@RFreeman_Lab

Creating molecules to kickstart healthier outcomes

 Chapel Hill, NC
freeman-lab.com
Joined October 2019
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New Paper Alert - just published in @NatureNano Inspired by the elegance of flowers, our soft robots, made from DNA-Inorganic crystals, can bloom and initiate reactions triggered by environmental stimuli. Explore the full study here: nature.com/articles/s41565-0… #DNA #Flowers
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Microscopic “flowers” made from crystals and DNA open and close as the pH of the surrounding solution changes. Learn more in #ScienceAdviser: scim.ag/3Jl5cyk 📥 Sign up for the daily #newsletter: scim.ag/49hPGM9
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Microscopic DNA 'Flowers' Could Transform Targeted Drug Delivery Researchers at @UNC have developed microscopic #DNA flowers that can fold, bend, and react to their environment @RFreeman_Lab #drugdelivery #robotics hubs.li/Q03PJc3p0

Microscopic DNA 'Flowers' Could Transform Targeted Drug Delivery

Researchers at UNC have developed microscopic DNA flowers that can fold, bend, and react to their environment.

insideprecisionmedicine.com
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Congratulations to Ronit Freeman, an associate professor of @aps_unc in the @UNC College of Arts and Sciences, who was awarded an NCInnovation research and development grant for a fibrosis treatment project 🏅 go.unc.edu/o5ADx @RFreeman_Lab
Ronit Freeman draws on a clear whiteboard

ALT Ronit Freeman draws on a clear whiteboard

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Dr. Jeffrey Stringer of @UNC_SOM and Dr. Ronit Freeman of @unccollege are among 17 UNC System researchers awarded NCInnovation grant funding. Learn how their research is advancing affordable care unc.live/3FhuYl2

Obstetrician, chemist earn NCInnovation funding | UNC-Chapel Hill

The grants support projects by Dr. Jeffrey A. Stringer on accessible ultrasounds and Ronit Freeman on fibrosis treatment.

unc.edu
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Check out this #trailer 🍿📽️ for our newest work @NatureChemistry Sound ON! 📢🔊 Synthetic cells come to life! #synbio #dna #selfassembly #mattertolife nature.com/articles/s41557-0… Many thanks to @SloanFoundation and @RCSA1 #CottrellScholar for funding the work!
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The first International Soft Matter Conference in the US! Rheology is such an important part of soft matter research and Journal of Rheology was there!
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Ronit Freeman retweeted
NC Chamber
@NCChamber30 Jul 2024
Over 600 soft matter experts representing 30 countries are convening in Raleigh this week for the International Soft Matter Conference led by Prof. Ronit Freeman, founder of the @RFreeman_Lab at UNC. Freeman is a key leader in moving soft matter technologies from lab to industry. Read More > bit.ly/4flF9C5 – at Raleigh, NC
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An article in @NatureChemistry discusses how a programmable peptide–DNA nanotechnology approach is a powerful platform towards the construction of functional, fully artificial cells. go.nature.com/3QNYq4x
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Nico Pegard@UNC_Optics9 May 2024
Grad School is a rollercoaster adventure and tough on mental health but thanks to @RFreeman_Lab, @aps_unc organized a wellness day ! great opportunity to discuss work life balance and how to thrive in such a competitive world ! thanks to the organizers !
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Engineering Life: Chemists Have Created the Functional Synthetic Cells That Act Like Real Ones scitechdaily.com/engineering…
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SynBioBeta
@SynBioBeta26 Apr 2024
Researchers have developed synthetic cells with artificial cytoskeletons, opening new possibilities for #regenerativemedicine, #drugdelivery, and #diagnostics. synbiobeta.com/read/dynamic-… @RFreeman_Lab #synbio

Dynamic DNA: Artificial Cells Throw Shapes with DNA Cytoskeletons

UNC-Chapel Hill researchers have developed synthetic cells with artificial cytoskeletons, opening new possibilities for regenerative medicine, drug delivery, and diagnostics.

synbiobeta.com
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#CottrellScholar 2023 (and #Scialog CMC & COVID-19 Initiative awardee) @RFreeman_Lab has a paper in @NatureChemistry on a strategy that could move the field toward construction of functional, fully artificial cells. nature.com/articles/s41557-0…

Designer peptide–DNA cytoskeletons regulate the function of synthetic cells

Nature Chemistry - Advances in the development of cytoskeletal-like materials with modular structures and mechanics are pivotal for the engineering of synthetic cells. Now actin-mimetic...

