Pinkerton Research Group

Developing responsive soft materials for bio-applications

Research Focus

Based in NYU’s Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, the Pinkerton Research Group focuses on developing responsive soft materials for bio-applications ranging from controlled drug delivery, to vaccines to medical imaging.

Designing responsive soft materials for innovative drug delivery and vaccine approaches.

Developing scalable processes for the synthesis of designer nanoparticles.

Creating tools to study nano-bio interactions in vitro and in vivo.

Group Goals

1.
Create highly engineered nano-structured biomaterials to address unmet needs in medicine.

2.
Develop scalable processes to synthesize these complex biomaterials.

3.
Train the next generation of chemical engineering leaders in academia and industry.

August 2022

Congratulations to Rachel Pollard and Amy Moreno for organizing a great research experience for our summer ARISE students!

June 2022

Vic Hempstead is awarded a Thompson Bartlett Fellowship to support her summer research experience in the Pinkerton Lab! Congratulations, Vic!

June 2022

Parker Lewis won first place for his excellent presentation on nanoparticles as a novel pain therapeutic approach at the NYU AMPIRS symposium! Congratulations, Parker!

January 2022

Dr. Sophie Maiocchi wins a prestigious NIH K99 award! Congratulations, Sophie!!!

Lab News

We are hiring!!

Postdoctoral Fellow:
We are looking for a self-motivated and creative organic or polymer chemist who is interested in learning about nanotechnology and drug delivery.

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