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Kotov Group PhD Candidate Kody Whinsant received a presentation award at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (NSEF) Graduate Student Poster Competition at the 2025 AlChE Annual Meeting in Boston. Congratulations Kody!

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. Kotov Group PhD Candidate Kody Whinsant received a presentation award at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (NSEF) Graduate Student Poster Competition at the 2025 AlChE Annual Meeting in Boston.

Congratulations Kody!

Exciting new research led by Dr. James Moon and collaborators shows how large language models can transform single-cell omics. Unlocking faster, smarter insights into how our cells behave and respond to disease. Read More Here: nature.com/articles/s4158…

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. Exciting new research led by Dr. James Moon and collaborators shows how large language models can transform single-cell omics. Unlocking faster, smarter insights into how our cells behave and respond to disease.

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Congratulations to our own Dr. Maria Castro @umichneuro for being awarded the prestigious Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award for a career filled with impactful contributions to Brain Tumor Science! @UMRogelCancer @umichmedicine @UMneurosciences

Aditya_S_Pandey's tweet image. Congratulations to our own Dr. Maria Castro @umichneuro for being awarded the prestigious Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award for a career filled with impactful contributions to Brain Tumor Science! @UMRogelCancer @umichmedicine @UMneurosciences

At BI, health research is being turned inside out. Instead of starting with individual labs and hoping collaboration follows, BI begins with collaboration. Bringing together clinicians, engineers, chemists, and data scientists from the start. Read here: news.engin.umich.edu/2025/11/turnin…

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. At BI, health research is being turned inside out. Instead of starting with individual labs and hoping collaboration follows, BI begins with collaboration. Bringing together clinicians, engineers, chemists, and data scientists from the start.

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A groundbreaking study led by @NagrathSunitha and @WichaLab is bringing precision medicine one step closer to reality. Their team has developed a “labyrinth” microfluidic chip to capture circulating tumor cells from a simple blood sample. Read More Here: news.umich.edu/capturing-canc…

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. A groundbreaking study led by @NagrathSunitha and @WichaLab is bringing precision medicine one step closer to reality. Their team has developed a “labyrinth” microfluidic chip to capture circulating tumor cells from a simple blood sample.

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A team of @UMich researchers is utilizing the @UMBiointerfaces, a research core facility that focuses on the juncture between physical and biological systems, to develop drugs that can be engineered to carry medications to precise locations in the body. myumi.ch/bV6pW

UMichResearch's tweet image. A team of @UMich researchers is utilizing the @UMBiointerfaces, a research core facility that focuses on the juncture between physical and biological systems, to develop drugs that can be engineered to carry medications to precise locations in the body. myumi.ch/bV6pW

Inspired by the art of pottery, researchers led by Dr. Sharon Glotzer have developed a stenciling technique to pattern nanoparticles. Allowing scientists to control how particles assemble into materials. Read More Here: news.engin.umich.edu/2025/10/potter…

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. Inspired by the art of pottery, researchers led by Dr. Sharon Glotzer have developed a stenciling technique to pattern nanoparticles. Allowing scientists to control how particles assemble into materials.

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The Biointerfaces Institute hosted our first ever Research Week! An expansion of our previously established Research Day, BI hosted a plethora of events expressive of our institutions dedication to innovative science!

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. The Biointerfaces Institute hosted our first ever Research Week! An expansion of our previously established Research Day, BI hosted a plethora of events expressive of our institutions dedication to innovative science!

Dr. Bruns and colleagues investigated how naturally occurring neural activity impacts the effectiveness and characteristics of electrically evoked responses in peripheral nerves. Read More Here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. Dr. Bruns and colleagues investigated how naturally occurring neural activity impacts the effectiveness and characteristics of electrically evoked responses in peripheral nerves. 

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Dr. Carlos Aguilar and his team demonstrate how ECM hydrogels can transform the healing of severe muscle injuries. They show the treatment limits harmful immune and scar-forming cells while promoting muscle progenitors. Read Article Here: nature.com/articles/s4153…

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. Dr. Carlos Aguilar and his team demonstrate how ECM hydrogels can transform the healing of severe muscle injuries. They show the treatment limits harmful immune and scar-forming cells while promoting muscle progenitors.

