Sarah Wins an NSF Graduate Fellowship
Sarah was recently awarded a fellowship by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP). The prestigious NSF GRFP is a highly competitive fellowship program that supports outstanding graduate students in the STEM (science, technology, engineering,… Read More
James Wins Best Poster Award at ISPE New England Conference
On April 10th , James was awarded the Best Poster Award at the 2019 ISPE New England Chapter Spring Conference for his project “Developing Hypoxia Inducing Cryogels for Pre-Clinical Anti-Cancer Drug Screening.” The International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering… Read More
Bencherif Lab in the news: How Jello-like Cubes can Help Fight Cancer
Prof. Bencherif recently received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to develop biomaterials that generate oxygen. These materials could help us understand how low oxygen environments affect the immune system and potentially be used to supply oxygen to… Read More
Mahboobeh wins the Outstanding Poster Presentation Award at SFB
Mahboobeh Rezaeeyazdi was awarded the Outstanding Poster Presentation Award at the 2019 Society for Biomaterials (SFB) Conference in Seattle for her project titled, “Engineering autoclavable and injectable hyaluronic acid-based cryogel scaffolds”. The Society For Biomaterials is a multidisciplinary… Read More
Dr. Loek Eggermont receives MSCA Seal of Excellence Award
Dr. Eggermont, a postdoctoral fellow in the Bencherif lab, has received the prestigious European Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Seal of Excellence Award for his work on biomaterials to re-educate immune cells. More information can be found here.
Prof. Bencherif receives prestigious NSF CAREER Award
The Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) is the foundation’s most prestigious honor for junior faculty members who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration… Read More
Prof. Bencherif receives KAU Grant
In collaboration with Prof. Adnan Memic et al. at King Abdulaziz University, Prof. Bencherif recently received the King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology Award for a project entitled “Biomaterials for Wound Healing and Diabetic Ulcer Treatment”. The… Read More
“Latest Advances in Cryogel Technology for Biomedical Applications” published in Advanced Therapeutics
Congratulations to Adnan Memic and team (Thibault Colombani, Loek Eggermont, Mahboobeh Rezaeeyazdi, Joseph Steingold, Zachary Rogers, Kasturi Navare, Halimatu Mohammed and Sidi Bencherif) on their recent publication, which highlights the unique properties of cryogels and their multifaceted applications… Read More
“Latest Progress in Electrospun Nanofibers for Wound Healing Applications” published in ACS Applied Bio Materials
Congratulations to Adnan Memic and team (Tuerdimaimaiti Abudula, Halimatu Mohammed, Kasturi Navare, Thibault Colombani and Sidi Bencherif) for their recent publication on the synthesis of electrospun scaffolds for applications in wound healing. Check out the article here: Latest… Read More
Posted: April 18, 2019 by bencheriflab
Prof. Bencherif recognized at Northeastern Academic Honors Convocation
Prof. Bencherif was recognized for his recent academic achievements by President Joseph E. Aoun at the 2019 Academic Honors Convocation. Honors are bestowed as recognition of outstanding academic achievement and as a means to further encourage academic excellence… Read More