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2022 News
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Proposals sought for ‘moonshot’ bio-nanotechnology research
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Alvarez wins Women in Science Nanotechnology Award
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Ameer named ‘Researcher to Know’ by ISTC
SQI member Guillermo Ameer was highlighted as a “Researcher to Know” by the Illinois Science & Technology Coalition (ISTC), whose annual list recognizes faculty across the state who have made a significant impact in their field. Ameer has pioneered the development of citrate-based biomaterials, now used in FDA-cleared tissue fixation devices, and was one of three researchers listed in the ISTC’s medical technology category.
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Stupp selected for MRS Von Hippel Award
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Quaggin named AHA Distinguished Scientist
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SQI mourns the passing of Alexandra Kolot
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Scott wins 2022 Biomedical Engineering Society Mid-Career Award
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Controlling the shape of chiral molecules
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Meet the Researchers: Rebecca Keate
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Illustrating the invisible: Seniw provides new service through ANTEC
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Artificial ribosome continues advancing
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Ameer wins 2022 Innovation Commercialization Award
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Advancing medicine with nanocarriers
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Stupp elected to Latin American Academy of Sciences
SQI director Samuel Stupp has been elected to the Latin American Academy of Sciences (ACAL), the Academy announced. A native of Costa Rica, Stupp was recognized for leveraging supramolecular chemistry and the self-assembly of organic molecules to develop materials with biological functionality, among other efforts.
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SQI graduate students honored for DEI efforts
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Ameer wins 2022 Bioactive Materials Lifetime Achievement Award
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Alvarez wins Rafael Hervada Award for spinal cord injury research
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Meet the Researchers: Michael Vincent
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Kelley awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
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New COVID-19 nasal spray outperforms current antibody treatments in mice
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Lymphatics aid heart repair
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Mussels’ underwater glue inspires synthetic cement
Using a novel method to arrange molecules, researchers led by SQI member Nathan Gianneschi have created a material that outperforms the extraordinarily strong glue secreted by mussels. Their findings expand on how these protein-like polymers can be used as a platform to create new materials and therapeutics.
“The polymer could be used as an adhesive in a biomedical context, which means now you could stick it to a specific tissue in the body and keep other molecules nearby in one place, which would be useful in wound healing or repair,” Gianneschi said.
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Scott elected as AIMBE fellow
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SQI remembers Lou Simpson
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Tumors dramatically shrink with new approach to cell therapy
Researchers led by SQI member Shana Kelley have developed a new tool to harness immune cells from tumors to fight cancer rapidly and effectively.
Their findings, published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, showed a dramatic shrinkage of tumors in mice compared to traditional cell therapy methods. With a novel microfluidic device that could be 3D printed, the team multiplied, sorted through and harvested hundreds of millions of cells, recovering 400% more of the tumor-eating cells than current approaches.
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Ameer receives the Technology Innovation and Development Award
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ANTEC enhances training procedures during COVID-19 pandemic
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