News

Nov. 6, 2013: Microneedle technology developed in the Hammond and Irvine labs by recent grad Dr. Pete Demuth was featured on PBS NOVA "Making Stuff Safer"

ACS Nano 2013 DOI: 10.1021/nn4047925 article on LbL siRNA/chemotherapy combination nanoparticles was featured in the news:

"Trojan siRNA Opens the Door to Chemotherapy" – Science Translational Medicine Nov. 13, 2013
Listen to an interview with Prof. Hammond on Newsday by the BBC World Service
"A medical matryoshka doll" – The Economist Nov. 2, 2013
"One-two punch knocks out aggressive tumors" – MIT News Office Oct. 21, 2013

July 2, 2013: "Nanoparticles, made to order – inside and out" – MIT News featuring Adv. Mater. 2013 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201302025

July 1, 2013: "Scalable Manufacture of Built-to-Order Nanomedicine: Spray-Assisted Layer-by-Layer Functionalization of PRINT Nanoparticles" featured on the frontpiece of Advanced Materials.

July 2013: Sci. Transl. Med. 2013, 5, 191ra83 featured in the Boston Globe, "MIT nanotech research targets bone repair surgery: Producing a superglue for implants"; in Chemical & Engineering News, "Longer lasting artificial joints"; and in the NIH Director's Blog, "Promoting the longtime marriage of bone and implant."

June 26, 2013: "Osteogenesis from multilayered implants " featured on the cover of Science Translational Medicine. Listen to a podcast of Prof. Hammond discussing this work.

May 23, 2013: ACS Nano 2013 DOI: 10.1021/nn4010n featured in Chemical & Engineering News "Bandages Silence Genes"

April 24, 2013: Professor Hammond was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

March 27, 2013: Watch a biography of Prof. Hammond from the Chemical Heritage Foundation's Catalyst Series: Women in Chemistry featuring short films highlighting 8 leading women in chemistry.

March 16, 2013: Listen to a podcast from the Museum of Science featuring Prof. Hammond and her collaborators discussing microneedle delivery of DNA vaccines.

The outer layer of this nanoparticle (in yellow) falls off in an acidic environment. (Image: Stephen Morton)

Nanowrek News - May 2, 2011

Promise of Solar Energy Tech TV, 04/27/09. Professor Hammond talks about the promise of solar energy and why MIT is uniquely positioned to help realize that promise.

Pump up the Power Federal News Radio, "Daily Debrief with Amy Morris", 5/22/2008.
Professor Hammond addresses the questions on the future of fuel cells. Full interview (.wma)

Nov 12, 2013: Nisarg Shah won the Collegiate Inventors Silver Award for his invention, "A Bioactive Interface for Implant Bonding and Tissue Repair". As a Finalist in this prestigious and highly competitive national competition, he traveled to Washington DC to present to the most influential patent and invention experts in the nation.

Nov 9, 2013: Julia Sun, an undergraduate research group member working on growth factor containing thin films for wound healing with postdoc Ben Almquist, won first place in the AIChE Undergraduate Poster Contest at the 2013 Annual Meeting. Congratulations to Julia!

Oct 7, 2013: Congratulations to Nisarg Shah for being selected as a finalist in the 2013 Collegiate Inventors Competition! Each year 6-7 innovations are selected from North American universities for the final.

Sept 4, 2013: Congratulations to our PhD graduate Dr. Kittipong Saetia!

Aug 15, 2013: Congratulations to Dr. Erik Dreaden for winning an NIH Ruth L. Kirchstein Postdoctoral Fellowship!

Apr 7, 2013: Congratulations to Nisarg Shah and Peter DeMuth on receiveing the ACS POLY Award for excellence in graduate polymer research!

Mar 26, 2013: Congratulations to our PhD graduate Dr. Peter DeMuth!

Jan, 2013: Welcome to new graduate students Marianna, Jae, Chibueze, and Mackenzie!

Nov 27, 2012: Congratulations to Dr. Ben Almquist for winning the NIH Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Postdoctoral Fellowship!

July 30th, 2012: Congratulations to Nisarg Shah for winning the 2012 Design and Research Award of the Biomedical Engineering Society for his submitted work on bone tissue regeneration!
Congratulations to Peter DeMuth on becoming a 2013 Siebel Scholar! The Siebel Scholars program was founded in 2000 to recognize the most talented students at the world's leading graduate schools of business, computer science, and bioengineering.

