Congratulations to Douti, Emily, Haleigh, Michelle, Qin, and Shannon. All of their abstracts were selected for presentation at the national meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) being held this October in Phoenix, AZ. See you there!

Read more about the presenters on our team page.

Congratulations to Dr. Xiangbin Zeng, Jewell Lab manager and technician, who has been promoted to the rank of Senior Faculty Specialist! Keep up the great work...

Read more about Dr. Zeng on the team page.

This week's issue of Science Translational Medicine (STM) includes a new editorial by Prof. Jewell highlighting research that could make joint replacements faster and safer using biomaterials to clear infection without antibiotic resistance, but while maintaining the mechanical properties needed for mobility. Dr. Jewell is an Associate Scientific Advisor at STM.

Follow the link to read the editorial, "Eccentric impants stand alone", or read the featured paper by the the Oral Lab (Massachusetts General Hospital) in Nature Biomedical Engineering. 

The Jewell lab was recently featured on Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology New's (GEN) "Sounds of Science" podcast​. The podcast highlights recent work from the lab using quantum dots as a tool to study the features of nanoparticle therapeutics useful in combating autoimmune disease. 

Follow the link to listen to the Podcast or read the full article in Advanced Functional Materials.  

Best wishes to our newest alumni, Ms. Boyan Xia - recent B.S. graduate, Dr. James Andorko - newly minted PhD, and Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Peipei Zhang. All three wrapped up their time in the lab this month. You'll all be missed, and we'll be watching for the best of what's to come... 

Good luck and stay in touch!

Congratulations to Shannon Tsai, PhD candidate in the lab, who has been awarded a fellowship from the UMD-NCI Partnership for Integrative Cancer Research! Shannon will be working with our collaborators at NCI to build better adjuvants for cancer vaccination.
 
Congrats Shannon!

Read more about Shannon on the team page.

A new paper from the lab is featured on the front cover of this week's issue of Advanced Functional Materials. The work, led by Krystina Hess, DoD SMART Graduate Fellow, uses quantum dots as a tool to study some of the material features important in designing more selective therapies for autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Congrats to Krystina, the other authors in the lab, and our collaborators at the Naval Research Laboratories!

Follow the link to view the cover or read the article. Learn more about Krystina on the team page.

Congratulations to Lisa Tostanoski, NSF Graduate Fellow in the lab, who has accepted a postdoctoral position at Harvard in Dan Barouch's lab. Dr. Barouch directs the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, focusing on clinical and non-human primate research in HIV and Zika virus. Lisa will join the Barouch lab after finishing up her PhD this year. Congrats Lisa!

Read more about Lisa on the team page. 

This week's issue of Science Translational Medicine (STM) includes a new editorial by Prof. Jewell highlighting research to understand how the design features of engineered nanoparticles direct specific features of immune tolerance during autoimmune disease. Dr. Jewell is an Associate Scientific Advisor at STM.

Follow the link to read the editorial, "Nanomedicine goes to school", or read the featured paper by the Santamaria Lab and Yang Lab (University of Calgary) in Nature Nanotechnology.