Congratulations to Neil Dold, NCI Graduate Fellow, who successfully  defended his M.S. thesis. Congrats Neil!

Read more about Neil on the team page.

Congratulations to Josh Gammon, Pharma Foundation Graduate Fellow, and Arjun Adapa (alumni), Fulbright Scholar, for a new paper they led in the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. The work uses biocompatible liposomes to deliver drugs that regular immune cell metabolism to limit inflammation. Congrats!

Follow the link to read the full paper, or learn more about Josh and Arjun on the team page.

Prof. Jewell and recent work from the lab were featured this week in U.S. News and World Reports. The article focused on new technologies that might improve treatments for autoimmunity and some of the open questions that will be important to answer. 

Follow the link to read the article and interview.

Dr. Jewell and Lisa Tostanoski, NSF Graduate Fellow, attended the annual Terps on the Hill event this week in the Gold Room of the U.S. Capital's Rayburn Office Building. Thanks to the University of Maryland for the invitation to mingle and present some of the lab's work to United States congressional representatives. 

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!