March 15th, 2012: Welcome to postdoc Erik Dreaden who joined the Hammond Labs.

February 1st, 2012: Welcome to postdocs Brian S. Aitken and Wonjoon Choi who joined the Hammond Labs.

December 13th, 2011: Congratulations to our Ph.D. graduate Dr. Dan Bonner.

December 8th, 2011: Welcome to postdocs Mohi Quadir and Jason Deng who joined the Hammond Labs.

August 15th, 2011: Welcome to postdocs Sun Hwa Lee and Benjamin Almquist who joined the Hammond Labs.

June 15th, 2011: Welcome to Visiting Scientist from Samsung Electronics Co. Seong-Woo Choi who joined the Hammond Labs.

June 4th, 2011: Welcome to Hammond lab alums joining us for the Hammond Labs Reunion.

June 3rd, 2011: Happy commencement day to our Ph.D. graduates: Anita, Jessie, Amanda, Daniel S., and Zhiyong.

April 4th, 2011: Congratulations to undergraduate student Jean Fang, who is a UROP working with graduate student Anita Shukla, for taking first place for her presentation at the Spring 2011 AIChE Northeast Student Regional Conference!

March 18th, 2011: Congratulations to graduate student Daniel Bonner, who won first place in the 2011 Program for Polymer Science and Technology Poster Contest!

March 2nd, 2011: Professor Hammond was one of the top 100 Materials Scientists for 2000-2010 released by Thomson-Reuters identifying the world’s top materials scientists who achieved the highest citation impact scores for their papers (articles and reviews).

January 6th, 2011: Congratulations to our Ph.D. graduate Dr. Zhiyong Poon.

December 13th, 2010: Congratulations to our Ph.D. graduate Dr. Amanda Engler.

December 8th, 2010: Congratulations to our Ph.D. graduate Dr. Daniel Schmidt.

December 4^th, 2009: Professor Hammond is elected as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) for outstanding contributions to the design of novel biomaterials and carriers for drug delivery.



