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Krystina Hess, DoD SMART Graduate Fellow, is the lead author on a new paper from the lab accepted for publication in Biomaterials. Congratulations to Krystina, and contributing authors Jim Andorko (AAPS Doctoral Fellow) and Lisa Tostanoski (NSF GRFP Graduate Fellow). Keep up the great work!
Stay tuned for the published paper, or read more about Krystina on the team page. On Friday, Boyan Xia, HHMI Undergraduate Fellow in the lab, was named a Philip Merrill Scholar. This is one of the University's most prestigious honors. This year 19 students across the entire campus were selected - congrats Boyan! Learn more about the Boyan on the team page, or follow the link to learn about the Philip Merrill Scholars Program.  Prof. Jewell was a plenary speaker for the Nanobiotechnology Area at the national meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. The talk highlighted the lab's recent work in both basic and applied areas of immune engineering. Thanks to the organizers for the invitation to present!
Learn more about Prof. Jewell on the team page. Dr. Peipei Zhang, Postdoctoral Researcher in the lab, presented three talks this week at the national meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. The talks featured Peipei's work using self-assembly of immune signals to study and enhance vaccination. Read more about Peipei on the team page.
Graduate Student Michelle Bookstaver presented her work this week during the national meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer. The presentation featured Michelle's work to understand how self-assembled immune signals are trafficked in cells. Learn more about Michelle on the team page.
Jim Andorko, Graduate Fellow, presented his work at the national meeting of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists this week in Denver, Colorado. Jim was also honored as an AAPS Graduate Fellow and selected for the AAPS Travel Award. Congrats Jim! Read more about Jim on the Team page.  Prof. Jewell presented at the inaugural Translational Medicine and Bioengineering Conference in San Francisco. Thanks to the organizers, Prof. Ravi Kane and Prof. Mark Prausnitz from the Georgia Institute of Technology for the opportunity.
Follow the link to learn more about the Society for Biological Engineering. Prof. Jewell was the invited speaker to deliver the University of Washington's Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute seminar this week. Thanks to Prof. Suzie Pun for the invitation and to all of the faculty, staff, and students who attended.
Follow the link to learn more about the University of Washington. The lab has openings for postdocs in the areas of i) vaccines to durably combat cancer and ii) immunotherapies that promote efficacious and selective tolerance during multiple sclerosis and type I diabetes. Click here for details and application information.
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