Author: kohanelab
Injectable microparticle-nanoliposome hydrogel for extended release of small hydrophilic molecules. ACS Nano 2025; (in press)
Aizik G*, Choi W*, Ostertag-Hill C, Torre M, Kohane DS: Injectable microparticle-nanoliposome hydrogel for extended release of small hydrophilic molecules. ACS Nano 2025; read more
Sensory-selective peripheral and neuraxial nerve blockade with 2′,6′-pipecolylxylidine. Anesthesiology 2025; (in press)
Ostertag-Hill CA*, Chen S*, Xue T, Shao R, Torre M, Bin F, Vahedi Z, Chen L, Staffa SJ, Cheng Y*, Kohane DS*: Sensory-selective peripheral and neuraxial nerve blockade with 2′,6′-pipecolylxylidine. Anesthesiology 2025; (in press)

Annual Kohane Lab BBQ 2025
This year, the lab celebrated our annual BBQ on August 8th. We had perfect weather and great company. Thanks so much to Dan and Lauren for hosting!

Meet the Kohane Lab’s Summer Interns! (Part 2)
The Kohane Lab has welcomed our second half of summer interns! Janessa Altenor: Janessa is returning for her third internship! She is currently a rising sophomore at the University of Massachusetts Amherst majoring in Biomedical Engineering. Her research interests include drug delivery, especially with nanoparticles, as well as biomedical devices. Outside of work and academics, she Read More …
Enhanced control of liposomal drug release by drug-aptamer complexes.
Huang X, Li Y, Torre M, Shao R, Zhang W, Wang Z, Kohane DS*, Weldon CB*: Enhanced control of liposomal drug release by drug-aptamer complexes. Adv Mater 2025; read more

Meet the Kohane Lab’s Summer Interns! (Part 1)
The Kohane Lab has welcomed our first half of summer interns! Jade Jollivet: Jade is an engineering student in Paris specializing in chemistry and biology. Her research interests are mainly in drug delivery and how to use chemistry to challenge biological barriers. In her free time, she loves books and making beads bracelets, and also loves to Read More …

Meihui Yi, Ph.D.
Education: Meihui received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Brandeis University in 2025, and her B.S. degree in Chemistry from Nanjing Normal University in 2018. Research interests: Meihui’s research focuses on the design of self-assembling peptides for targeted drug delivery and nanomedicine applications Hobbies: Hiking, climbing Email: meihui.yi@childrens.harvard.edu

Ye He, Ph.D.
Education: Ye earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science from Duke University in 2024, an M.S. in Bioengineering from Chongqing University in 2019, and a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Southwest University in 2016. Research interests: Ye’s research focuses on the development of clinically translatable material/engineering systems for drug delivery and tissue engineering. He also Read More …

Kohane Lab Chinese New Year Celebration
The Kohane Lab celebrated the Year of the Snake with lunch at LaMei Hot Pot in Brookline!