				Hammond Research in the News: Nov. 6, 2013: Microneedle technology developed in the Hammond and Irvine labs by recent grad Dr. Pete Demuth was featured on PBS NOVA "Making Stuff Safer" ACS Nano 2013 DOI: 10.1021/nn4047925 article on LbL siRNA/chemotherapy combination nanoparticles was featured in the news: "Trojan siRNA Opens the Door to Chemotherapy" – Science Translational Medicine Nov. 13, 2013 Listen to an interview with Prof. Hammond on Newsday by the BBC World Service "A medical matryoshka doll" – The Economist Nov. 2, 2013 "One-two punch knocks out aggressive tumors" – MIT News Office Oct. 21, 2013 July 2, 2013: "Nanoparticles, made to order – inside and out" – MIT News featuring Adv. Mater. 2013 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201302025 July 1, 2013: "Scalable Manufacture of Built-to-Order Nanomedicine: Spray-Assisted Layer-by-Layer Functionalization of PRINT Nanoparticles" featured on the frontpiece of Advanced Materials. July 2013: Sci. Transl. Med. 2013, 5, 191ra83 featured in the Boston Globe, "MIT nanotech research targets bone repair surgery: Producing a superglue for implants"; in Chemical & Engineering News, "Longer lasting artificial joints"; and in the NIH Director's Blog, "Promoting the longtime marriage of bone and implant." June 26, 2013: "Osteogenesis from multilayered implants " featured on the cover of Science Translational Medicine. Listen to a podcast of Prof. Hammond discussing this work. May 23, 2013: ACS Nano 2013 DOI: 10.1021/nn4010n featured in Chemical & Engineering News "Bandages Silence Genes" April 24, 2013: Professor Hammond was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences March 27, 2013: Watch a biography of Prof. Hammond from the Chemical Heritage Foundation's Catalyst Series: Women in Chemistry featuring short films highlighting 8 leading women in chemistry. March 16, 2013: Listen to a podcast from the Museum of Science featuring Prof. Hammond and her collaborators discussing microneedle delivery of DNA vaccines. Micro-needles could painlessly tattoo DNA vaccines into the skin Fox News Jan. 29, 2013 Featuring Nature Materials 2013 DOI: 101038/NMAT3550 Watch a clip of Prof. Hammond featured on channel WCBV Chronicle show "Gamechangers": The work of MIT's Paula Hammond may save lives at war and at home. Nov. 16, 2012 New hip implant coating: nanoscale films promote bone growth Inside Science TV - August 2012 MIT's Paula Hammond finds big potential in molecules The Boston Globe by Mary Carmichael - July 15, 2012 siRNA delivery: Loaded-up microsponges Schematic outlining the one-pot synthesis of polymers of short double-stranded RNA Nature Materials by Wade W. Grabow & Luc Jaeger (March 22, 2012) Delivering RNA with tiny sponge-like spheres New RNA interference method holds promise for treating cancer, other diseases. Snapshot of MIT's webpage (February 27, 2012) MITnews by Anne Trafton (February 27, 2012) New Medical Sponge Stops Bleeding TheBostonChannel.com - January 24, 2012 Biological Sponges Could Prevent Battlefield Deaths Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies Forbes by John Farrel - January 10, 2012 Harnessing the Power of Polymers Credit: John Soares Technology Review by Anne Trafton - November 1, 2011. Plasmons Enhance Solar-Cell Output: Electron waves associated with core-shell particles lead to thinner better-performing devices Silver-TiO2 core-shell nanoparticles (TEM shown) enhance the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. Chemical and Engineering News (C&EN) by Mitch Jocoby - August 15, 2011 Paula Hammond On Creating Batteries That Release Energy Rapidly Photo by Trevor Paulhus FastCompany.com by Rachel Z. Arndta - August 8, 2011 Removable 'Cloak' for Nanoparticles Helps Them Target Tumors National Cancer Institute - May 2011 Nano-particles to Target Acidic Tumor Microenvironment for Enhanced Drug Delivery MIT3’s polymer coating is shed as the particle approaches a tumor, exposing positive charges. Thoscharges help the particle be absorbed through the tumor cell membrane. Azonano.com - May 16, 2011. Removable ‘Cloak’ for Nanoparticles Helps Them Target Tumors The outer layer of this nanoparticle (in yellow) falls off in an acidic environment. (Image: Stephen Morton) Nanowrek News - May 2, 2011 Professor Hammond's Research Highlighted in the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research Dedication Ceremony - March 4, 2011 Superbug-Resistant Bandages MaterialViews.com - Oct 10, 2010 Using carbon nanotubes in lithium batteries dramatically improves energy capacity Nanotechwire.com - Jun 26, 2010 Printed Electronics World: Enhancing the power of batteries‎ Printed Electronics World - Jun 23, 2010 MIT Professor Honored As Scientist of the Year Harvard Crimson - Apr 5, 2010 Energy researchers find Obama an eager student MIT News, 10/27/09. Professor Hammond discusses the group research with President Obama. See the 3-minute video clip from CNN here. Promise of Solar Energy Tech TV, 04/27/09. Professor Hammond talks about the promise of solar energy and why MIT is uniquely positioned to help realize that promise. Nanotube Superbatteries Technology Review, 01/09/09. Batteries Invisible to the Naked Eye Enerzine - Sep 16, 2008 (news in French) Medicine's Next Big Thing: MIT Breakthroughs Medical Breakthroughs by Ivanhoe, 6/20/2008. In Search of Forever The