Daly Archives - Freeman Lab

Lab’s Research Makes Cover of Nature Chemistry

Freeman Lab Synthetic Cell Research Makes Cover of Nature Chemistry’s August Issue Chapel Hill, NC The August 2024 issue of Nature Chemistry features a cover image representing the research led by Margaret Daly, Kengo Nishi, and Ronit Freeman. The research spans multiple years in developing peptide -based filaments with DNA crosslinkers that forms networks and… Continue reading Lab’s Research Makes Cover of Nature Chemistry

AIChE Touts Potential of Lab’s Artificial Cells

AIChE Touts Potential of Lab’s Artificial Cells Chapel Hill, NC The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) take intrigue with the Freeman Lab’s ‘new method of building artificial cells from the ground up.’ These artificial cells have the ability to respond to external triggers such as heat, making them potential building blocks for sensors… Continue reading AIChE Touts Potential of Lab’s Artificial Cells

UNC Researchers create artificial cells that act like living cells

UNC-Chapel Hill researchers create artificial cells that act like living cells Chapel Hill, NC Carleigh Gabryel In a new study published in Nature Chemistry, Carolina researcher Ronit Freeman and her colleagues describe the steps they took to manipulate DNA and proteins — essential building blocks of life — to create cells that look and act like cells from the… Continue reading UNC Researchers create artificial cells that act like living cells

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