Archive for June, 2014

Cranberry Review Article Continues to Top “Most Read” List

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Professor Camesano contributed to a review article, “Cranberries and their bioactive constituents in human health”, on the health benefits of cranberries, which was published in Advances in Nutrition in 2013. This article topped the “most read” article list for the journal in May 2014.

NSF Grant for Innovation and Commercialization of Camesano Lab Technology in Antimicrobials

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A novel technology developed in the Camesano lab to block human infections by taking a lesson from fish has landed a $50,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program. Full article

International Visiting Researchers Conclude their Appointments

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This academic year, the Camesano lab has been fortunate to host two international visiting graduate students. *Sawinee Nasompag fromKhon Kaen University in Thailand came to WPI to learn how to use atomic force microscopy in her Master of Science research project on antimicrobial peptide activity. *PhD Candidate Roberta Gentilini from Politecnico di Milano spent time […]

IGERT News

AMProtection wins at TechSandBox Pitch Fest March 28, 2017
IGERT fellows Todd Alexander and Lindsay Lozeau were one of two startup companies to share first place at the recent TechSandbox Pitch Fest competition. Their share of the prize was $750 intended to help them bring their product to market. The focus of the research done by Todd and Lindsay is to prevent infections that can be caused by urinary catheters. Wha
IGERT fellow Megan Chrobak Interns at Boston Scientific February 2, 2017
Megan Chrobak recently completed an internship at Boston Scientific and found that the position afforded a unique perspective while working through her PhD. Megan worked with the Corporate Research team, whose focus is on “white space” research. This research requires the team to understand up and coming technologies, and provides them with an influential ro
IGERT Fellow Gershlak Acts as Rapporteur at National Academies Meeting January 30, 2017
IGERT Fellow Joshua Gershlak recently acted as rapporteur at the National Academies meeting on November 7, 2016. The meeting was the semi-annual roundtable meeting on Biomedical Engineering Materials and Applications (BEMA), where the roundtable was focused on biofabrication. Speakers included leaders in the field of biofabrication in academia, industry, and

Archive for June, 2014

Cranberry Review Article Continues to Top “Most Read” List

NSF Grant for Innovation and Commercialization of Camesano Lab Technology in Antimicrobials

International Visiting Researchers Conclude their Appointments

IGERT News

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