News
September 2024
At the 2nd Annual Virtual Symposium for LatinXinChE, Aldaly received a travel award to attend AIChE 2024 based on his excellent presentation! ¡Felicitaciones a Aldaly!
September 2024
Our lab recently published a review article in Biomacromolecules entitled “Stimuli-Responsive Substrates to Control the Immunomodulatory Potential of Stromal Cells.” In it, we highlight how culturing on stimuli-responsive materials can modify the secretome of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), altering their ability to regulate immune activity. Having the ability to tune MSC secretions using a variety of stimuli creates exciting possibilities for use of MSCs as therapeutics. Check out the article here!
August 2024
Johnny recently joined the 2024 Conference Across MRSEC-PREM Schools (CAMPS) held at University of Chicago. He presented a poster entitled “Dynamic Covalent tPEG Gels for Optical Applications.”
July 2024
Andi successfully defended her thesis entitled “Investigating the Impact of Bond Exchange Kinetics on the Nonlinear Rheological Properties and Injectability of Synthetic Dynamic Covalent Hydrogels.” Congratulations Andi, we are very proud of you!
July 2024
Nate and Dillon paired up for an exciting summer of research through the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program! At the end of the program, Nate was recognized as one of the top 3 REU mentors, and Dillon’s end-of-summer research poster was awarded second best among all REU students. Congratulations to both of them for their hard work this summer!
May 2024
David has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Miami! He will start in Spring 2025. Congratulations David!
April 2024
Sam and Aldaly both passed their qualifying exams this spring! Congratulations to both of them!
April 2024
Our lab’s latest manuscript is available in Macromolecular Bioscience! In it, we use peptoid crosslinkers to show that hydrogel stiffness has significant impacts on immunoregulation by human mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs). Our findings have intriguing implications for future development of hMSC-based therapeutics. Check it out here!
March 2024
Prof. Rosales has been promoted to Associate Professor! Her new appointment will be official in Fall 2024. This is an exciting recognition of all the hard work and accomplishments of the group.
December 2023
Happy holidays from the Rosales lab!
November 2023
Check out our recent collaborative work with Prof. Tania Betancourt’s group at Texas State! We incorporated PEDOT nanoparticles into dynamic covalent gels for photothermal modulation. This strategy enables on-demand release of encapsulated therapeutics.
This collaboration was facilitated by the NSF PREM CIMA, a partner of our UT Austin MRSEC. The goal of the PREM is to enhance diversity in materials research and education through collaborative research.
October 2023
In collaboration with the Truskett, Milliron, and Hocky (NYU) groups, the Rosales lab has received a new DMREF grant aimed at gaining control over disordered materials! Learn more here.
