Noa Grooms

I worked under Olivia at the Dobson lab from January 2017 to June 2018. During this time, I aided in refining the protocol for creating microparticles at a roughly homogenous size for magnetic hyperthermia applications. Using ImageJ, I measured the sizes of microparticles while adjusting different sonication speeds and times at various steps in the protocol. I also encapsulated protein in these microparticles and determined optimal loading concentrations via FITC-BSA assay. Along with Olena and Oliva, I measured specific absorption rates of commercially-available magnetic nanoparticles that was published in the International Journal of Hyperthermia.

Following graduation, I enrolled at Northeastern University’s PhD program in their Department of Bioengineering under Prof. Samuel Chung. He studies a form of vertebrate nervous system regeneration known as lesion conditioning. Their lab models lesion conditioned regeneration in several neurons in the nematode C. elegans. I hope to uncover several genes underlying this pathway to expedite and guide mammalian research. I am planning to graduate at the end of 2023.