OUR mission
Our mission is to translate safe, potent immunotherapies that fight infection, cancer, and genetic disease.
As immunoengineers, we design treatments that enhance the protective power of the human body’s built-in physician, the immune system. Our goal is to enable new therapeutics that are potent, safe, and affordable by understanding and controlling how they interface with the immune system.
Research
We study the physical and immunological barriers to drug delivery and use chemical engineering to overcome them. We are particularly interested in delivering next-generation immunotherapies to the skin and respiratory tract to decrease side effects and increase local immune responses against infection (influenza, tuberculosis) and cancer (melanoma, adenocarcinoma). To do this, we are developing high-throughput screening methods that use automated chemistry and human tissue models, ultimately testing efficacy in mouse models.
People
Our lab is a community that fosters the professional and personal growth of bioengineers through inspiration, communication, and action. Whether through public outreach, classroom teaching, or research training, we find joy in inspiring and mentoring scientists from all backgrounds. We are always open to collaborating with both fundamental and translational research groups and are excited to grow our network in Oregon and beyond.
