News

Kristi was selected to give the 2015 Bayer Distinguished Lecture, based on "outstanding excellence in chemical education, outreach and research." See her talk on Thursday, April 23rd at 5 pm or Friday, April 24th at 9 am at Benedum Hall in Pittsburgh. Read more about it here .

We are excited to welcome four new members to the lab this year, and look forward to seeing their progress. Check out their bios here .

Congratulations to Emi and Balaji, the latest PhDs from the Anseth lab.

Nanoly , an Anseth Lab startup working to stabilize vaccines without refrigeration, won the $75,000 grand prize in the Young Innovator category at the Tech Awards in San Fransisco. Read more about it here .

Sharon (co-advised by Kristi and Leslie Leinwand ) writes about the unique experience of being part of two research groups. Find the article here .

This paper has been featured on Soft Matter's blog , and has been made freely available to all for 4 weeks.

This article, detailing a method for measuring the force of extending neurites, was recently accepted to Soft Matter and also invited for a cover art submission. An advance version is available here .

Sharon Wang has moved on to a position with Peter Sorger at Harvard Medical School http://sorger.med.harvard.edu/ . Goodbye, and congratulations Sharon!

Kristi has been elected as the 2015 Vice President and 2016 President-elect for the Materials Research Society . Congratulations Kristi! See the results here .

Adrianne completed her postdoc funding trifecta, receiving an NIH fellowship in addition to the Burroughs Wellcome grant and an American Heart Association fellowship. Congratulations Adrianne!