Chen Mao

Chen Mao is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin and Principal Scientist at Genentech, Inc., affiliated with the Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University (2006)

Research Interests:

Dr. Mao specializes in solid dosage formulation development for small-molecule pharmaceuticals, with emphasis on pharmaceutical powder behaviors (flow, compaction, mixing, segregation) studied through experimental-computational integration. His work develops predictive manufacturing tools using finite difference/element methods for dissolution, disintegration, and relaxation processes to enable mechanistic understanding of drug product performance.

Professional Activities:

• Co-chair, Materials Science and Predictive Modeling Working Group (IQ Consortium)
• Editorial Board, Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy
• Scientific Advisory Board, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Scientific Awards: None mentioned in source text.

Advising and Grants: No student or grant information provided.

Labs and Teams: Member of Small Molecule Pharmaceutics group at Genentech (South San Francisco).