects of cyclic stretch on pulmonary gene transfer. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Troy, NY. 12/2005 R.C. Geiger. The effects of cyclic stretch on pulmonary gene transfer. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin. Madison, WI 01/2006 R.C. Geiger. Putting the Bio in Bioengineering. Department of Bioengineering, Florida Gulf Coast University. Fort Myers, FL. 02/2006 R.C. Geiger. Increasing pulmonary gene transfer through mechanical stimulation. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University. Ruston, LA. 03/2007 Blanchard, S., R.C. Geiger, Sweeney, J.D., Zidek, L.A Blank Slate Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University Innovative and Interdisciplinary from the Ground Up. Biomedical Engineering Department, University of South Florida. Tampa, FL. Honors & Awards NIH T32 Post-doctoral Training Grant NEI Pre-doctoral Vision Training Grant 2000 Fight For Sight summer research fellowship 1996 Tau Beta Pi 1996 Omega Chi Epsilon Professional Society Memberships American Society of Civil Engineering American Society of Engineering Education American Society of Gene Therapy Biomedical Engineering Society American Thoracic Society Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Biomedical Engineering Society American Institute of Chemical Engineers R.C. Geiger p.5

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