Our Lab News
Congratulations to Olivia on her Acceptance to UCSF School of Medicine!
We are thrilled to share that lab alumna Olivia has been accepted to the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine as part of the Class of 2030. During her time in the lab, Olivia was working with Dr. Boyer of Bajpayee lab on investigating...
New Review Published in npj Biomedical Innovations
Our latest review, "Peptide-based targeted drug delivery strategies for osteoarthritis treatment," is now live in npj Biomedical Innovations. Hakim et al. survey peptide-based approaches for targeting cartilage, synovium, and subchondral bone, and highlight emerging...
Come see us at the 2026 OARSI World Congress in West Palm Beach, FL!
Dr. Bajpayee will give a presentation on cell-specific targeting appproach for OA treatment. Bill and Helna will have a talk and poster on cartilage repair therapy and IDD intervention. Please stop by our talks and poster! We’re looking forward to it!
Tim awarded Northeastern COE Outstanding Graduate Research Award!
Tim was awarded the Outstanding Research Award (PhD) by the Northeastern University College of Engineering! A well-deserved award for an outstanding alumnus of the lab!
Dr. Era Jain Visits Northeastern!
Dr. Era Jain visited Northeastern giving a great seminar on immune targeting therapeutics for OA applications! It was great to catch up with a friend in the orthopedic/drug delivery space and learn about some exciting novel work.
Contrast agent work featured in Northeastern Global News!
Northeastern Global News featured our work regarding cationic peptide carrier functionalized contrst agents! Our patent of this technology was recently approved and it provides a novel advancement to improve imaging of cartilage! Read more here:...
Helna Earns OARSI 2026 Early Career Investigator Travel Support Award
Congratulations to Helna Mary on receiving the OARSI 2026 ECI Travel Support Award! Well-deserved recognition for her work and a great opportunity to connect with the OA research community in West Palm Beach. https://congress.oarsi.org/awards
ORS 2026 Recap!
We had a great time at ORS 2026 presenting our work and getting to see the latest developments in the orthopedic field. It was a great time full of science and catching up with old friends.
Check out our work at the ORS 2026 Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC!
Helna, Bill, Andrew, and Hengli will share exciting work on charge-based drug and gene delivery for osteoarthritis treatment. Please stop by our talk and posters! We're looking forward to it!