Akemi Nogiwa 30/04/2015 Akemi Nogiwa 30/04/2015

Dr Chris Grigsby awarded Whitaker Fellowship

Congratulations to Dr Christopher Grigsby, who has been awarded a Whitaker International Fellowship, entitled “Nonviral reprogramming of fibroblasts to dopaminergic neurons: cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease”, to join the Stevens Group. Congrats Chris!

Akemi Nogiwa 30/03/2015 Akemi Nogiwa 30/03/2015

Nanoneedle-based approach demonstrates extraordinary delivery capabilities in cells and tissues

The Stevens Group’s latest Nature Materials article entitled “Biodegradable silicon nanoneedles delivering nucleic acids intracellularly induce localized in vivo neovascularization” reports an innovative nanomaterial-based device designed for intracellular delivery of sensitive cargoes. The paper by Chiappini et al in collaboration with HMRI describes how nanoneedles based on porous silicon can facilitate the delivery of nucleic acids (e.g. DNA and siRNA) in living cells and tissues non-destructively.
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Akemi Nogiwa 10/03/2015 Akemi Nogiwa 10/03/2015

Rachael Harrison awarded Diploma following her Blond One Year Research Fellowship

Rachael Harrison was awarded her Diploma following a prestigious Blond One Year Research Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England for her research performed within the Stevens Group. Congrats Rachael!

Akemi Nogiwa 09/03/2015 Akemi Nogiwa 09/03/2015

Stevens Group members selected as finalists in SET for Britain

Stevens Group members Polina Brangel, Gregor Fuhrmann, Karla-Luise Herpoldt, Elena Littmann and Anu Solanki were selected to present their work at the annual SET for Britain poster competition. This highly competitive national event invites leading early career researchers to present their work to MPs in Westminster. The group were represented in the Biology and Biomedical Sciences category and the Engineering category, making up 5 out of 120 posters chosen from across the UK. Congrats to all!

Akemi Nogiwa 06/03/2015 Akemi Nogiwa 06/03/2015

Michaella Kapnisi awarded Best Poster Prize at BioEl2015

Michaella Kapnisi has been awarded the Best Poster Prize at the BioEl2015 International Winterschool Kirchberg in Tirol, Austria for her project entitled "Auxetic micropatterning of a cell adhesive-conductive composite for cardiac tissue engineering." Congrats Kella!

Akemi Nogiwa 17/02/2015 Akemi Nogiwa 17/02/2015

Allie Speidel wins prestigious Luce Scholarship

Akemi Nogiwa 17/02/2015 Akemi Nogiwa 17/02/2015

Nanomaterials-based System for Multimodel Imaging and Therapy of Tumors Published in PNAS

Stevens Group member Dr Mathew Hembury et al has published a study entitled “Gold-silica quantum rattles for multimodel imaging and therapy” in the latest issue of PNAS!