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Lisa Tostanoski named 2015 Fischell Fellow

11/23/2015

Congratulations to NSF Fellow Lisa Tostanoski who has been named the 2015 Fischell Fellow. The Fischell Fellowship is the premier graduate student fellowship in the Robert E. Fischell Department of Bioengineering. The goal of the award is to support one talented graduate student each year in applied research that will impact the biomedical field through new therapeutics, devices, or technologies. As part of the award, Lisa will receive a grant to support a translational research project she designed. Congratulations to Lisa for this outstanding achievement!

Follow the link to learn about the Fischell Fellowship, or visit our team page to read about Lisa.

Josh Gammon successfully defends M.S. Thesis

11/19/2015

On Tuesday Josh successfully defended his M.S. thesis, the first graduate degree awarded from our group! Josh presented his work on controlling immune cell function using nanoparticles to deliver metabolic drugs. He'll be continuing on in the PhD program with a focus on cancer immunotherapy. Great work Josh!

Learn more about Josh on the team page, or read his recent article published in the Journal of Controlled Release.

Kevin receives Best Presentation award at Mid Atlantic Biomedical Engineering Grad Program Fair

11/16/2015

Congratulations to ASPIRE Fellow Kevin Pineault for receiving the "Best Presentation" award at the 1st Annual Mid Atlantic Biomedical Engineering Grad Program Fair. The event was held at the University of Delaware and brought together undergraduates interest in graduate school from 13 universities around the region. Kevin presented his work on the immunogenic properties of degradable biomaterials. Congratulations to Kevin, our other presenter HHMI Fellow Arjun Adapa, and to all the participants from around the region!

Read more about Kevin and Arjun on the team page.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society awards Jewell lab $599,000 grant to develop and study new vaccine idea for multiple sclerosis

11/6/2015

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has awarded the lab a research grant to design and conduct pre-clinical testing on a new vaccine idea for multiple sclerosis. The project will combine cutting edge biomaterials and regulatory immune cues in an effort to induce immune tolerance while avoiding the broad suppression that is a challenges for many clinically-approved MS therapies. The grant will provide $598,715 to conduct the research over the next three years. Thanks to the National MS Society for their tremendous support and their efforts to stop and improve disease for MS patients.

Follow the link to learn more about the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the foundation's efforts.

Yu-Chieh selected to present at New York Academy of Sciences

11/6/2015

Congratulations to Dr. Yu-Chieh Chiu, NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, who has been selected to present his research at the New York Academy of Science (NYAS) during the Journey Through Science event on Dec. 14. The NYAS will be bringing Yu-Chieh and 49 other outstanding early career scientists from around the world in all fields of science and engineering. Congratulations to Yu-Chieh and all the participants for receiving this honor!

Read more about the New Your Academy of Sciences, or learn more about Yu-Chieh on our team page.

Yu-Chieh leads new paper in ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering

11/4/2015

Congratulations to Dr. Yu-Chieh Chiu, NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, who led the publication of a new paper from the lab in ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering. Yu-Chieh's work describes a new type of vaccine assembled entirely from antigens and adjuvants. Since these vaccine capsules do not require polymers or other carriers, they offer a high signal density while mimicking attractive capabilities of polymeric materials such as co-delivery and tunable sizes. Congratulations to Yu-Chieh and co-authors Josh Gammon, Jim Andorko, and Lisa Tostanoski! The paper is open access and available here.

Read more about ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, or visit the team page to learn more about Yu-Chieh.