Breaking Barriers in Science: An Interview with the Women of the Freeman Lab Breaking Barriers in Science: An Interview with the Women of the Freeman Lab Freeman Lab scientists with Justin Hill March 8, 2024 In a wing of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, spanning the Kenan, Caudill and Murray buildings; you will find the Freeman… Continue reading Interview with the Women of the Freeman Lab
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Article: A Twist on Traditional Treatment
Imagine a future where the insidious advance of Alzheimer’s could be halted, or even reversed, not by a miraculous new drug, but by a groundbreaking way of delivering treatment right to the heart of the problem. This isn’t the plot of a science fiction novel but the tangible outcome of cutting-edge research by a team… Continue reading Article: A Twist on Traditional Treatment
Targeted therapy treatments – with a twist!
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!
All That Glitters – Sensors From the Lab to Field
Translating sensors from the lab benchtop to a readily available point-of-need setting is desirable for many fields, including medicine, agriculture, and industry. However, this transition generally suffers from loss of sensitivity, high background signals, and other issues which can impair reproducibility. Here we adapt a label-free surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) sensor for SARS-CoV-2 antigens from… Continue reading All That Glitters – Sensors From the Lab to Field
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
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