Name: Victus Kordorwu Title: Understanding the role of mucus in supersaturated drug delivery Date: 03/24/2026 Time: 03:00:00 PM Committee Members: Prof. Rebecca Carrier (Advisor) Prof. Steve Lustig (Co-Advisor) Prof. Mansoor Amiji Steven Castleberry, PhD Dennis Leung, PhD Location: CSC 333 Abstract: Many drugs entering clinical trials today are poorly water-soluble and rely on supersaturating formulations […]

Come to my window: Porosity and binding distribution provide better predictors for biofilm penetration Location: 108 Snell Engineering Center Abstract: The Jones Systems for Engaging the Environment Lab builds novel tools to study biofilm dynamics. In this presentation we will discuss two such tools: a mechanical tool and a mathematical tool describing Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 […]

Name: Alexandra Nukovic Title: Optimizing the Immunogenicity of an Oxygen-Generating Cryogel Vaccine Platform Against Prostate Cancer Date: 03/17/2026 Time: 10:00:00 AM Committee Members: Prof. Stephen Hatfield (Advisor) Prof. Sidi Bencherif Prof. Kara Spiller Prof. Rebecca Carrier Prof. Allison Dennis Location: Hastings 209 Abstract: Therapeutic cancer vaccines have been a promising avenue of research to boost […]