Jewell Research Lab University of Maryland Bioengineering

New NIH R01 awarded to Fernandes, Jewell, Cruz labs

12/10/2018

Great news to report that the Fernandes, Jewell, and Cruz labs have been awarded a collaborative NIH R01 from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The grant is led by Dr. Rohan Fernandes, and will support combination of the Jewell Lab's immunotherapy technologies with photothermal therapy strategies developed by Dr. Fernandes, and the translational expertise of Dr. Cruz. Congratulations to the whole team and thanks to NCI for the fantastic support!

Read more about the Fernandes and Cruz labs, or learn more about our team.

Prof. Jewell featured on American Society of Mechanical Engineer's TechCast podcast

12/5/2018

This week Prof. Jewell was featured on the American Society of Mechanical Engineer's TechCast Podcast. The interview covered highlighted the new opportunities that biomaterials are creating for engineers in the fields of vaccines and immunotherapy.

Listen to the full PodCast here, or read more about Prof. Jewell on the team page.

Lab receives new grant from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

12/4/2018

Thanks to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for a new grant to the lab. The award will provide funds for research support staff to accelerate our work on combinatorial approaches for cancer immunotherapy.

Prof. Jewell presents plenary talk at Korean Institute of Science and Technologies (KIST) Immune Modulation symposium

11/30/2018

This week Prof. Jewell presented a plenary talk in Seoul at the Korean Institute of Science and Technology's (KIST) symposium on Engineering Systems for Modulating Immune Functions. Thanks to the organizers and attendees for the opportunity to present!!

Welcome to Sheneil Black!

10/23/2018

Welcome to our newest lab member, Sheneil K. Black! Sheneil joins us as a technician after completing her M.S. in Biomedical Sciences from SUNY Stony Brook. Great to have you on the team!!

Read more about Sheneil on the team page.

Emily, Josh, Dr. Jewell present talks at BMES

10/22/2018

Last week Emily and Josh presented talks at the national meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Jewell also presented a talk and chair a session. The meeting was attended by more than 6,000 - congrats to all the presenters! See you next year in Philly!!

Read more about Emily and Josh on the team page, or learn more about BMES.

Lab retreat a success (again!)

10/9/2018

The Jewell Lab Retreat wrapped up earlier this week, featuring all the "time-tested" favorites! Of course that means the agenda included career speed dating, bridge construction, group cooking, lab member trivia, a hike in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, among other events. A fantastic weekend with the incredible group of folks I get to work with every day!

Read more about them on the team page.

Group hike in the Shenandoah Valley

Group bridge building challenge returns!

Team 1's bridge is so strong it phases out of reality...Dr. Zeng foreshadows their subsequent victory with a subtle statement....

Fire control...

Dr. Oakes and Dr. Jewell author News and Views piece in Nature Nanotechnology

10/8/2018

Dr. Robert "Smitty" Oakes and Dr. Jewell co-authored a News & View article published this week in Nature Nanotechnology. This short piece highlights exciting new vaccine technology that could help combat malaria. Nice work Smitty!

Read the News & View piece, learn more about Smitty on the team page, or check out the full research article here.

Michelle's paper highlighted in Advanced Science News

9/23/2018

Michelle's recent paper in Small has been highlighted in Advanced Science News!

Follow the link to read the commentary, or read the full article here.

Maeesha awarded Mtech ASPIRE Fellowship

9/21/2018

Congratulations to Maeesha Noshin, who has received an ASPIRE Undergraduate Research Fellowship from the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute! The ASPIRE Fellowship offers students a unique opportunity to venture beyond the classroom through collaboration with engineering faculty and staff on mutually interesting projects with industry relevance. Congrats to Maeesha and her graduate mentor, Emily Gosselin!

Read more about Maeesah on the team page, or follow the link to learn about ASPIRE.

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