Economist, 6/14/2008. Pump up the Power Federal News Radio, "Daily Debrief with Amy Morris", 5/22/2008. Professor Hammond addresses the questions on the future of fuel cells. Full interview (.wma) More-Powerful Fuel Cells Technology Review, 05/22/08. Hope on the horizon: Electrochemical Energy MIT TechTalk, 5/21/2008. Polymer Electrolyte Improves Fuel Cell Performance Materials Today, 5/8/2008. Paula Hammond: watching me, watching you Earth & Sky, podcast, 5/6/2008. A 'Micro Pharmacy' Inside MIT News, 2/11/2008. Roll-up fuel cells MIT Spectrum, Winter 2007. Viral Manufacturing Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards, November 2006. Smart Materials Could Help Engineer a New Liver Technology Review, 6/28/06 Viruses for the electronics toolkit Nature Biotechnology, May 2006, 24(5), 529 Viruses rise to the surface Materials Today, April 2006. MIT researchers build tiny batteries with viruses Eurekalert, 4/6/06 Nature and the fabrication of novel materials Materials Today, January 2005. Spider Silk Wear ScienCentral News, 2/5/04 MIT Lab Works to Mimic Spider Silk MIT News, 4/18/03 Softer, Pliable Electronics Chemical & Engineering News, 1/6/03 Hammond Group Members' News: Nov 12, 2013: Nisarg Shah won the Collegiate Inventors Silver Award for his invention, "A Bioactive Interface for Implant Bonding and Tissue Repair". As a Finalist in this prestigious and highly competitive national competition, he traveled to Washington DC to present to the most influential patent and invention experts in the nation. Nov 9, 2013: Julia Sun, an undergraduate research group member working on growth factor containing thin films for wound healing with postdoc Ben Almquist, won first place in the AIChE Undergraduate Poster Contest at the 2013 Annual Meeting. Congratulations to Julia! Oct 7, 2013: Congratulations to Nisarg Shah for being selected as a finalist in the 2013 Collegiate Inventors Competition! Each year 6-7 innovations are selected from North American universities for the final. Sept 4, 2013: Congratulations to our PhD graduate Dr. Kittipong Saetia! Aug 15, 2013: Congratulations to Dr. Erik Dreaden for winning an NIH Ruth L. Kirchstein Postdoctoral Fellowship! Apr 7, 2013: Congratulations to Nisarg Shah and Peter DeMuth on receiveing the ACS POLY Award for excellence in graduate polymer research! Mar 26, 2013: Congratulations to our PhD graduate Dr. Peter DeMuth! Jan, 2013: Welcome to new graduate students Marianna, Jae, Chibueze, and Mackenzie! Nov 27, 2012: Congratulations to Dr. Ben Almquist for winning the NIH Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Postdoctoral Fellowship! July 30th, 2012: Congratulations to Nisarg Shah for winning the 2012 Design and Research Award of the Biomedical Engineering Society for his submitted work on bone tissue regeneration! Congratulations to Peter DeMuth on becoming a 2013 Siebel Scholar! The Siebel Scholars program was founded in 2000 to recognize the most talented students at the world's leading graduate schools of business, computer science, and bioengineering. July 6th, 2012: Welcome to new postdocs Young Hoon Roh and Julio D'Arcy. May 4th, 2012: Congratulations to our Ph.D. graduate Dr. Rebecca Ladewski. March 22nd, 2012: Congratulations to our Ph.D. graduate Dr. Michael Petr. March 15th, 2012: Welcome to postdoc Erik Dreaden who joined the Hammond Labs. February 18th, 2012: Professor Hammond was selected a 2012 ACS POLY Division Fellow. February 1st, 2012: Welcome to postdocs Brian S. Aitken and Wonjoon Choi who joined the Hammond Labs. December 13th, 2011: Congratulations to our Ph.D. graduate Dr. Dan Bonner. December 8th, 2011: Welcome to postdocs Mohi Quadir and Jason Deng who joined the Hammond Labs. August 15th, 2011: Welcome to postdocs Sun Hwa Lee and Benjamin Almquist who joined the Hammond Labs. June 15th, 2011: Welcome to Visiting Scientist from Samsung Electronics Co. Seong-Woo Choi who joined the Hammond Labs. June 4th, 2011: Welcome to Hammond lab alums joining us for the Hammond Labs Reunion. June 3rd, 2011: Happy commencement day to our Ph.D. graduates: Anita, Jessie, Amanda, Daniel S., and Zhiyong. May 11th, 2011: Congratulations to our Ph.D. graduate Dr. Anita Shukla. May 9th, 2011: Congratulations to our Ph.D. graduate Dr. Sze Yinn (Jessie) Wong. April 4th, 2011: Congratulations to undergraduate student Jean Fang, who is a UROP working with graduate student Anita Shukla, for taking first place for her presentation at the Spring 2011 AIChE Northeast Student Regional Conference! March 18th, 2011: Congratulations to graduate student Daniel Bonner, who won first place in the 2011 Program for Polymer Science and Technology Poster Contest! March 2nd, 2011: Professor Hammond was one of the top 100 Materials Scientists for 2000-2010 released by Thomson-Reuters identifying the world’s top materials scientists who achieved the highest citation impact scores for their papers (articles and reviews). January 6th, 2011: Congratulations to our Ph.D. graduate Dr. Zhiyong Poon. December 13th, 2010: Congratulations to our Ph.D. graduate Dr. Amanda Engler. December 8th, 2010: Congratulations to our Ph.D. graduate Dr. Daniel Schmidt. December 4^th, 2009: Professor Hammond is elected as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) for outstanding contributions to the design of novel biomaterials and carriers for drug delivery.