UNC-Chapel Hill researchers have developed a therapeutic approach that harnesses helical amyloid fibers designed to untwist and release drugs in response to body temperature, according to a study published in Nature Communications. “Understanding the structural and assembly properties of the beta-amyloid 42 peptide is crucial for advancing our knowledge of Alzheimer’s and developing targeted therapies for… Continue reading Targeted therapy treatments – with a twist!
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New Paper – How Omicron Finds the Sweet Spot
New paper shows omicron relies more on sugars for infection Omicron and its sublineages remain a major public health concern owing to their high infectivity and antibody evasion. Perhaps the most challenging is that the sensitivity of some of the available rapid tests have been reduced against Omicron, compared to previous variants, forcing people to… Continue reading New Paper – How Omicron Finds the Sweet Spot
Welcome to Kenan Labs, Collaboratory!
North Carolina Collaboratory opens offices On March 22, campus leaders gathered to cut the ribbon on the Collaboratory’s new dedicated space on campus in the Kenan Labs. In 2016, N.C. General Assembly established the North Carolina Collaboratory to facilitate the dissemination of policy and research expertise of the UNC System and other universities across the… Continue reading Welcome to Kenan Labs, Collaboratory!
Freeman Recognized as a Rising Star in Chemistry
Ronit Freeman Earns 2023 Cottrell Scholar Award Research Corporation for Science Advancement, America’s first foundation dedicated wholly to science, has named 25 early career scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy as recipients of its 2023 Cottrell Scholar Awards. Each awardee receives $100,000. “The future of science depends on innovation, diversity, and commitment to student success,”… Continue reading Freeman Recognized as a Rising Star in Chemistry
Kameryn Hinton, Freeman Lab Graduate Student, A Leader Both In and Out of the Lab
Student leaders in applied physical sciences help build graduate student community Since its launch as an official student organization in the fall of 2022, the Graduate Student Association (GSA) for the Department of Applied Physical Sciences (APS) has served as the liaison between students, faculty and APS leadership to represent and support the graduate student community. GSA… Continue reading Kameryn Hinton, Freeman Lab Graduate Student, A Leader Both In and Out of the Lab
An explosion in the use of self-assembling macromolecules
Prof. Ronit Freeman was invited to guest edit the October 2022 edition of ACS Applied Biomaterials. Read about the great potential of such macromolecules with an emphasis on proteins, peptides, and DNA (or combinations thereof) to create functional biomaterials to regenerate damaged cells, serve as scaffolds for injected exogenous cells, or control the delivery and… Continue reading An explosion in the use of self-assembling macromolecules
Freeman Lab featured on Front Cover of Carolina scientific magazine
Ronit Freeman and the Freeman Lab were featured on the cover of Carolina Scientific, a quarterly research magazine, published by The University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill. Carolina Scientific highlighted the Freeman Lab’s innovative and cost-effective GlycoGrip test strip, which is an alternative to the RT-PCR testing method used in laboratories to test for the presence of COVID-19… Continue reading Freeman Lab featured on Front Cover of Carolina scientific magazine
NSF Director features Freeman Lab’s COVID-19 testing breakthrough in NSF Quarterly Newsletter
The newly appointed NSF Director has featured the Freeman Lab in his first quarterly NSF newsletter. In this impactful piece, the NSF shines a light on how researchers at the Freeman Lab designed a rapid sensing COVID-19 test to meet the challenge of tracking variants, with a sugar-coated strip advances COVID-19 testing. Read the full… Continue reading NSF Director features Freeman Lab’s COVID-19 testing breakthrough in NSF Quarterly Newsletter
Freeman Lab lauded for catalyzing SARS-CoV-2 Research
Funded by RCSA’s swift COVID-19 response, the biomolecular engineering expertise at the Freeman Lab is being lauded as a catalyzing project. Resulting from this award, the Freeman Lab has “developed, patented, and quickly brought to mass-market production a glycopolymer-based lateral flow assay for detecting SARS-CoV-2 and its rapidly emerging variants”. The COVID-19 Initiative is a… Continue reading Freeman Lab lauded for catalyzing SARS-CoV-2 Research
Freeman Lab receives Harrington Scholar award for game-changing pulmonary fibrosis drug discovery
In collaboration with James Hagood, Ronit Freeman has received funding for new drug discovery for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Currently, PF has no breakthrough treatment, and has an annual mortality on par with breast cancer in the US. This new funding is poised to help reverse the lung damage caused by PF. Read… Continue reading Freeman Lab receives Harrington Scholar award for game-changing pulmonary fibrosis drug discovery
Ronit Freeman Presents Keynote Address on Peptide-DNA at the Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics 2022 Annual Symposium
Ronit Freeman featured as a keynote speaker in the Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics 2022 Annual Symposium. Her talk focused on constructing complex nanostructures to mimic extra cellular environment. Learn more about the symposium here
new appointment: Ronit Freeman to Serve as Associate Editor of Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
Ronit Freeman becomes an Associate Editor for the award-winning WIREs (Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews) series. Each WIREs collection combines some of the most powerful features of encyclopedic reference works and review journals in an innovative online format. Dr. Freeman is excited to take on this new role! Read more here!