is the Robert S. Langer ’70 Family and Friends Professor in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering. His research focuses on the molecular understanding, design and development of functional zwitterionic materials for biomedical and engineering applications.
Biocompatibility is an enduring challenge for medical applications. Our immune systems are adept at identifying foreign bodies, then rendering them harmless: encapsulating them in collagen to isolate them, attempting to dissolve them with enzymes, or generating antibodies to kill them. The trouble is, our bodies see every intruder as an enemy – whether it’s a dangerous virus or a life-saving medical implant. Jason Koski/Cornell University
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Both alumni are important additions to the College of Engineering, which is growing its roster of interdisciplinary faculty who contribute to university-level centers and initiatives. Cha is a particularly strategic fit, with research interests including atomic understanding of material formation and the design of new materials with applications for quantum computing and information processing.
“Judy is a deep thinker who tackles big questions in materials science,” said Lara Estroff, chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. “Her fearless approach combines advanced synthesis with cutting-edge characterization techniques, spanning fields from materials science to physics to electrical and computer engineering. She is already building collaborations across these departments at Cornell.”
March 2, 2021
The Office of Academic Integration (OVPAI) has awarded $750,000 in seed grants to 10 studies ranging from refugee health and legal rights, to a vaccine treating fentanyl addiction and overdose, to pancreatic cancer and antibiotic tolerance.
This year’s awardees represent faculty collaborations across five colleges and schools, and 18 departments and divisions across the Cornell Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell Tech in New York City.
Designed to catalyze collaborative research interactions among Cornell faculty based in Ithaca and New York City, OVPAI provides funding opportunities that foster transdisciplinary, multi-investigator programs that aim to be competitive for support from federal funders and major foundations.
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ITHACA, N.Y. - A new study identifies a mechanism that makes bacteria tolerant to penicillin and related antibiotics, findings that could lead to new therapies that boost the effectiveness of these treatments.
Antibiotic tolerance is the ability of bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics, in contrast to antibiotic resistance, when bacteria actually grow in the presence of antibiotics. Tolerant bacteria can lead to infections that persist after treatment and may develop into resistance over time.
The study in mice, A Multifaceted Cellular Damage Repair and Prevention Pathway Promotes High Level Tolerance to Beta-lactam Antibiotics, published Feb. 3 in the journal
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