Research
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Unintentional scientific breakthroughs are not entirely uncommon, but the knowledge gathered from serendipitous discoveries brings a certain kind of excitement and inspiration to investigators about their research. Sarah Friedrich, INBT… Read More
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PhD candidates, Anu Kaushik and Alex Trick, won the Dolomite/Lab-on-a-Chip Video Competition at the 2017 International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS) for their rap parody music video describing their work on droplet microfluidics. The annual video award competition recognizes short videos that are scientifically or educationally focused that are also fun, artistic, or surprising. Read More
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For a young scientist who just finished her PhD in May 2017, Hasini Jayatilaka has achieved goals that takes many researchers an entire career to acquire. During her research, she discovered the mechanisms that causes cancer cells to break away from tumors and spread to other parts of the body, also known as metastasis. She also created a cocktail of drugs that slows and, in some cases, stops cancer from spreading. These discoveries have received international recognition and attracted the attention of many media outlets, organizations, professionals, and audiences. Read More
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Sean Sun, INBT core faculty member and professor and vice-chair of mechanical engineering at the Whiting School of Engineering, was awarded funding from The Baltimore PKD Research and Clinical Core… Read More
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A recently published study by an INBT research team from the labs of Hai-Quan Mao and Jonathan Schneck at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, shows that their design of new nano-sized artificial cells is effective at activating T cells, specialized immune cells, to destroy damaged and infected cells, as well as destroying cancer cells. Read More
