PhD Candidate
Driskill Graduate Program
Feinberg School of Medicine
PI: Prof. Gemma L. Carvill, PhD
Research Description:
We have developed the first bioinformatics tool that leverages long-read sequencing data to annotate poison exons—an understudied class of alternative exons that regulate protein expression across ~30% of human genes.
PhD Candidate
Health Sciences Integrated Program
Feinberg School of Medicine
PIs: Dr. Anne Stey, MD and Prof. Andrew Berry, PhD
Research Description:
We are introducing the Huddle Around SHock (HASH) call, a clinical workflow designed to facilitate rapid clinician consensus when diagnosing shock etiology.
Q Entrepreneurial Fellow
Dept of Materials Science
McCormick School of Engineering
PI: Prof. Samuel Stupp, PhD
Research Description:
We are building, Amino, a biotech beauty company developing regenerative peptide actives that rebuild collagen and elastin to restore skin structure and function.
PhD Candidate
Driskill Graduate Program
Feinberg School of Medicine
PI: Dr. Andrew Naidech, MD
Research Description:
Our AI-enabled Stroke Detector app rapidly evaluates symptoms to accelerate stroke recognition and intervention, improving outcomes by reducing long-term disability and mortality.
PhD Candidate
Dept of Electrical Engineering
McCormick School of Engineering
PI: Prof. Pedram Khalili, PhD
Research Description:
We demonstrate how probabilistic Ising machines can solve hard optimization problems and outline their application to high-impact industrial challenges where small solution gains yield outsized benefits.
PhD Candidate
Dept of Chemical and Biological Engineering
McCormick School of Engineering
PI: Prof. Dayne Swearer, PhD
Research Description:
We have developed an electrified chemical process and novel reactor that directly converts methane to methanol without CO₂ emissions by coupling low-temperature plasma, liquid water, and a solid catalyst.
MD/PhD Candidate
NU Interdepartmental Neuroscience
Feinberg School of Medicine
PI: Dr. John A. Kessler, MD
Research Description:
We developed a therapeutic strategy to prevent cognitive decline in diseases such as Alzheimer’s by targeting age-related BMP signaling and enabling brain-specific delivery through a noninvasive IV system.
PhD Candidate
Dept of Biomedical Engineering
McCormick School of Engineering
PI: Prof. Neha Kamat, PhD
Research Description:
We have created a platform for rapid manufacturing and screening of targeted nanoparticles for applications in vaccines, cancer therapies, and personalized (n=1) gene therapies.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Dept of Dermatology
Feinberg School of Medicine
PI: Dr. Amy Paller, MD
Research Description:
We have developed a transgenic mouse model showing impaired wound healing due to loss of pain- and itch-sensing nerves, enabling study of diabetic-like ulcers and potential therapeutic targets.
Q Entrepreneurial Fellow
Dept of Materials Science
McCormick School of Engineering
PI: Prof. David Dunand, PhD
Research Description:
We convert waste CO₂ into chemical and fuel feedstocks using an iron-oxide electrochemical looping process enhanced with tungsten and molybdenum to increase product yields.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Dept of Physics
Weinberg School of Arts & Sciences
PI: Prof. Jerry Gabrielse, PhD
Project PI: Prof. Mark Hersam, PhD
Research Description:
We are developing a next-generation lithium-ion battery separator that improves safety and performance by self-extinguishing, enhancing thermal stability, and enabling higher ion flow.