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Tessier Group Designs Alzheimer’s AntibodiesTessier and his colleagues developed a new method to design antibodies aimed at combating disease. The surprisingly simple process was used to make antibodies that neutralize the harmful protein particles that lead to Alzheimer’s disease.
Rensselaer Professor Cynthia Collins Receives NSF CAREER AwardCynthia Collins, assistant professor in the Department of the Chemical and Biological Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Collins will use the five-year, approximately $536,000 award to develop systems for coordinating the behaviors of microbes in entirely new types of engineered microbial communities. In the future, Collins envisions the use of such microbial communities as a platform for the production of pharmaceuticals and other important products.
Patrick Underhill Receives NSF CAREER AwardPatrick Underhill, assistant professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering has won a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation. He will use the five-year $400,000 award to study how transport phenomena affect biological processes.
Pankaj Karande Receives Goldhirsh Brain Tumor GrantPankaj Karande, assistant professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, is developing new technology for pushing drugs through the blood-brain barrier, directly targeting brain tumors.