17/07/2026
2nd Place - Non-Cancer Category! 🏆
Very grateful to receive this award at the COBRE/AAPS 2026 Symposium!
This project has been months (and many, many experiments) in the making. We developed a gallium-engineered nanoplatform for gene delivery capable of retaining DNA under acidic conditions while promoting controlled release at physiological pH - a strategy that may help improve intracellular cargo preservation and delivery.
Science is rarely a straight line. It’s countless failed experiments, late nights in the lab, questions you can’t answer (yet), and the excitement of discovering something new along the way.
Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey - especially my advisor, collaborators, lab mates, friends, and family for all the support.
Excited for what’s next! 🚀
To God be all the honor and glory.