Prof. Montclare obtained funding through the National Institute of Health (NIH) Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) for the detoxification of neurotoxic chemical warfare agents such as VX. Prof. Montclare will be working aside Prof. Richard Bonnie, Director of the NYU Center for Data Science, and Dr. Tamara Otto at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute… Continue reading Prof. Montclare & Her Team Awarded NIH CounterACT Grant
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Teeba Jihad Awarded Scholarship
Congratulation to BS/MS Student Teeba Jihad on being awarded the Adawia Alousi Stem Scholarship by the Center for Arab American Philanthropy. Keep up the amazing work, Teeba!
Joe Thomas Passes Written Qualifying Exam
Congratulations Joe Thomas, PhD Candidate, for passing his written qualifying exam! He will be working on the supercharged coiled-coil proteins for gene delivery. Keep it up, Joe!
Congratulations to Andrew Olsen, Liming Yin, Roni Barak Ventura, and ChingYao Yang on the Publication of Their Paper
Congratulations to PhD Candidates, Andrew Olsen and Liming Yin, MS Student, Roni Barak Ventura, and Montclare Lab Alumnus, Dr. ChingYao Yang, on the publication on their paper in Molecular Biosystems. The paper analyzes the impact of the phenylalanine residues on the surface of the phosphotriesterase (PTE) enzyme. The work was a collaborative effort with Prof.… Continue reading Congratulations to Andrew Olsen, Liming Yin, Roni Barak Ventura, and ChingYao Yang on the Publication of Their Paper
Prof. Montclare Awarded NSF Funding for MRI-Traceable Smart Protein for Theranosis
Congratulations for Prof. Montclare, along with Co-PI’s Richard Banneau, PhD, Director of the Center for Data Science, and Youssef Wadghiri, PhD, Director of the PreClinical Imaging Core at NYU School of Medicine, for receiving $1.5 million from the NSF to fund protein fibers capable of self-assembly, targeted drug delivery to cells, and real-time non-invasive monitoring… Continue reading Prof. Montclare Awarded NSF Funding for MRI-Traceable Smart Protein for Theranosis
Prof. Montclare and Lab Members Present Research at 254th ACS National Meeting
Prof. Montclare presented research in the lab at the 254th American Chemical Society National Meeting. However, she was not alone, as multiple students gave oral presentations as well: PhD Candidate, Yao Wang; MS Student Jeffrey Liu; MD/PhD Candidate Lindsay Hill; and PhD Candidate, Andrew Olsen. If that was not enough, PhD Candidate, Liming Yin and… Continue reading Prof. Montclare and Lab Members Present Research at 254th ACS National Meeting
Nicole Schnabel Present Research in Japan
Congratulations to BS/MS Student, Nicole Schnabel, for presenting her research a the Amgen Scholars Program Symposium in Japan.
Teeba Jihad Spotlighted for Internship at NYC Based Celmatix
Congratulations Teeba Jihad for being recognized for her exceptional work during the summer at her internship with Celmatix. She was a featured for her success at the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) Summer Internship Finale.
Lindsay Hill Awarded 2017 WCC/Eli Lilly Travel Award
Congratulations to MD/PhD Candidate Lindsay Hill on being selected for the Women Chemists Committee (WCC)/Eli Lilly Travel Award! Her work on iron oxide hybrid biomatierals for theranostics will be featured in a special poster session along with the other awardees. You can check it out at the 254th ACS Meeting in Washington DC.
Andrew Olsen & Priya Katyal Participate in Inaugural I-Corps Sites Program at NYU Tandon
PhD Candidate, Andrew Olsen, and Post Doctoral Associate, Priya Katyal, participate in the NSF I-Corps Sites program hosted at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. They followed the lean launchpad methodology to understand potential markets for the engineered phosphotriesterase (PTE) developed in the lab. They were awarded modest funding to continue their customer discovery efforts following… Continue reading Andrew Olsen & Priya Katyal Participate in Inaugural I-Corps Sites Program at NYU Tandon