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Lewis Stevens, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Pharmaceutics Program Director at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy's Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics. His career includes postdoctoral research at Los Alamos National Laboratory and managerial roles in analytical development. He leads the Applied Materials Laboratory (AML), focusing on interdisciplinary research combining physical pharmacy, materials science, and cell biology to advance drug delivery and mechanotherapeutics.
His research emphasizes three key areas: developing multi-target oral solids for neurodegenerative disorders, designing mechanically optimized drug delivery systems for brain diseases, and exploring mechanomimetic therapies targeting cellular mechanical signaling pathways. He pioneered the use of Brillouin light scattering to characterize material mechanics in pharmaceutical solids.
Dr. Stevens has published extensively on crystal engineering, nanomechanics in drug delivery, and the role of mechanical cues in neuroprotection. His work bridges fundamental materials science with translational biomedical applications, particularly in addressing Alzheimer's disease and other CNS disorders through novel material design approaches. The AML lab collaborates across disciplines to innovate in solid-state chemistry and therapeutic material systems.
