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Our research focuses on the intersection of organic and solid-state chemistry with biomaterials, in particular engineered virus-like particles.

Photoactivation of Virus Like Particles in Smart Biomaterials

We are making “smart” materials out of proteins and small molecules that respond to external sources.

Controlled Delivery of Protein-Based Therapies with MOFs

We are using well-defined porous materials to create composites for long-term protein delivery.

Supramolecular/
Macromolecular Organic Imaging Agents

We are using the power of supramolecular self-assembly to create new types of MRI and fluorescent imaging agents.

Recent Publications

Meet the Team

Jeremiah J Gassensmith 🇺🇸

B.S. Chemistry (Hons)—Indiana University Bloomington and PhD—University of Notre Dame

Ziqi Wang 🇨🇳

B.S. Biochemistry—University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, TX)

Miguel Gaspar 🇺🇸🇲🇽

B.S. Chemistry and M.S. Chemistry—University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, TX)

Ikeda Trashi 🇦🇱

B.S. Chemistry—University of Tirana (Albania) and M.S. Chemistry—Adam Mickiewicz University (Poland)

Orikeda Trashi 🇦🇱

B.S. Chemistry—University of Tirana (Albania) and M.S. Chemistry—Adam Mickiewicz University (Poland)

Thomas Howlett 🇺🇸

B.S. Chemistry—University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, TX)

Sneha Kumari 🇮🇳

BE Chemical Engineering (Hons) and MSc Chemistry (Hons) - BITS Pilani (India)

Ryanne Ehrman 🇺🇸

B.S. Chemistry Benedictine University (Lisle, IL)

Shailendra Koirala 🇳🇵

B.S. Pharmacy- Kathmandu University (Nepal) and M.S. Chemistry- Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville, IL)

Laurel Hagge 🇺🇸

B.A. Chemistry and B.A. Public Health—Austin College (Sherman, TX)

Yalini Wijesundara 🇱🇰

B.S. Chemistry—University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka)

Alyssa Chiev🇲🇽🇰🇭

Biology major

Amy Do Le 🇺🇸🇻🇳

Biology Major

Connie Hu 🇺🇸🇨🇳

Chemistry major

Nancy Tran 🇺🇸🇻🇳

Biology major and Spanish minor

TQ Nguyen 🇺🇸🇻🇳

Chemistry major

Wendy Tang🇺🇸

Chemistry Major and Secondary Stem Eduction Minor

American Diversity and Global Mentorship

Instructional videos have been super helpful for many of us in the lab, but we notice most of them are in English. We wanted to give back by making a few in the languages we speak in the Gassensmith Lab.