A new paper by the Freeman Lab has been published in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. Titled “Gelator Length Precisely Tunes Supramolecular Hydrogel Stiffness and Neuronal Phenotype in 3D Culture“, the paper showcases strategies to tune mechanical stiffness of hydrogels for use in three-dimensional cell cultures and transplantation matrices for neural regeneration.
Category: Announcements
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 DNA origami nanostructures using coiled-coil peptides”, this paper demonstrates the successful merging of two distinct self-assembly modes to create hybrid bionanomaterials, which is expected to have a range of potential… Continue reading Editor’s Choice: Journal of the American Chemical Society
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 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
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
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Featured: Bioconjugate Chemistry
Living things are built by soft materials with intricate structures that can reconfigure in response to changes in their surroundings to carry out important, complex functions. These biological materials, like muscles, bones, or even the “skeleton” inside cells, are made of small units or molecules that organize into larger architectures of various shapes and sizes.… Continue reading Featured: Bioconjugate Chemistry