Shawn C. Owen

Shawn C. Owen is an Assistant Professor in Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, of Medicinal Chemistry, and of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah. He is also a member of the Huntsman Cancer Institute Experimental Therapeutics Program and the Nano Institute of Utah. Dr. Owen’s research focuses on antibody-based therapeutics and diagnostics. He is an expert on the construction and physicochemical analysis of antibody conjugates and is the co-inventor of a patented antibody-split enzyme system for diagnostic applications. He has published ~30 research papers on drug delivery and biotechnology and his research has produced 4 additional patent applications. Dr. Owen is recognized with several prominent University of Utah teaching awards and is sought for outreach workshops by both academic and industry sponsors.