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Exciting comments on our study dlvr.it/T42hm2 The concept we'd like to share with the community is exactly >To think beyond conventional nanoscale design paradigms & more deeply into how to better control the cell biology that underlies responses to emerging therapeutics

Honored to be inducted as an @AIMBE fellow!

Congratulations to Immunoengineering Lab student Lucinda Pastora for her recent publication! Lucinda is pioneering new projects on drug delivery systems for cGAS/STING pathway inhibitors. Check it out! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Congratulations to Vanderbilt BME Immunoengineering Lab graduate student Jake Schulman on earning an U.S. National Science Foundation GRFP award! A well-deserved honor for a rising star in #immunoengineering!

AIMBE is seeking rising stars that are underrepresented in BME for our newest program, Emerging Leaders! Fellows can submit nominations opening this week. Learn more: aimbe.org/aimbe-emerging…

Congrats to Immunoengineering Lab VU Engineering graduate student Lucinda Pastora on winning the 2024 ChBE Department Best Research Paper by Senior Graduate Student Award!

Started as a side project in 2019, we are excited to finally share our recent publication in ACS Nano! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… Congrats to Lihong Wang Bishop, Moe Webb, Lucinda Pastora and all of the authors on this team effort!

A research team led by Immunoengineering Lab of Vanderbilt University describe the fabrication, characterization, and preclinical evaluation of a nanoparticle-based #immunotherapy that enhances #antitumor immunity via activation of the RIG-I pathway. Learn more: go.acs.org/99H

Vanderbilt immunology VUMC_VCI students bringing it #AAI2024 AAI . Rachael Smith & Stephanie Media here. Also, Abby Rich, Megan Erwin and Lindsay Bass.

Excited to share our new Advanced Sci News paper on polymer-RNA conjugates for immunostimulation! Congrats to Immunoengineering Lab VU Engineering alumnus Dr. Christian Palmer and a big thanks to all co-authors for their important contributions to this study. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ad…

Immunoengineers 📢 : Submit an abstract to the #BMES2024 Immunoengineering Speciality Track! Share your exciting work and join us in October in Baltimore 😊 bmes.org/bmes2024-tracks @CMBE LatinXinBME

Don't forget--the VUMC_VCI will reimburse registration for all Vanderbilt trainees to attend

Congratulations to Dr. Lucinda Pastora on her successful PhD thesis defense today! We in the Immunoengineering Lab are super proud of you and everything you've accomplished. Awesome job!

Congratulations to Immunoengineering Lab Jeff Rathmell graduate student Rachael Smith on her NIAID News NRSA F31 predoctoral fellowship!!

Last week I had a wonderful time at the Drug Carriers GRC. Brought me great energy as I organize the 2025 Cancer Nanotechnology GRC with my co-chair, Daniel Heller! Who's excited to join us in Italy next June?! grc.org/cancer-nanotec…

Excited to share our recent publication ACS Central Science about our new polymer-drug conjugate platform for #Immunotherapy! Congratulations to Immunoengineering Lab Vanderbilt BME graduate student Taylor Sheehy and coauthors on their excellent work! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Gary Sulikowski, director of the VU Chemical Biology since 2017, has led a team of researchers who perform groundbreaking research, from small molecule discovery to collaborative projects with industry and academia. 🔗 Learn more about VICB's journey! medschool.vanderbilt.edu/basic-sciences…

Congratulations to Vanderbilt MSTP Vanderbilt BME graduate student Neil Chada on his new perspective article about nanotechnology for improving CAR T cell therapies! Check it out here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We are hiring a BS level technician! Come work with my amazing team and I on polymer constructs to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases and generate vaccines. The ad has more details: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/287350 More info on us: ainslielab.web.unc.edu