We are thrilled to announce that Freeman Lab PhD candidate Maggie Daly has won first place in the Biomaterials category for her poster presentation at the 7th Annual Triangle Student Research Competition (TSRC). TSRC is a poster session and networking event for students in the Research Triangle to showcase their research, practice for national conferences, and… Continue reading Maggie Daly Wins 1st Prize At TSRC
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Dr. Freeman Featured in Carolina Arts and Sciences Magazine
Dr. Ronit Freeman has been featured in an article for Carolina Arts and Sciences Magazine. The article, titled “Master of Adaptation“, discusses Dr. Freeman’s life and career from her upbringing in Tel Aviv, to her current pioneering work in biomaterials, and her advocacy for young women in science and engineering.
Dr. Freeman, Designing for Change
On Thursday October 24, Dr. Freeman will be a panelist at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Designing for Change: Women in Entrepreneurship panel. She will be joining 5 young UNC alumnae panelists who will share their personal stories and experiences as females in entrepreneurship. After the panel discussion, the event will open up… Continue reading Dr. Freeman, Designing for Change
Maggie Daly Awarded NSF Fellowship
We are excited to announce that Freeman Lab Ph.D. candidate Maggie Daly has been selected for the 2019 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Each year NSF recognizes outstanding graduate students in STEM fields of study who “have demonstrated the potential to be high-achieving scientists and engineers, early in their career.” Maggie is… Continue reading Maggie Daly Awarded NSF Fellowship
Hannah Wilkins Wins Poster Award
The Freeman Lab is thrilled to announce that our own Hannah Wilkins, a junior at the University of North Carolina in the Chancellor’s Science scholar program, has won the 3rd Place Overall Poster Award at this year’s Summer Undergraduate Program Symposium. UNC’s Summer Undergraduate Program is an opportunity for minority scholars to get a taste… Continue reading Hannah Wilkins Wins Poster Award
Freeman Lab Cover Art Published in Bioconjugate Chemistry
This month’s issue of Bioconjugate Chemistry has been published, and features cover art by Freeman Lab alumnus Griffin Miller. The artwork (above) depicts DNA-containing peptides organizing into twisted bundles of fibers, which mimic biological assemblies. This cover accompanies Dr. Ronit Freeman’s paper, also published in this July issue, titled “Encoding Reversible Hierarchical Structures with Supramolecular Peptide-DNA Materials.” More information on this… Continue reading Freeman Lab Cover Art Published in Bioconjugate Chemistry
Triangle Soft Matter Workshop
On May 13, Dr. Freeman spoke at the 2019 Triangle Soft Matter Workshop, hosted by Duke University’s Fitzpatrick Center. The goal of the workshop is to spark interactions and collaborations between the research groups in the Triangle area. The format was very informal, with an emphasis is placed on spurring conversations between researchers in all areas… Continue reading Triangle Soft Matter Workshop