A 3D illustration of antibodies (purple and white) binding to orange antigens on a cell surface, representing an immune response at the molecular level. The background is dark with blurred molecular structures.

Supercharging Antibodies for Better Medicine

April 2, 2021 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tagged: , , , ,

Researchers from the Ruohola-Baker Lab have collaborated with the Institute for Protein Design on a technology in which designed proteins assemble antibodies in nanocage structures, increasing their potency against cancer, COVID-19, and other diseases. Read More

Three-panel illustration. A: Line graph showing White applicants are twice as likely as Black to be funded (2014-2016). B: Cartoon shows barriers for Black applicants in current and improved NIH funding systems. C: Pie chart shows a small NIH budget for equity policy.

Fighting Racial Inequity by Funding Black Scientists

January 26, 2021 | Categories: Uncategorized

More than 260 women faculty in biomedical engineering call on NIH to address funding disparities that discriminate against Black scientists Read More

A four-panel figure showing fluorescent microscopy images of microfabricated structures: (a) a 3D bar graph, (b) multiple grid patterns, (c) a horizontal grid, and (d) a tree-like branching pattern, all with scale bars.

DeForest Lab Pioneers 4D Biomimicry Systems With Ingenuity, Collaboration, and an NIH Grant

October 1, 2020 | Categories: Award, Core Faculty, Uncategorized | Tagged: , ,

In reality show terms, Cole DeForest and his team manufacture tiny bio-worlds staged to mimic living systems, force an eclectic cast of cells to cohabitate, apply light, heat, and chemicals to stir up drama, then record it all with sophisticated monitoring equipment. What they see on the tiniest scales, could have major implications for medicine. Read More

Side-by-side images: on the left, a translucent blue object with geometric shapes; on the right, a heat map with bright yellow, orange, and red colors centered within cooler blue and black edges.

Stevens Lab Unveils Novel System for Regulating Gene Expression with Heat

September 30, 2020 | Categories: Research, Uncategorized | Tagged: , , , ,

Researchers hoping to create disease models or regenerate organs need systems that precisely mimic the degree of complexity found in the natural world. The Stevens Lab is helping to answer the call with a new system that regulates gene expression patterns using heat Read More