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Charles Wyatt Shields IV is an American biomedical engineer and the Austin Endowed Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.[1] His research involves the design of colloidal and microscale particles for applications in drug delivery and biosensing.[2]

Education

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C. Wyatt Shields IV received a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia in 2011. While there, he performed undergraduate research with Jeffrey Saucerman and William Walker.[3] He continued his education and research with Gabriel López as a graduate student in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University where he obtained his PhD in 2016. During his graduate studies, Shields studied magnetic and acoustic methods for isolation and analysis of cells.[4]

Career

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Shields continued his academic career as a postdoctoral associate in chemical and biological engineering at North Carolina State University where he worked with Orlin D. Velev in 2017.[5] He also worked as a postdoctoral fellow in bioengineering at Harvard University with Samir Mitragotri in 2018.

Shields became an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2020 in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering[6] with affiliations in the Biomedical Engineering Program, Materials Science and Engineering Program, Robotics Program, and University of Colorado Cancer Center. Shields' research focuses on understanding how stimuli-responsive particles behave in physiological settings and how to control their motion and function for biological applications.[1] His current research includes investigating the role of immune cells in decompression sickness using microphysiological systems,[7][8] developing multifunctional magnetic microrobots,[9][10] and using acoustically responsive particles for capture and purification of disease biomarkers.[11] Shields' early career has resulted in 60 peer-reviewed articles as of early 2025.[12]

Shields' career also focuses on scientific outreach and mentorship. His group has partnered with a local high school on Senior Design engineering projects[13] and launching a Reverse Science Fair.[14] Shields was recognized for his mentorship of students of diverse and underrepresented backgrounds while working under Dr. Gabriel López in 2016.[15]

Awards and honors

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At the University of Colorado Boulder, Shields has received several national research awards, including a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award,[13][16][17] Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program award,[18] Pew Biomedical Scholars award,[19][20] Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering,[10][21] and an NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA).[10] Shields is one of 20 recipients of the Packard Fellowship at the University of Colorado Boulder.[22] Additionally, he was awarded with the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award in 2024.[23][24]

References

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  1. ^ a b "C. Wyatt Shields IV". Chemical and Biological Engineering. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  2. ^ "Home | Shields Lab". www.colorado.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  3. ^ Han, Koohee; Shields, C. Wyatt; Velev, Orlin D. (18 December 2017). "Engineering of Self‐Propelling Microbots and Microdevices Powered by Magnetic and Electric Fields". Advanced Functional Materials. 28 (25): 1705953. doi:10.1002/adfm.201705953. ISSN 1616-301X. S2CID 103633421.
  4. ^ Iv, Shields; Wyatt, Charles (2016). "Acoustic and Magnetic Techniques for the Isolation and Analysis of Cells in Microfluidic Platforms". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ University, North Carolina State. "Microbot origami can capture, transport single cells". phys.org. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  6. ^ ""Backpacks" boost immune cells' ability to kill cancer". seas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  7. ^ Group, SAE Media. "University of Colorado Boulder". www.techbriefs.com. Retrieved 2022-12-04. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "Fighting "the bends": Shields receives Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program Award for decompression sickness study". Chemical and Biological Engineering. 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  9. ^ packardwpadmin (2022-10-18). "Meet the 2022 Class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering". The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  10. ^ a b c "CU Boulder's Wyatt Shields wins 2022 Packard Fellowship for microscale robotics". Chemical and Biological Engineering. 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  11. ^ "Shields Lab receives NIH grant to help quickly diagnose fungal infections". Chemical and Biological Engineering. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  12. ^ "C. Wyatt Shields IV". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  13. ^ a b "Shields earns NSF CAREER Award for biomarkers research tied to high school outreach". Chemical and Biological Engineering. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  14. ^ Reed, Byron (November 27, 2023). "Science Fair at Northglenn High School puts CU grad students to the test". 9NEWS. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  15. ^ School, The Graduate. "C. Wyatt Shields IV, 2016 Dean's Award Winner". gradschool.duke.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  16. ^ "NSF Award Search: Award # 2143419 - CAREER: Shape-Encoded Electrokinetic Particles for Multiplexed Biosensing". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  17. ^ "College of engineering celebrates 6 NSF CAREER award winners in 2022". College of Engineering & Applied Science. 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  18. ^ "2022 Young Investigator Award Recipients". Office of Naval Research. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  19. ^ "C. Wyatt Shields IV, Ph.D." pew.org. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  20. ^ "Wyatt Shields named Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences". College of Engineering & Applied Science. 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  21. ^ visceral_dev_Admin (2022-10-18). "Meet the 2022 Class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation". The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  22. ^ "Fellowship Directory". The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  23. ^ Moderator (2024-04-25). "2024 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards - Dreyfus Foundation". Dreyfus Foundation. Archived from the original on 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  24. ^ "Wyatt Shields selected as Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar | Chemical and Biological Engineering | University of Colorado Boulder". www.colorado.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
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