Our Lab News
Our Cartilage-Targeting CPC Platform for Diagnostic Applications Has Been Patented!
Our work, pioneered by Dr. Chenzhen Zhang (read the paper [HERE]), showcased CPC's capability to enhance contrast agent delivery for CT imaging purposes. The patented platform provided a high-quality imaging modality at a significantly lower dosage compared to the...
Congrats to Helna Baby and co-authors on their Nano Today publication about engineering EVs to overcome physiological barriers
Our new review, led by Helna, examines how extracellular vesicles (EVs) interact with key biological barriers, including cartilage, the blood–brain barrier, the gastrointestinal tract, the eye, and the skin, and the effects on pharmacokinetics and tissue transport. We...
Congrats to Hengli Zhang and Co-authors on Their Nanoscale Publication Advancing Sustained-Release Neosaxitoxin for OA Pain Relief
In this work led by Hengli Zhang, we demonstrate that Neosaxitoxin (NSTX) is a potent analgesic for osteoarthritis (OA) associated pain but is limited by rapid joint clearance and short therapeutic duration when delivered as a free drug. Encapsulation within...
Prof. Bajpayee made it again to the top 2% of the Stanford University Assessment of Author Citations this year!
Prof. Bajpayee made the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List of 2025, continuing the streak from last year! Congrats! [READ MORE]
Come see us at ICRS 2025 18th World Congress!
Dr. Bajpayee and Helna Baby will present our works on Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) at session 1.1 elEVate Your Game of ICRS 2025 (Sat 10/11).
Rishihood University’s Mahesh Navani School of Brain, Body and Behavior Roundtable at MIT
Prof. Bajpayee organized the roundtable focused on the establishment of the Mahesh Navani School of Brain, Body and Behavior at Rishihood University in India. It was a great meeting with deep discussions on the questions of mind, body, and consciousness! Prof....
Congrats to Bill and Coauthors on the recently published work in Biophysical Journal: “Spatial charge-hydrophobicity configuration modulates cationic peptide transport in cartilage”
In this work, we investigated the contribution of charge and hydrophobicity spatial arrangement on cationic peptide's intra-cartilage transport. We found that there is an optimum cationic peptide carrier's residue configuration for cartilage targeting properties....
Congratulations, Dr. Timothy Boyer!
Congratulations to Dr. Timothy Boyer for successfully defending his doctoral thesis! Tim’s work has focused on designing cartilage targeting cationic fusion proteins for treatment of osteoarthritis. Tim is off to pursue his postdoctoral work at Rush University! He...
2025 Commencement Ceremony: Congratulations Dr. Tanvi Pathrikar!
In this year's PhD Commencement ceremony (4/28), we are proud to celebrate the achievement of Tanvi Pathrikar for her PhD degree. Wishing you all the best for your future endeavors, Dr. Pathrikar!