Megan Dang has been busy publishing her 2020 research

Congratulations to Megan Wang, CBI Trainee, on the recent publication of 3 articles. Awesome! See titles and links to articles below. Wang J, Dang MN, Day ES, (April 25, 2020) “Inhibition of Wnt signaling by Frizzled7 antibody-coated nanoshells sensitizes triple-negative breast cancer cells to the autophagy regulator chloroquine” Nano Research 3CLICK HERE to read this…Continue Reading Megan Dang has been busy publishing her 2020 research

Research on COVID-19 published in engineering journal

Congratulations to CBI Trainee Katie Nelson and CBI Trainers Professors Cathy Fromen and Jason Gleghorn on their recent publication, Significant Unresolved Questions and Opportunities for Bioengineering in Understanding and Treating COVID-19 Disease Progression, published on July 27, 2020 in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. Other authors include Jasmine Shirazi, Michael J. Donzanti, and Ryan Zurakowski. CLICK HERE to read…Continue Reading Research on COVID-19 published in engineering journal

Prof. Karl Booksh, outspoken advocate for those with disabilities

On July 26, 2020, the American Disabilities Act celebrated 30 years of being passed into law in the United States. CBI Trainer, Prof. Karl Booksh, broke his neck while playing flag football his freshman year in college. For some, this may have changed their course in life, but Dr. Booksh earned advanced degrees and awards,…Continue Reading Prof. Karl Booksh, outspoken advocate for those with disabilities

Dr. April Kloxin is leading a project under UD CHARM

A new center at the University of Delaware will advance research to transform the way materials are made. The UD Center for Hybrid, Active, and Responsive Materials (UD CHARM) will drive fundamental materials science research with the potential to enable critical innovations in biomedicine, security, sensing and more. The center, led by UD’s Drs. Thomas H….Continue Reading Dr. April Kloxin is leading a project under UD CHARM

Congratulation to K. Wodzanowski on publication of review article

Congratulations to Kimberly Wodzanowski, CBI Trainee, and Samantha Cassel on the publication of their new review article in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters titled: “Tools for probing host-bacteria interactions in the gut microenvironment: from molecular to cellular levels.” Kimmie is working in the Catherine Grimes and April Kloxin labs to develop a three-dimensional bacteria-macrophage co-culture hydrogel system…Continue Reading Congratulation to K. Wodzanowski on publication of review article

Dr. Velia Fowler’s research is published in blood

blood journal recently published research by Dr. Velia Fowler, CBI Trainer, and her collaborators titled “Megakaryocyte migration defects due to nonmuscle myosin IIA mutations underlie thrombocytopenia in MYH9-related disease”. Their research reveals a number of wrong moves by blood cells on their creeping, crawling journey toward platelet formation. While platelets normally are tiny, less than one-tenth the…Continue Reading Dr. Velia Fowler’s research is published in blood