Jason Gregory defended his PhD dissertation entitled “Engineering Multifunctional Nanoparticles: Applied Nanoscale Therapeutics” on December 16, 2021. Jason was involved in numerous collaborative, interdisciplinary projects during his time in the Lahann Lab and has been instrumental in developing our lab’s protein nanoparticle technology. Jason recently accepted a job as a senior engineer at Laronde in Boston.
Dylan Neale defended his PhD dissertation entitled “Scalable Networks of Engineered Extracellular Matrix as Biomimetic Tissue Culture Models with Defined Heterogeneity” on December 14, 2021. Dylan’s thesis focused on the engineering and deployment of well-defined, 3D, fibronectin-based extracellular matrix tissue models for the study of cell migration and tumor microenvironment biology. Dylan has accepted a position in the inaugural cohort of Innovation Fellows in the Biointerfaces Institute at the University of Michigan.
Laura Saunders defended her PhD dissertation entitled “Systematic Improvement of Quantification and Formulation of Synthetic Protein Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery” on December 17, 2021. Laura’s work focused on the quantitative optimization of our lab’s protein nanoparticle technology for gene therapy applications. She developed several new methods for the biophysical and in vitro characterization of these particles. Laura recently accepted a job as a scientist at Tessera Therapeutics in Boston.
Our warmest, heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Gregory, Dr. Neale, and Dr. Saunders!