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Dr. Joerg Lahann and, graduate research assistant, Albert Chang are developing nanoparticles that stick to the mouth’s mucosal layer, delivering chemopreventive drugs directly to high-risk areas. Read Article Here: research.umich.edu/research-stori…

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. Dr. Joerg Lahann and, graduate research assistant, Albert Chang are developing nanoparticles that stick to the mouth’s mucosal layer, delivering chemopreventive drugs directly to high-risk areas. 

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A recent study, led in part by @AnnaSchwendy, introduces a refined in vitro release test (IVRT) for Onivyde®, the liposomal irinotecan therapy for pancreatic cancer. Read Article Here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. A recent study, led in part by @AnnaSchwendy, introduces a refined in vitro release test (IVRT) for Onivyde®, the liposomal irinotecan therapy for pancreatic cancer. 

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Three Michigan Medicine doctors have been selected and recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business for being notable leaders in health care technology. H.D. Humes, M.D., a nephrologist at U-M, successfully treated a child in severe septic shock and multiorgan failure using a…

umichneuro's tweet image. Three Michigan Medicine doctors have been selected and recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business for being notable leaders in health care technology. 
 
H.D. Humes, M.D., a nephrologist at U-M, successfully treated a child in severe septic shock and multiorgan failure using a…

Dr. Jae-Won Shin has developed a microgel coating for mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) incorporating a “self” peptide, helping them evade innate immune clearance. The innovation has potential to enhance cell therapies! Read Article: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ad…

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. Dr. Jae-Won Shin has developed a microgel coating for mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) incorporating a “self” peptide, helping them evade innate immune clearance. The innovation has potential to enhance cell therapies!

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Exciting new research by researchers, including Dr. Nicholas Kotov, describes a breakthrough in chiroptical materials development. They have engineered achiral perovskite nanofilms atop chiral "hedgehog" micro-particles (CHIPs). Read More Here: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ad…

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. Exciting new research by researchers, including Dr. Nicholas Kotov, describes a breakthrough in chiroptical materials development. They have engineered achiral perovskite nanofilms atop chiral "hedgehog" micro-particles (CHIPs).

Read More Here: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ad…

New study by Dr. Guizhi Zhu unveils a breakthrough in flu prevention: small circular RNA (circRNA) vaccines, delivered directly into the lungs via lipid nanoparticles, show high stability and robust protection in preclinical models. Read More Here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. New study by Dr. Guizhi Zhu unveils a breakthrough in flu prevention: small circular RNA (circRNA) vaccines, delivered directly into the lungs via lipid nanoparticles, show high stability and robust protection in preclinical models. 

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Thank you @crainsdetroit! Honored to be named with these leaders in health care technology. @umichneuro @UMBME @UMBiointerfaces


Researchers led by Dr. Deepak Nagrath have achieved a breakthrough in understanding how glioblastoma (GBM) tumors fuel themselves. Backed by a new NIH grant, this work is now advancing toward a clinical trial at Michigan Medicine Read More Here: bme.umich.edu/2025/09/03/unl…

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. Researchers led by Dr. Deepak Nagrath have achieved a breakthrough in understanding how glioblastoma (GBM) tumors fuel themselves. Backed by a new NIH grant, this work is now advancing toward a clinical trial at Michigan Medicine

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A brand-new study published in Advanced Materials Technologies by Dr. Sunitha Nagrath's lab introduces the CellExoChip revealing mechanisms that may drive metastasis. Read Here: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. A brand-new study published in Advanced Materials Technologies by Dr. Sunitha Nagrath's lab introduces the CellExoChip revealing mechanisms that may drive metastasis.

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advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

A new review led by experts like @castro2355_mg spotlighting H3 G34-mutant diffuse hemispheric glioma maps epigenetic flaws, DNA repair gaps, and immune openings helping pave the way for targeted therapies and gene-driven immune strategies. Read More: nature.com/articles/s4169…

UMBiointerfaces's tweet image. A new review led by experts like @castro2355_mg spotlighting H3 G34-mutant diffuse hemispheric glioma maps epigenetic flaws, DNA repair gaps, and immune openings helping pave the way for targeted therapies and gene-driven immune strategies.

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