Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Research Day

Chemistry and Chemical Biology students work with lab equipment.

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Stevens Institute of Technology celebrates its research accomplishments every Spring with an all-day on-campus event, where attendees can learn about exciting new opportunities in AI, and network with the Stevens Chemistry and Chemical Biology community.

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Our 2025 event featured our Stivala Lecture with Dr. Laura Sepp-Lorenzino, Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President at Intellia Therapeutics, a panel discussion with leading scientists in academia and biopharma, student/faculty poster sessions and more.

2025 Winning Projects

Synthesizing Novel Analogs of Curcumin for Increased Efficacy and Stability In Vitro and In Vivo Student: Makeera Pillay

1st place: Makeera Pillay

Research Advisor: Dr. Sesha Alluri

NeoColon: Creation and Characterization of Organoid-like Structures of Colon Cancer, Student: Hadia Hussain & Shania Sarango

2nd place: Hadia Hussain & Shania Sarango

Research Advisor: Dr. Hongjun Wang

Analyzing the Effect of Multiple Myeloma Cell Adhesion to the Bone Marrow Microenvironment using an Indirect Co-culture Technique, Student: Helen Varughese

3rd place: Helen Varughese

Research Advisor: Dr. Woo Lee

Students network among posters displaying presentations on poster boards.

Research Day Showcases Students’ Work

Our Chemistry and Chemical Biology Research Day Showcase provides students and faculty with a platform to showcase their research.

Two pairs of students gloved hands work with chemistry equipment while wearing Stevens apparel.

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