Past Rising Star Lectures
2024
Jes Sanders, M.D., General Surgery Resident (Joseph Leventhal and James Mathew Lab)
Leveraging Antigen-Specific Regulatory T Cells as Adoptive Cell Therapy in Organ Transplantation
2023
Cara Smith, Ph.D. Candidate (Samuel Stupp Lab)Supramolecular Netrin-1 Mimetic Nanofibers for Enhanced Neuron Growth and Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury
Randy Atwal, Ph.D. (Shana Kelley Lab)
LEAPFROG: Large-Scale Cell Profiling Based Discovery Engine
2022
Rebecca Keate, Ph.D. Candidate (Guillermo Ameer and Jonathan Rivnay Labs)
Conductive Polymer Form Influences Composite Properties and Cell Response
2021
Michael Vincent, Ph.D. Candidate (Evan Scott Lab)Controlling Interactions at the Nano-Bio Interface to Enhance Drug Delivery Vehicle Performance
Tristan Clemons, Ph.D. (Stupp Lab)
Superstructured Biomaterials Formed by Host-Guest Interactions in Supramolecular Polymers
2020
Silvia Minardi, Ph.D. (Erin and Wellington Hsu Lab)How to Grow Bone
Sijia Yi, Ph.D. (Scott Lab)
Cardiovascular Immunotherapy: Engineering Nanocarriers for Selective Modulation of Inflammatory Cells
2019
Charlotte Chen, Ph.D. Candidate (Stupp Lab)
Pathway Complexity in Supramolecular Biomaterials Affects Therapeutic Efficacy: Considerations for Clinical Translation
Andrea S. Carlini, Ph.D. (Nathan Gianneschi Lab)
Cyclic Peptide Progelators: Structurally Dynamic Biomaterials for Heart Tissue Engineering
2018
Sean Allen, Ph.D. (Scott Lab)
Rapid, Sterile, and Clinical-Scale Synthesis and Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers for Applications in Nanomedicine
2017
Kaylin McMahon, Ph.D. (C. Shad Thaxton Lab)
Bio-Inspired siRNA delivery: Progress Towards Nucleic Acid Therapies for Cancer
Ronit Freeman, Ph.D. (Stupp Lab)
Instructing Cells with Dynamic Peptide-DNA Supramolecular Materials
Joseph Uzarski, Ph.D. (Jason Wertheim Lab)
Re-Building the Kidney: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives on Whole-Organ Kidney Bioengineering
Christopher Synatschke, Ph.D. (Stupp Lab)
Hybrid Materials from Supramolecular Peptide Amphiphiles and Functional Covalent Polymers
2016
Armando Hernandez-Garcia, Ph.D. (Stupp Lab)
Peptide-siRNA Supramolecular Particles for Efficient Cell Transfection
Sungsoo Seth Lee, Ph.D. (Stupp Lab)
Supramolecular Sugars for Sweeter Regenerative Medicine
Eduard Sleep, Ph.D. (Stupp Lab)
Peptide Amphiphiles as Extracellular Matrix Mimics for Cell and Protein Encapsulation and Delivery
Charles Rubert Perez, Ph.D. (Stupp Lab)
Mimicking the Bioactivity of Growth Factors Using Supramolecular Structures
Edward Moreira Bahnson, Ph.D. (Melina Kibbe Lab)
Improving Arterial Surgery Outcomes: Combating Restenosis with Nanotechnology and Redox Modulation
Adam Jakus, Ph.D. (Ramille Shah Lab)
A 3D-Painted Future: New Materials for Tissue Engineering, Energy, Advanced Structures, and More
2015
Job Boekhoven, Ph.D. (Stupp Lab)
Bioinspired Strategies for the Creation of Supramolecular Materials