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Freeman Lab Published in New RSC Book

The Freeman Lab has contributed to a new book published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Peptide-Based Biomaterials is the latest in RSC’s Soft Matter Series,

Ronit Freeman to Speak at the State of Innovation Forum

This week, at 9am EST on Wednesday, October 7, Innovate Carolina will be hosting their annual State of Innovation Forum online via Zoom. Along with

Molecular approaches to detect and mitigate COVID-19

Dr. Ronit Freeman’s proposals for the Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s COVID-19 Initiative, and her subsequent awards to research ways to capture and disable coronavirus

Freeman Lab Undergraduates Receive Summer Award for Research-Intensive Courses (SARIC)

We are happy to announce that two Undergraduates working in the Freeman Lab have received the Summer Award for Research-Intensive Courses (SARIC) for Undergraduate research

Jade Dang’s Will Froelich Fellowship Proposal Approved

We are excited to announce that Freeman Lab Undergraduate Jade Dang, a recipient of the Will Froelich Honors Fellowship, has had her fellowship proposal approved!

Freeman Lab awarded 2 RCSA grants to research COVID-19

The Freeman Lab is happy to announce that we have received funding via two Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) grants to investigate the COVID-19

Lung mucus strategy to mitigate Covid-19 transmission and infection receives NSF RAPID grant

The Freeman Lab is part of a multidisciplinary team that has been awarded an NSF RAPID grant, to explore the critical role of airway mucus

Dr. Freeman Elected to UNC Faculty Council

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Ronit Freeman has been elected to UNC’s Faculty Council! She will serve a three-year term beginning in June

Pandemic Lessons

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced colleges and educators to think on their feet and drastically alter their practices. Moving courses online and practicing social distancing

Coming Together To Print Solutions

The current outbreak of COVID-19 has highlighted an urgent need for personal protective equipment (PPE) among the medical teams working on the front lines to

Hannah Wilkins Granted Senior Honors Thesis Award

We are happy to announce that Freeman Lab undergraduate student Hannah Wilkins has won the Tom and Elizabeth Long Research Award! This award is granted

Upcoming Event: Diversity in Science Lunch Series

The next talk in UNC’s Diversity in Science lunch series will take place on Thursday, March 5th, at the Kenan Science Library, from 12 –

Featured: ACS Biomaterials Sci. Eng.

A new paper by the Freeman Lab has been published in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. Titled “Gelator Length Precisely Tunes Supramolecular Hydrogel Stiffness and

Editor’s Choice: Journal of the American Chemical Society

A new paper featuring work by Ronit Freeman has been picked for Editor’s Choice in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Titled “Hierarchical assembly of

Maggie Daly Wins 1st Prize At TSRC

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

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

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.

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