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UROP Openings

UROP opportunity in Drug Delivery in Hammond and Langer labs

An opportunity exists for 1-2 motivated undergraduate researchers on a project involving drug delivery of peptides from nanoscale coatings for academic credit. Ideal undergraduate researchers would have 10-15 hours per week to commit to the project, and would be open to continuing this research in upcoming semesters.

We are trying to design a therapeutic coating for orthopedic implants that will sequentially release antibiotics, anti inflammatory agents and growth factors to encourage integration of these medical devices once implanted. Polymers are used to incorporate the drugs of interest and designed to be biocompatible and hydrolytically degradable so that the coating is completely resorbed during the course of treatment. This technique is widely applicable to several subjects in regenerative medicine and drug delivery. The envisioned research involves polymer synthesis, material/cell interactions, extracellular matrix biology, and tissue culture as well as significant molecular biology techniques.

If interested, please reply with a resume and a short email introducing yourself to maralee@mit.edu.

Research opportunity in Biomedical Optics Engineering in Professor Dewey's Lab:
Nonlinear response of quantum dot bleaching to laser excitation