Dr. Kattesh V. Katti MSc.Ed, PhD, DSc, FRSC;
Director, University of Missouri Cancer Nanotechnology Platform
Curator's Professor of Radiology and Physics, Senior Research Scientist,
University of Missouri Research Reactor
301 Business Loop 70 W
103 Alton Building
Columbia, MO 65212 USA
Email: KattiK@health.missouri.edu
Telephone: (573) 882-5656; Fax: (573) 884-5679 |
Dr. Kattesh V. Katti was born in Dharwad, India. He attended Karnatak University, India, for his BS (1977) in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics and completed Masters in Science Education in Chemistry from the NCERT's Regional College of Education, Mysore, India (1979). He obtained his Ph.D in 1984 from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. In 1985, Dr. Katti was awarded the internationally prestigious fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt foundation Germany to work with Professor Herbert Roesky at the University of Gottingen, Germany (1985 -1987). Katti is currently a Curators' Professor in Radiology with joint appointments as Professor of Physics and Senior Research Scientist at the University of Missouri Research Reactor.
Mission Statement: Dr. Katti's research is focused on unraveling fundamentals of science and apply those principles and concepts to developing new chemical species at the macro and nano scales. In the nanodomain, he is interested in exploiting chemical, biophysical, magnetic and photophysical properties, that are unique to specific nanoparticulates, toward the design and development of sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic agents. Targeted nanoparticles are being utilized in the detection of diseases at the cellular/sub cellular levels while radiochemical and X ray absorption properties of gold nanoparticles, embedded selectively within tumor cells/sites, are being applied for effective therapy of breast, liver, lung, oral, prostate and pancreatic cancers. Drug discovery approaches are built around clinical translation motif as Dr. Katti strongly believes that discoveries should translate into value added products to ultimately serve humanity.
Green nanotechnology is at the focal point of Katti's approach to pursuing research in nanotechnology as he strongly believes in total elimination of toxic chemicals either for the synthesis or as byproducts in the production of engineered nanoparticles. Toward this end, phytochemicals occluded within plants, herbs or from various sources from mother nature are being used in developing 100% green processes for the development of nano constructs for use in a plethora of medical, agricultural, hygienic and technological applications.
Awards and Recognitions:
Dr. Katti has won numerous national/international awards and recognitions:
• Kattesh V. Katti, Inducted as a Fellow into the prestigious Academy of Science; St. Louis Academy of Science Fellow
• Dr. Katti has been bestowed with the 2011 Presidential award from the University of Missouri System; the system’s highest honor, for excellence in teaching, research, service and economic development; Dr. Katti wins the 2011 Presidential Award for Economic Development
• Outstanding Missourian Award by the Missouri House of Representatives; Legislative Update
• Most Influential Scientist in Molecular Imaging in the world by rt image; 25 Most Influential Scientists in Molecular Imaging
• Outstanding Scientist Fellows Award by the St Louis Academy of Science;
• Distinguished Curators Professorship Award by the Curators of the University of Missouri; Curators' Professorship
• Dr. Katti's Invention on Green Nanotechnology has been selected as one of the top 10 inventions of 2010; Bioresearch's Press Release
• Planet Earth Features Dr. Katti's Discovery on Cinnamon Phytohemicals Process for the production of Gold Nanoparticles; Planet Earth's Article
• Dr. Kattesh V. Katti's Nanomedicine research has been cited by the President of India in his Inaugural Speech at the Global Nanoscience Initiatives on March 16 2006 in New Delhi, India; President's Citation
• DSC from Karnataka University, India (2009); DSc Award
• Gauss Award by the Gottingen Academy of Sciences, Germany;
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