@oakesimmuno
The Oakes Research Laboratory in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Delaware. We decode and engineer the innate immune system to improve immunotherapy and biomedical implant effectiveness. Lab website: https://oakesimmuno.com
Excited to share a new review article from the team that is published in Frontiers in Immunology!
The review centers on the immunological underpinnings, diagnostic tools, and therapeutic strategies relevant to neuropathology. More on this and other news at: oakesimmuno.com
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3) Thanks to Utah BME for the newsletter feature and interview on my career path! It’s always great to connect with folks at my alma mater. More on these stories on our lab website at oakesimmuno.com.
2) Our team welcomed Elizabeth Miczuga as a Summer Scholar through the NSF's Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program! Elizabeth is working with Lauren Porter on a new platform for drug delivery and tissue engineering.
Some updates from the past months as our team wraps our first year at the @udelaware.bsky.social. 1) Mikayla Jackson received the George W. Laird Merit Fellowship in recognition of her accomplishments and commitment to community outreach!
Excited for the plenary talks and sessions on immunoengineering, women's health, biofabrication, organs-on-chips, cell therapies, and the latest advances in tissue engineering!
Plenary Speakers: am2025.termis.org/plenary-spea...
Sessions: am2025.termis.org/abstract-cat...
The deadline for #TERMISAM2025 abstract submissions is extended until next Monday (5/19)!
No fees to submit and you can decide if your abstract is published in the conference journal. Find out more here: am2025.termis.org/abstract-ins...
We’ll be posting our resources and protocols online in the coming months to support collaborations. We’ve initially set up systems for high-content gene expression and will soon be installing equipment that dovetails with these techniques for high-throughput immunotherapy design and benchmarking.
There is also no way we’d be up and running experiments without our Lab Manager Kejian Li. Team science!
1st Lab Photo
It’s been exciting to launch the Oakes Lab at the @udbme.bsky.social this past Fall. Working with the first PhD students on the team, Lauren Porter and Mikayla Jackson, has been the highlight!
Find out more about the team and research on our lab website:
oakesimmuno.com