Priya's first primary author paper was published in Biomaterials Science! Using entirely FDA-approved and generally recognized as safe (GRAS) polymers we were able to improve immune responses to subunit vaccines, demonstrating that these simple and scalable materials could be used make sustained-release vaccines accessible across the globe.
Alex attended BMES in San Diego and gave a platform presentation highlighting the ultra-high concentration suspension work! Thank you to session chair Ester Kwon for organizing a great morning of talks. Alex also got the chance to present his plans for his own lab at the Meet the Faculty Candidates Poster Session.
Our work on ultra-high concentration protein suspensions was published in Science Translational Medicine and featured on the home page of Science!
For other news coverage on this publication check out the Stanford News article
Alex was selected for the UW Chemical Engineering Distinguished Young Scholars Seminar Series. Thank you to Nick Kaplan for organizing my virtual visit and to the entire UW community for the day full of engaging connections and though provoking conversations!
Alex attends the Future Faculty Workshop in Soft Materials. Thank you to UC Irvine for hosting and to the organizers: Herdeline Ardoña, Emily Pentzer, LaShanda Korley, Thomas Epps, III, & Rodney Priestley for putting together such a fantastic learning and networking opportunity!
Alex was invited to give two presentations at the Preclinical Form and Formulations Gordon Research Conference in Portland, Maine. Thank you to the GRS Chairs Holly Coleman & Lucas Attia and the GRC Chairs Erica Schlesinger & Lynne Taylor for the invitations and organizing such an exciting conference!
Alex was selected as a speaker for the Rising Stars in Soft and Biological Matter Symposium, co-sponsored by the University of Chicago and the University of California San Diego MRSECs. Thank you to the organizers for putting together a jampacked event with incredible speakers from across the country!