**Vuk Uskoković, PhD, MSc, MS, BSc, is
a Serbian-Slovenian-American
scientist, educator and multimedia
artist, currently a lecturer in
engineering at San Diego State
University, a visiting professor at
University of Montenegro and the
Cofounder and Chief Scientific Officer
at TardigradeNano LLC, a zero-profit
biotech startup, think tank and
educational and social advocacy
powerhouse, all under one hat, located
in Irvine, California. Dr. Uskoković
holds degrees in physical chemistry
(BSc & MS), materials science and
engineering (MSc), and nanoscience and
nanotechnologies (PhD), and has
completed postdoctoral trainings in
colloid chemistry, fine particle
synthesis, biomimetics, tissue
engineering and controlled drug
delivery. Prior to his current
appointments, he was a professor in
the schools of engineering, pharmacy
and medicine at the University of
California in Irvine, Chapman
University and University of Illinois
in Chicago, respectively, where he ran
research labs and taught a variety of
subjects, including biomaterials,
nanophysics, medical devices,
biologics, bio-optics, and other. He
was also a principal investigator and
a research scientist at University of
California in San Francisco, Clarkson
University in New York, Jožef Stefan
Institute in Slovenia, and the Serbian
Academy of Sciences and Arts. Dr.
Uskoković’s research, which resulted
in over 200 authored publications,
provided major contributions to the
scientific understanding of a number
of critical phenomena from physical
and biological sciences. Many of Dr.
Uskoković’s discoveries have
originated from the enthusiasm to
address the pressing medical needs of
humanity, particularly in the domains
of targeted drug delivery, bone tissue
engineering, and next-generation
antimicrobial and anticancer
therapies. Dr. Uskoković is the
recipient of the prestigious Pathway
to Independence Award from the
National Institutes of Health and a
prolific author of research papers,
reviews and essays throughout his
decades-long scientific career. A true
renaissance scientist, Dr. Uskoković
has also been a lifelong advocate of
the union between natural sciences,
arts and humanities. A quintessential
contribution to this interdisciplinary
venture came through his pioneering
work on treating scientific paper as a
medium for combined displays of
analytical rigor, scientific novelty,
humanistic values and artistic
expression.**