Melissa Fassbender
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frequent whistler, former journalist // science communications @PolskyCenter @UChicago @ChicagoBooth
Chicago, IL
Joined May 2011
Only 16.2% of inventors named in international patent applications were women in 2022, according to @WIPO. ➡️Here's How Five UChicago Innovators Are Fighting the IP Gender Gap: // #WorldIPDay @stacylindau @KrishnanYamuna @uchicago_obgyn @UChicagoRADS
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RT @UChicagoPME: Under @UChicago PME Asst. Prof. Chong Liu, a research team created a new method of pore generation for membranes that have….
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RT @UChicago: UChicago is a key partner in a new $12 million @NSF project to explore grid decarbonization and reduce carbon in computing. T….
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Led by UMass Amherst, goal is to explore grid decarbonization and reduce carbon in computing
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🧪 Explore researchers, capabilities, and opportunities for collaboration with @UChicago + @polskycenter. >> // @UCCancerCenter @UChicagoMed @UChiPritzker @UChicagoPME. #BIO2024 #biotech #techtransfer.
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Researchers, Innovations, Offerings, and More.
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It's been a while since I've attended a conference myself, but there are some fantastic @polskycenter folks at #BIO2024 this week. Check out our collection of things to know about @UChicago research and capabilities 👇. #lifesciences #biotech.
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Researchers, Innovations, Offerings, and More.
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RT @UChicagoPME: ExPost Technology, advised by @YingShirleyMeng and a participant in Resurgence at the @polskycenter, is awarded $8 million….
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ExPost Technology, a participant in Cohort 1 of Resurgence, has been awarded $8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to support development of an advanced mobile machinery system for pre-proc...
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“Dr. Chevrier’s proposal for a spatial profiling platform demonstrated potential to make a major impact on basic and clinical cancer research,” said @KunleOdunsiMD @UChicagoMed .
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A new technology developed at the University of Chicago has been recognized for its potential to make a major impact on basic and clinical cancer research. Nicolas Chevrier, assistant professor of...
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CellCipher has developed a new type of organoid model that captures nearly 70 different cell types to enable #DrugDiscovery and #PersonalizedMedicine. // @UChicagoBSD @UChicago @Y_Gilad @alexisjbattle.
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CellCipher has developed a new type of organoid model that captures nearly 70 different cell types to enable drug discovery and personalized medicine. In vitro human models, including organoids and...
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"In the end, the actual measure of success is not the impact factor, not the h-index or how many students you have taught, it’s who will still remember what you did a hundred years from now." - @YingShirleyMeng .
chemistryworld.com
The materials science pioneer on her Chinese heritage, experience as a female scientist, and the actual measure of success
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RT @DSI_UChicago: Two @UChicago startups supported by DSI and @polskycenter have received investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund….
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RT @polskycenter: The George Shultz Innovation Fund has awarded $200,000 to @NetMicroscope and $150,000 to CellCipher. The Innovation Fund….
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The George Shultz Innovation Fund (fall 2023 cycle) has awarded $200,000 to NetMicroscope and $150,000 to CellCipher to further develop their work. Managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship...
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RT @UChicagoPME: Congratulations to @SihongWang_UChi and his research team for being featured in @ScienceMagazine's article for the top #sc….
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Our favorite Science photos of 2023
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RT @chicagosamir: Congrats to @ChiBiomed on securing $10M of funding to launch a biopharma hub in #Chicago - @polskycenter will be a ke….
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The Chicago Biomedical Consortium Hub for Innovative Technology and Entrepreneurship in the Sciences (CBC-HITES) will help academic inventors translate their research into commercial products....
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RT @qnextquantum: Chicago is working to become the #quantum ⚛️ capital of the world, reports @MikeLoweReports of @WGNNews. Read the story,….
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CHICAGO — Think of a corn maze as a problem. Think of the people in the maze as traditional computers trying to solve the problem. They’re limited to attempting one route at a time. But what i…
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RT @UChicagoPME: In a packed house at the @TEDx and @TEDxChicago "We Dare" event, @yingshirleymeng presented her work from @UChicagoPME and….
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RT @UChicagoBSD: UChicago Medicine's very own Chelsea Dorsey - a standout in multiple arenas - is on @CrainsChicago's 40 under 40 list. We'….
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𝙇𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 💡 Join us for a virtual showcase of select #IP and research capabilities at @UChicago @Argonne @Fermilab. #cleantech #sustainability #advancedmaterials. Register now >>
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RT @UChicagoPME: Chicago leaders push to host a new flagship center for advanced #semiconductor research and manufacturing, powering #AI, #….
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The state of Illinois — and the Chicago area specifically — is making a concerted push behind the scenes to land a new, flagship federal center of advanced semiconductor research and manufacturing,...
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RT @YingShirleyMeng: For clean-tech enthusiasts in the #Midwest - join us for a public event on energy technologies hosted by @polskycenter….
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*This event has reached full capacity and is no longer accepting new registrations.* Is Illinois emerging as the next clean energy hub? The clean energy transition in the U.S. has presented an...
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