Congratulations to our undergraduate researchers and their mentors for securing summer 2026 fellowships!
Congratulations to our lab’s undergraduate researchers for securing funding through the DeFeo Undergraduate Research Fellowship, the NU Bioscientist Program, the Michael Jaharis Undergraduate Research Fellowship, and the Northwestern Summer Undergraduate Research Grant. We are so proud of all of you!!
Matthew Lucia presented his research at SEED!
Matthew Lucia presented his research, “Agriculturally-Relevant, Artificial Cell Biosensors Are Deployable In Situ and Enabled by Encapsulated, Bacterial Cell Lysates,” at this year’s Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution, & Design (SEED) conference. His work highlights the potential of artificial cell-based biosensors for real-time, field-deployable agricultural monitoring. Great job, Matthew!
Congratulations to Vivian Hu for successfully defending her dissertation!
We’re thrilled to celebrate Vivian Hu for successfully defending her dissertation titled “Engineering Cell-Free Modified Liposomal Platforms for Vaccines and Biosensors.” Vivian’s work established a rapid cell-free liposomal platform for incorporating viral membrane proteins, enabling multivalent vaccine development against emerging pathogens such as Nipah virus. Congratulations, Dr. Hu, on this incredible achievement!
Andre Gu, former Kamat lab undergrad, shares perspective on recently published first-author paper
Andre Gu, a former Kamat lab undergrad, shares his perspective on his recently published first-author paper. Read about his work on lipid-foam prototissues and long-distance mentoring experience here.
Kamat lab moves to collaborative synthetic biology space
Last October, the Kamat lab moved to brand new lab space in Mudd with the Leonard and Tyo labs. We are excited for more collaborations to come! Read more about collaborative spaces fostering synthetic biology research at Northwestern here.
Tim Vu selected as a finalist in 2023 IIN Outstanding Researcher Award Competition
Congratulations to Tim Vu who was selected as a finalist in the 2023 International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN) Outstanding Researcher Award Competition! He will now compete for the Visionary level prize by presenting a 3 minute talk.
Congrats to Tim Vu for the ABioM 2023 Graduate Student Research Award!
Tim Vu was awarded the ABioM 2023 Graduate Student Research Award for his contribution to the field of Advanced Biomanufacturing. He will accept the award and present his research at ABioM 2023, which is a division of BMES, in late March. Congrats Tim!!
Congrats to Carina Fedosejevs for the dissertation prize in the Department of Physics at Dortmund University!
Congratulations to our postdoctoral fellow, Carina Fedosejevs, who was awarded the dissertation prize in the Department of Physics at Dortmund University!! The selected awardees have each been graded “with distinction” and make a significant scientific contribution to their respective subject area.
Citlayi heads to SACNAS!
Citlayi Villaseñor presented her research at the National Diversity in Stem Conference. She ran into our REU student, Jessy Gonzalez, while she was there!
Nina and Lucas Win Undergraduate Awards!
Kamat Lab undergraduate researchers Nina Galvez and Lucas Sant’Anna have been recognized for their research! Both students were awarded the Lyle F. Mockros Outstanding Senior Award for their research and achievements in the Biomedical Engineering department. Congratulations on their well-deserved awards!