Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, 2014 Vol. 25, No. 10, 1091–1092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09205063.2014.923128

IN MEMORIAM Roger E. Marchant, 8 March 1951–31 January 2014

We are sad to report that Roger E. Marchant, member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition passed away on 31 January 2014. Roger was born in Birmingham, UK on 8 March 1951 and was Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Biomaterials at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). He was one of the earliest and most respected members of the CWRU Biomaterials faculty and made significant contributions to science and engineering in drug release, atomic force microscopy, biomimetic materials, and cardiovascular implant devices. Professor Marchant received a BSc (Honors) in Polymer Science and Chemistry in 1978 from the University of Sussex in England. He subsequently received his MS and PhD degrees (1982 and 1984, respectively) in Macromolecular Science and Engineering, specializing in biomaterials, from CWRU in Cleveland, OH, under research advisor Professor James M. Anderson. He received the Clemson Award from the Society for Biomaterials in 1984. He was a visiting scientist at the University of Washington, University of Utah, and University of Paris. Dr Marchant joined the primary faculty in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Macromolecular Science at CWRU in 1988, rising to the rank of Professor by 1998. Professor Marchant was internationally recognized for his research contributions in biomaterials, reflected by his visiting professorships in Chongqing, China and Bangkok, Thailand. His seminal research contributions include using concepts from nature that mimic cellular structures, like endothelial cells and platelets, to develop new materials for medical use. He developed cell-targeted liposomes for drug delivery and biomimetic coatings on artificial blood vessels to allow better tissue healing. He was also a pioneer in atomic force microscopy, and developed techniques to image proteins and vascular cells at a molecular scale. He was the holder of 10 patents and brought in over $23 million in National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation research grant support to CWRU from 1988 to 2014, with $19 million attributed to him as a principal investigator. He published 135 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 18 book chapters, and presented over 250 papers and invited lectures. His co-investigator on most of these projects was his former graduate student colleague and wife, Kandice Kottke-Marchant, © 2014 Kandice Kottke-Marchant

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MD, PhD, who is Chair of the Robert J. Tomsich Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. Professor Marchant was also revered as an educator and mentor. He taught courses on the Structure of Biomaterials and Polymers in Medicine, among others, at CWRU for 20 years, educating a generation of biomedical engineering students. During his tenure at CWRU, he personally mentored 22 postdoctoral researchers, 27 graduate students, 15 master’s students, and 54 undergraduate students in his research laboratory. Many of his former students are now research professors, research scientists, and physicians in Cleveland, throughout the USA and internationally. Kandice Kottke-Marchant

In memoriam. Roger E. Marchant, 8 March 1951-31 January 2014.

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