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Scientists Create for the First Time Artificial Cells that Behave as if they were Alive labrujulaverde.com/en/2024/0…

Scientists Create for the First Time Artificial Cells that Behave as if they were Alive

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery by creating artificial cells that mimic the behavior of living cells. This significant advancement, detailed in the journal Nature Chemistry, was...

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Cell Press@CellPressNews11 Feb 2024
SARS-CoV-2 evolved variants optimize binding to cellular glycocalyx - check out the research by @RFreeman_Lab, @RommieAmaro & others in @CellRepPhysSci #BPS2024 hubs.li/Q02kvzwv0

SARS-CoV-2 evolved variants optimize binding to cellular glycocalyx

Kim et al. uncover how SARS-CoV-2 variants evolve to be more dependent on heparan sulfate in viral attachment and infection. A combination of computational and experimental techniques reveal that...

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APS @ UNC@aps_unc30 Jan 2024
UNC researchers in the @RFreeman_Lab & @lynnlabsystems have developed a therapeutic approach harnessing helical amyloid fibers designed to untwist & release drugs in response to body temperature. The study appears in @NatureComms. Full story: bit.ly/3vOJag4
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#CottrellScholar 2013 @ZacSchultz1 & CS 2023 & #Scialog CMC Fellow @RFreeman_Lab have a new paper in Sensors & Diagnostics. It is an outcome of funding they received from RCSA’s COVID-19 Initiative in April 2020. bit.ly/45gEc8A

From the lab to the field: handheld surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) detection of viral...

Translating sensors from the lab benchtop to a readily available point-of-need setting is desirable for many fields, including medicine, agriculture, and i

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The Well@TheWellUNC19 Apr 2023
What makes Omicron the most infectious SARS-CoV-2 variant yet? The way it leverages cell-surface sugars, for one thing, according to @aps_unc’s Ronit Freeman, who developed detection technology that coevolves with the virus. go.unc.edu/m6RKz
Cellular diagram of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and a GlycoGrip rapid test strip.

ALT Cellular diagram of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and a GlycoGrip rapid test strip.

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💡 Drs. @RommieAmaro, Ronit Freeman (@RFreeman_Lab), and collaborators investigate the impact of an evolving spike positive charge in SARS-CoV-2 variants on interactions with heparan sulfate and the #ACE2 in the glycocalyx. @UCSanDiego @UNC Learn more: 📑 bit.ly/3Kwg5tB
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Visit Kenan Science Library this Friday, 4/14, to celebrate Arts Everywhere Day 2023! We'll be outside in our courtyard with science-themed crafts 1-3pm! calendar.lib.unc.edu/event/1…
Flyer reading: "You are an artist, arts everywhere day 2023. Celebrate Arts Everywhere with University Libraries! Tuesday April 11th Bookbinding and Wilson Library Incubator Awards showcase; Friday April 14th Craft Crawl at the Undergraduate Library and Science Crafting at the Kenan Science Library courtyard. go.unc.edu/LibraryAE . On Exhibit: Every Book A Mirror: Book Artists Engage with the 21st century."

ALT Flyer reading: "You are an artist, arts everywhere day 2023. Celebrate Arts Everywhere with University Libraries! Tuesday April 11th Bookbinding and Wilson Library Incubator Awards showcase; Friday April 14th Craft Crawl at the Undergraduate Library and Science Crafting at the Kenan Science Library courtyard. go.unc.edu/LibraryAE . On Exhibit: Every Book A Mirror: Book Artists Engage with the 21st century."

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