December 2024
Grant Awarded
MIRA
Our lab was awarded an NIH R35 MIRA Grant from the National Institute of General Medicine! This grant will allow our lab to investigate and manipulate cells in low oxygen environments using lipid nanoparticles.
August 2024
Poster Presentation
DPMP Fall Symposium
Palas, 4th year graduate student, won an award for his poster at the DPMP Fall symposium, where he presented his work on a novel lung expressing platform for delivering mRNA therapy.
July 2024
High School Outreach
Shadow A Scientist
Eshan (3rd Year PhD Student) volunteered with Shadow A Scientist, a program that connects interested high school students with scientific laboratories. Eshan taught thehigh school students about cell culture, microfluidic mixing, and chemistry techniques.
June 2024
T32 Fellowship
Pharmacology T32 Award
Rachel (3rd Year PhD student) recieved a T32 fellowship through the UNC Pharmacological Sciences Training Grant.
April 2024
Elementary Outreach
STEAM Event at Skroog's
Adrianna, Rachel, and Owen volunteered with the STEAM program with the Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics to conduct science demonstrations for elementary students.
January 2024
Poster Award
DPMP Poster Sympoisium Award
Rachel won 2nd place at the DPMP poster presentation for her research project.
September 2023
Waccamaw Siouan STEM Day
Outreach Event
Owen and Palas volunteered with the Waccamaw Siouan STEM event, bringing science demonstrations to the Waccamaw tribe in NC.
2022
Middle School Outreach
STEAM Event at Local School
Lab members volunteered with the STEAM program with the Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics to demonstrate to middle schoolers how medicines are made.