Jaklenec Group's News

January 5, 2024

Accurate medical recordkeeping is important for personal and public health. Conventional forms of on-patient medical information may compromise patient privacy because they are readily visible to other people. Here, the development of an invisible, temporary, and easily deployable...

January 4, 2024

The highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors, election to the NAI recognizes individuals who have created or facilitated outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the...

January 2, 2024

On Nov. 7, a team from the Marble Center for Cancer Nanomedicine at MIT showed a Washington audience, inlcuding President Joe Biden, several examples of how nanotechnologies developed at the Institute can transform the detection and treatment of cancer...

December 22, 2023

Dr. Ana Jaklenec featured in the December 2023 Controlled Release Society's (CRS) Newsletter "Tech Update"... 

December 18, 2023

More than 90% of pathogens enter the body through mucosal sites. Mucosal pathogens have the potential to cause epidemics, and their threat to public health is exemplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also highlighted the critical...

December 13, 2023

The highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors, election to the NAI recognizes individuals who have created or facilitated outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society...

December 8, 2023

On November 7, a team from the Marble Center for Cancer Nanomedicine, including our very own principal research scientist, Ana Jaklenec, and postdoc, Jooli Han, showed a Washington D.C. audience several examples of how nanotechnologies developed at MIT can...

October 31, 2023

Vaccines provide substantial safety against infectious diseases, saving millions of lives each year. However, the delivery of vaccines imposes a unique set of challenges due to their large molecular size and low room temperature stability...

October 27, 2023

Vitamin A deficiency impacts millions globally. Directly adding it to foods is problematic due to its sensitivity to light and heat. We've created an edible microparticle ensuring safe vitamin A delivery. These microparticles are stable and offer high...

October 25, 2023

Our tabletop printer could make this and other vaccines more accessible across the globe...