Research
Forming new collaborations with Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research
Professor Camesano recently presented a seminar on Nanoparticle and Antimicrobial Peptide Interactions with Supported Lipid Bilayers at the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research. Her host for the visit was Professor Moshe Herzberg. The Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research (ZIWR) was founded in January 2002 within the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, at the Sede […]
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
The Camesano Lab and the WPI IGERT students participated in Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day on February 18, 2014. CBS Local was there to interview some of the participants. Elementary-school aged girls spent a full morning at WPI learning about many types of engineering, and engaging in hands-on activities. The day culminated in a demonstration of […]
Searching for new methods to kill bacteria
Kathleen Wang of the Camesano Lab has a new publication that describes the mechanism by which alimethicin, an antibiotic peptide that is produced naturally by the fungus Trichoderma viride, is able to penetrate cell membranes. Alimethicin kills bacteria by forming pores in their membranes. Kathleen performed experiments and mathematical modeling to tackle this complex problem. […]
Forming new collaborations with National University of Ireland
In October 2013, Professor Camesano visited the National University of Ireland, Galway, in order to foster new collaborations between the WPI IGERT graduate program and NUI’s Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials. The visit was hosted by Dr. Abhay Pandit, Director of the Network and Professor of Biomedical Engineering. As part of the international component of […]
Prof. Camesano presents Presidential Lecture at SUNY-IT
On October 8, 2013, Professor Camesano presented in the Presidential Lecture series at SUNY-IT in Utica, NY. She presented a lecture entitled, Exploring the Health Benefits of Cranberries: Understanding how Cranberries Prevent Bacterial Adhesion. In this talk, she presented an overview of the effects of cranberries on urinary tract health, biofilm formation, and other fundamental processes […]
Student Presentations on Nanoparticles and Bacterial Surfaces at BMES
Camesano lab group students Mary Schwartz and Christina Bailey presented on their research at the Biomedical Engineering Society’s Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington. The meeting was held from September 25-28 at the Washington State Convention Center. Mary presented on work she is completing for her senior thesis, entitled AFM Adhesion Analysis of Pseudomonas fluorescens. This […]
NSF-funded Research Experience for Teachers Completes 5th Successful Year!
This summer, WPI labs hosted 8 middle-school teachers in the 5th year of our NSF-funded Research Experience for Teachers program. Teachers worked closely with faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates on research projects in cutting-edge Biomedical Engineering applications. In addition to completing a research project, each teacher designed a lesson to implement in their middle-school classrooms. […]
Farewell to Kellie!
Kellie just finished her last day in the lab and the group was able to get together to celebrate. After completing her MS degree in Chemical Engineering in May, Kellie finished working on her manuscripts and will soon be joining Genzyme in Cambridge, MA. We wish her all the best!
Collaboration with Physics leads to video publication
Recent work on measuring the mechanical properties of living cells using atomic force microscopy, by physics graduate student Gawain Thomas, and Professors Wen, Burnham, and Camesano, was published in the JoVE. According to their website JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) “is a peer reviewed, PubMed indexed journal devoted to the publication of biological, medical, chemical and […]
Welcome Middle-School Teachers!
The WPI Research Experience for Teachers program began today at the Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center. Eight middle-school teachers will be spending the next 6 weeks working on a hands-on laboratory project with WPI faculty and graduate students. Projects this year include topics such as “Design of a Microthread Crosslinking Device” with Professor George Pins […]
