Istvan Majoros
James R. Baker Jr, MD, is currently professor of medicine and division chief of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in the Department of Internal Medicine, professor of biomedical engineering in the School of Engineering at the University of Michigan and director of the Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Science (M-NIMBS). Dr Baker’s research includes the application of nanomaterials to cellular engineering, targeted drug delivery and gene transfer. This research has led to two start-up biotechnology companies, NanoBio Corporation and Avidimer Therapeutics, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr Baker serves as chief scientific officer for both corporations. Dr Baker is recognized as an international leader in the fields of allergy and clinical immunology and biologic nanotechnology. In 2006 he began a five-year appointment as a director of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology (ABAI).