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 other University leaders and innovators, Dr. Ronit Freeman will be speaking at the forum about her NSF-RAPID and RCSA grant research research into the transmission, detection, treatment, and prevention of… Continue reading Ronit Freeman to Speak at the State of Innovation Forum
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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 spikes, have been featured on the UNC College of Arts and Sciences website. You can read the article here. Dr Freeman will be collaborating with Rommie Amaro, professor of chemistry… Continue reading Molecular approaches to detect and mitigate COVID-19
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 this Summer 2020! Jade Dang will be using the award to explore fluorescent-based methods in probing the properties of peptide-DNA and catalytic material, while Dingyuan Liu will be tracking cell… Continue reading Freeman Lab Undergraduates Receive Summer Award for Research-Intensive Courses (SARIC)
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! Jade will be spending the coming summer continuing her research in the Freeman Lab, using fluorescent-based methods to probe the properties of peptide-DNA and catalytic material. The Will Froelich Honors… Continue reading Jade Dang’s Will Froelich Fellowship Proposal Approved
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 2020. Like colleges the world over, UNC is facing unique challenges at this time. We look forward to hearing Dr. Freeman’s voice among the other faculty and student representatives on… Continue reading Dr. Freeman Elected to UNC Faculty Council
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 are only some of the changes being made. A new article posted on the UNC College of Arts and Sciences website highlights some of the ways faculty are adjusting their… Continue reading Pandemic Lessons
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 treat the disease. PPE shortages have been reported in hospitals throughout the globe, and groups of individuals and organizations worldwide have stepped up to assist. Here in North Carolina, UNC’s… Continue reading Coming Together To Print Solutions
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 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.
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
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
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