Research
New publication on action of antimicrobial peptides against spores
The Camesano lab recently published an article in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B, “Interactions of antimicrobial peptide chrysophsin-3 with Bacillus anthracis in sporulated, germinated, and vegetative states“, with lead author lab alum Paola A. Pinzon-Arango. This work describes how an antimicrobial peptide isolated from the gills of the red sea bream was used to […]
Celebrating a Successful Academic Year
The Camesano Lab visited the Museum of Science in Boston on 5/1/13, to celebrate our many accomplishments of this year. Highlights include: -Todd Alexander completed his first year as an IGERT Fellow, and placed 2nd in the i3 Innovation Competition at WPI -Lindsay Lozeau completed her first year as a pre-IGERT Fellow, and is preparing […]
Prof. Camesano graduates from ELATE Executive Leadership Program
Terri Camesano, Professor of Chemical Engineering, has graduated from the inaugural class of the Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering (ELATE at Drexel™) Fellowship program. The ELATE program provides academic leadership training and support for women through a one-year fellowship program. Fellows received instruction in different dimensions of leadership, such as personal and professional […]
AweSTEM 2013!
The WPI Bioengineering Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program recently participated in the 2nd annual STEM Education Center’s networking event. The program was well attended with much enthusiasm present in the room. Attendees were informed by STEM Center director Martha Cyr that the theme this year was to develop dialogue about what STEM means. One […]
Undergraduate Research with ENSIC in Nancy, France is Published
Research by former WPI undergraduate students working with Professor Camesano and Professor Thompson has been accepted for publication in Environmental Science and Pollution Research. The work was done in the laboratory of Dr. Marie-Noelle Pons at ENSIC in Nancy, France. Alumni Rebecca Bygerg and Jesse Cobb spent 8 weeks conducting an intense research project. The […]
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
Almost 60 girls participated in Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day on February 19, 2013! Professor Camesano’s group participated by talking to the girls about engineering and performing a very popular demonstration involving liquid nitrogen ice cream. PhD students Kathleen Wang, Lindsay Lozeau, and Todd Alexander led an activity for the girls. The group was […]
Research Seminar and Collaboration Visit at McGill
Professor Camesano presented research work from her laboratory at McGill University in the Department of Chemical Engineering on February 15, 2013. The title of the presentation was “Nanoparticle and peptide interactions with model cell membranes”. The work highlighted research of graduate students Kathleen Wang, Kellie Waterman, and Todd Alexander, along with undergraduate research projects that […]
Prof. Camesano Presents on Educational Research in Washington, D.C.
Prof. Camesano attended the National Science Foundation’s Conference on the Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES) Program on January 23-25, 2013. Her presentation was entitled “Grand Challenges Approach to Undergraduate Nanobiotechnology Lab”, with co-authors Prof. Jianyu Liang (Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering) and Dr. Jeanne Hubelbank (Evaluation Consultant). This presentation described the […]
Presentation at Materials Research Society
Our work was recently presented at the Materials Research Society’s Fall Meeting, in Boston, MA. Professor Camesano gave an invited lecture on “Atomic Force Spectroscopy Analysis of Role of LapA in Adhesion of Pseudomonas fluorescens“, with co-authors Ivan E Ivanov1, Chelsea Boyd2, and George A. O’Toole2. 1, Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; 2, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New […]
10/7/12 New publication!
Our recent work on creating antibacterial surfaces has been accepted for publication in ACS Applied Material Interfaces. This work describes how we created different methods of attaching an antibacterial molecule to a surface, and demonstrated that the molecule will still capable of killing E. coli. The lead student researcher on the project was Ivan Ivanov, […]
