Weitz Lab Christmas Party 2024: A Night of Fun, Food, and Festivities December 20, 2024 The Weitz Lab team came together for a spectacular Christmas celebration, marking the holiday season with delicious food, exciting games, and lively entertainment. The evening kicked off with a delightful spread of food and drinks, fueling guests for a night…
Shahmir nominated as a Rhodes Scholar 2025! November 22, 2024 Shahmir Aziz, a senior at the College and one of our lab’s undergraduate interns, was recently nominated as a Rhodes Scholar 2025! Congratulations! Shahmir is currently working under Kevin Jahnke for the next several months. His research focuses on lipid-polymer vesicles as drug delivery vehicles. After graduating,…
Congrats, Dr. Xinge Diana Zhang! September 17, 2024 Diana has successfully defended her thesis! Title of Diana’s thesis: Techniques for High-Throughput Enzyme Evolution Using Droplet Microfluidics Diana’s dissertation introduces groundbreaking advancements in enzyme evolution, a critical field that enhances enzymes used in industrial processes like biofuel production, pharmaceuticals, and fine chemicals. Natural enzymes, while versatile, often struggle with the…
Weitz Lab Members Present Research at the Cambridge Porous Media Workshop August 13, 2024 The 2024 Cambridge Porous Media Workshop was successfully held at Schlumberger-Doll Research, Cambridge, MA, August 12-13. The workshop was hosted by SPE New York & New England and the Section Boston Chapter of the SPWLA, and jointly organized by Schlumberger-Doll Research,…
Congrats, Dr. Keepseagle & Dr. Kim! May 31, 2024 Kayla & Seongsoo have successfully defended their thesis! Congrats to both of them! Title of Kayla’s thesis: Microfluidic Technologies to Advance Antibody DiscoveryAbstract: This dissertation introduces a pioneering approach to antibody discovery that harnesses the power of advanced microfluidic technology. Our innovative methodology revolves around the isolation of singular antibody-producing…
Advanced Drug Delivery and Encapsulation project awarded by Harvard Grid Accelerator! Congrats, Kevin (project lead), Chenjing & Tiffany! March 28, 2024 The Harvard Grid Accelerator announced awards to six interdisciplinary projects that have transformative potential in health, climate, and manufacturing. The Grid Accelerator identifies and supports the ‘de-risking’ of high-potential Harvard science and engineering lab-based…
Sparking connections: Hosted Symposium at SEAS March 15, 2024 Co-organized by the Aizenberg Group and the Weitz Group, the Harvard SEAS Lab Connection Symposium was a great success and we had over 100 people joined us! The Symposium hosted 14 SEAS researchers from various SEAS labs. Each representative delivered a brief yet engaging lightning or…
David Weitz receives the 2024 Bower Award Bower Award and Prize for Achievements in Science By Carole Mezian January 31, 2023 Harvard MRSEC researcher David A. Weitz is one of nine researchers that has been selected for the 2024 Bower Award and Prize for Achievements in Science by the prestigious The Franklin Institute Awards. The Harvard MRSEC IRG II, where Professor Weitz…
The life and death of cracks – Weitz Lab researchers explore how fractures nucleate, propagate and stop, with papers published in Nature Physics and AGU Advances. Congratulations, Thomas, Yiqiao, Lizhi…! January 29, 2024 Here’s a moment that almost everyone has experienced — you drop your phone screen down on a hard surface and hear the…
