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Molly Stevens is the 2018 recipient of the Marshall R. Urist Award
The Orthopaedic Research Society has selected Molly Stevens as the 2018 recipient of the Marshall R. Urist, MD Award in Excellence in Tissue Regeneration Research. The Urist Award honors investigators who have made significant contributions to research in tissue regeneration. The award citation reads that it is presented to Molly Stevens in recognition of her incredible advancements in using a multidisciplinary approach based on physics, engineering, chemistry, biology, medicine and the life sciences to design and develop bio-inspired materials for regenerative medicine.
Manuscript Featured on the Front Cover of ChemBioChem
The Stevens Group has been featured on the Front Cover of the most recent issue of ChemBioChem. The report, entitled “MicroRNA Detection by DNA-Mediated Liposome Fusion”, was led by Stevens group alumnus Dr Coline Jumeaux and also includes Stevens Group member Eunjung Kim and alumni Rona Chandrawati and Philip Howes, in collaboration with Prof Fredrik Höök and describes how liposome fusion can be mediated by DNA to selectively detect microRNA in low nanomolar concentrations.
Study on cell geometry directing stem cell signalling and fate published in Nature Materials
The Stevens Group’s latest Nature Materials article entitled "Cell-geometry-dependent changes in plasma membrane order direct stem cell signalling and fate" reports on how cell shape and geometry act as regulators for cell physiology and stem cell signalling. Stevens Group members Thomas von Erlach, Sergio Bertazzo, Christine-Maria Horejs, Stephanie Maynard, Hélène Autefage, Charalampos Kallepitis and Silvia Goldoni contributed with excellent studies along with strong collaborations from the del Río Hernández and Chen research labs. Well done!
Chia-Chen (Jane) Hsu Graduates with a PhD
Congratulations to Jane who has graduated from the Stevens Group with a PhD entitled “Biophysical regulations in neural development.”
Ultrasensitive point of care diagnostic test for HIV
The Stevens Group’s paper entitled “Platinum nanocatalyst amplification: Redefining the gold standard for lateral flow immunoassays with ultrabroad dynamic range” reports on an ultrasensitive diagnostic test that outperforms the gold standard point-of-care commercial kit for p24, a biomarker for HIV. This work involved members Colleen Loynachan, Michael Thomas, and Shweta Agarwal and is supported by the EPSRC IRC “i-sense” consortium and our collaborators within “i-sense”.
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Jenny Puetzer has been appointed as Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University
Congratulations to Jenny Puetzer who is now an Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in the States! She is starting her independent academic career following her postdoctoral research with us focusing on the design and characterization of biomimetic functionalized scaffolds for osteochondral and other engineered tissues. Congratulations Jenny!
Stevens Group member Luke Salter wins joint 1st presentation prize
Congratulations to PhD student Luke Salter, jointly supervised with Profs Martin Heeney and Natalie Stingelin, for winning joint 1st prize for his talk “Well defined supramolecular and covalent conductive polymers for cardiac tissue engineering” at the Plastic Electronics Winter School 2018 in Bergun, Switzerland from 22-26 January 2018. Congrats Luke!
Ultraspecific diagnostic test for Ebola virus
The Stevens Group’s paper “A serological point-of-care test for the detection of IgG antibodies against Ebola virus in human survivors” reports on an ultraspecific diagnostic test capable of distinguishing different strains of the Ebola virus in serum from survivors in Uganda. This work involved members Polina Brangel and Philip Howes and is supported by the EPSRC IRC “i-sense” consortium and our collaborators within “i-sense”.
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Katie Hansel Graduates with PhD
Congratulations to Katie who has graduated from the Stevens Group with a PhD entitled “Microscopy of interactions at the cell-material and cell-matrix interface."
Kella Kapnisi Graduates with PhD
Congratulations to Kella who has graduated with a PhD entitled “Conductive biomaterials with an auxetic design for treating myocardial infarctions”.
Shweta Agarwal Graduates with PhD
Congratulations to Shweta who has graduated from the Stevens Group with a PhD entitled “Nanoscale characterisation of cardiovascular tissue calcification.”
Stevens Group member Arianna Ferrini wins Poster Prize
Congratulations to Stevens Group member Arianna Ferrini for winning the Best Poster Presentation Prize at the Future Investigators of Regenerative Medicine (FIRM) 2017 in Girona, Spain. Co-supervised by Prof Nadia Rosenthal, Arianna presented her work entitled “Evaluation of Cardiac Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSCs) under Acidic pH”, co-authored by Limor Zwi-Dantsis, Nadia Rosenthal and Molly Stevens. Congrats Arianna!
Stevens Group members Conor Horgan and Jelle Penders win Prize from Nanomed Consortium
Congratulations to Stevens Group members Jelle Penders and Conor Horgan, who were voted Best Presentation at the Nanomed consortium, an H2020 ITN focusing on innovative nanomedicines (grant no. 676137). Congrats to Conor and Jelle!
Stevens Group members win awards at Postgrad Research Day
Congrats to Stevens Group members Stuart Higgins, James Armstrong and Amy Gelmi for winning awards for Best Talk and Poster at this year’s Postgrad Day at Imperial. Congrats to all! Congratulations to Andrea Serio who is now a Lecturer at King’s College London! He is starting his independent academic career following his postdoctoral research with us focusing on developing in vitro engineered functional networks of human pluripotent cells derived neurons. Congratulations Andrea!
Molly Stevens wins Harrison Medal from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has awarded Prof Molly Stevens the prestigious Harrison Medal, which is awarded every two years to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to pharmaceutical science and practice in pharmacy.
Nadav Amdursky has been appointed as Assistant Professor at Technion–Israel Institute of Technology
Congratulations to Nadav Amdursky who is now an Assistant Professor at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology! He is starting his independent academic career following his postdoctoral research with us researching the electrical conductivity via biological structures. Congratulations Nadav!
Andrea Serio has been appointed as Lecturer at King’s College London
Congratulations to Andrea Serio who is now a Lecturer at King’s College London! He is starting his independent academic career following his postdoctoral research with us focusing on developing in vitro engineered functional networks of human pluripotent cells derived neurons. Congratulations Andrea!
Dr Jenny Puetzer wins UKRMP Special Merit Prize
Stevens Group member Dr Jenny Puetzer has won the UKRMP Special Merit Prize based on her activities within the United Kingdom Regenerative Medicine Platform “Acellular Technologies” Hub. This award recognises her for her demonstrating outstanding activity in exhibiting the ethos of the UKRMP Hubs. Congrats Jenny!
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Mattias Björnmalm awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship
Dr Mattias Björnmalm has been awarded a very prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship from H2020, in which he will research how nanoparticles behave under physiological conditions. Congrats Mattias!
Tim Keane awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship
Dr Tim Keane has been awarded a very prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship from H2020, in which he will implement materials-based strategies for applications in tissue repair. Congrats Tim!