Education: Zhenrui is currently pursuing his B.S. degree in Chemistry from Nankai University (expected 2027). Research interests: Zhenrui’s research focuses on the development of advanced drug delivery systems and nanomedicine by integrating innovative materials, including novel inorganic matrices, synthetic polymers, and plastics. His work aims to engineer multifunctional platforms for the controlled and targeted release Read More …
Education: Kavitha majored in neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania. She attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, and completed her masters in translational research there as well. She went on to complete her pediatrics residency at New York Presbyterian Columbia (CHONY) and is currently a critical care fellow at Read More …
Kuang L, Boychev N, Chen L, Ross AE, Kanu LN, Miura M, Peng C, Yung A, Yeung V, Romanowski EG, Dana R, Kohane DS, Ciolino JB: Besifloxacin-eluting contact lens with sustained drug delivery and enhanced bioavailability. Int J Pharm X 2026; (in press)
Han Y, Torre M, Ma X, Xue T, Wang Y, Jo S, Fujita A, Bean BP, Kohane DS: Extended local anesthesia enabled by flavonoid permeation enhancers. Proc Natl Acad Sci 2026; (in press)
The Kohane Lab celebrated the Year of the Horse with lunch at LaMei Hot Pot in Brookline!
Cheng Z, Guo T, Yan G, Zhang J, Yue J, Yang C, Choi S, Kamath A, Kim S, Kohane DS, Liu C, Tian B: Mineral-originated bioelectronics for inhibition via lithium electrochemistry. Nat Mater 2026; (in press)
The Kohane Lab hosted our annual Escalade Party at the end of 2025 to celebrate the historic defense of Geneva, Switzerland against the neighboring Savoyans in 1602. According to legend, a local townswoman, Catherine Cheynel—known as “Mère Royaume”—thwarted the attackers by pouring a large cauldron of boiling vegetable soup over them. This moment is commemorated Read More …
Kuang L, Ross AE, Chen L, Kanu LN, Boychev N, Ghaffarieh A, Peng C, Bispo PJM, Romanowski EG, Kohane DS, Ciolino JB: Overcoming Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Keratitis With an Antibiotic-Eluting Contact Lens. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2025; 66: 38; read more
Xue T, Han Y, Torre M, Staffa SJ, Ostertag-Hill CA, Jin J, Kohane DS: Sex Differences in Sensory-Selective Nerve Blockade Induced by 2′,6′-Pipecoloxylidine. Anesthesiology 2026; 144: 728-731
Tang W, Kohane DS, Cullion K: Treating venous malformations with nanomedicines. Nanomedicine 2025; (in press)