Where do UTD Chemistry PhDs go: Meet Olivia!
Olivia studied developing new materials to enhance the potency of immunoadjuvants in the @Gassensmith lab! She started her job as a senior scientist at @Merck in December!
Check out our recently published work in ACS Applied Nano Materials demonstrating the potential of MOFs to stabilize ssDNA:
Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Nanoencapsulation of CpG for Stabilization and Enhancement of Immunoadjuvancy https://t.co/UZGurtQDoY
@jashkaran @Gassensmith @Merck Thank you so much Jash! It has been a pleasure working with you and canโt wait to see all you accomplish in Paris ๐
@peeters_marloes Thank you for your great question! In our future studies we are wanting to use CpG@ZIF to improve antibody production against a model antigen, ovalbumin. With our sustained release over 10 days via depot effect we hope to achieve this, but we would like to optimize the timing.
Excited to participate in #RSCPoster2021! Please check out my poster using MOFs to improve the biostability of DNA. The immunoadjuvant, CpG, is encapsulated in ZIF-8 to improve tissue residency times, cellular uptake, and B Cell activation. #RSCPoster#RSCNano#RSCChemBio