Julia’s Promotion Lunch
On Thursday, March 24th, the Kohane Group gathered for a surprise lunch to celebrate Julia’s promotion to Senior Administrative Associate. Following lunch, a chocolate cake from Modern Pastry was enjoyed by all!
Dan, Brian Timko and Brian McAlvin win the MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize
On February 25th, Brian Timko, Brian McAlvin and Dan won the first-ever $25,000 MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize! Together, they developed technologies to treat and monitor sepsis, which is the leading cause of death among critically-ill patients. Their team, GoodSIRS, presented a plan to commercialize that technology. Congratulations Brian, Brian and Dan! You can find more info at Read More …
Joe Ciolino Presents at 5th Annual Glaucoma 360 New Horizons Forum
On Friday, January 29th, Joe Ciolino and Dan Kohane attended the 5th Annual Glaucoma 360 New Horizons Forum in San Francisco, CA. Joe gave a talk that discussed the potential of a contact lens as a platform for drug delivery. The presentation reviewed the design of our contact lens, the innovative steps taken, and the Read More …
2015 Escalade Party
On December 18th, the Kohane group gathered to celebrate the holidays and the annual tradition from Geneva, Switzerland called the Escalade. The Escalade is an annual festival celebrating the defeat of the surprise attack by troops sent by Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy during the night of December 11, 1602. Celebrations include a large marmite Read More …
Dr. Jiandong Ding Visits the Kohane Lab
On December 4, Dr. Jiandong Ding visited our lab and gave us a brief introduction about the recent research progress in his group. Dr. Ding is a professor in Department of Macromolecular Science at Fudan University. He is also the director of the State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers. During his talk, Dr. Read More …
Brian McAlvin earns the audience vote in the BCH Ignite Talks Competition
On November 10th, Brian wins yet another pitch competition for his filtration technology that treats septic shock. Congratulations! For more information on the competition, please visit the following links: Ignite Talks Competition and Ignite Talks Competitors
Brian McAlvin and Brian Timko win MIT $100K Pitch on Path to Prevent Deaths from Sepsis
On October 28th, Brian McAlvin and Brian Timko, also known as”Good SIRS” swept the first of three rounds of the MIT $100K Pitch competition, winning both judge and audience approval with a promising device to treat sepsis. They are developing a blood-filtering device that can remove factors in the blood that are responsible for organ failure. The Read More …
Two Rong’s Make a Right
On Thursday, July 23rd, the Kohane lab said farewell to Rong Tong. Rong Tong has left the Kohane lab to begin a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech. Rong Yang and Rong Tong are pictured on the left. Good luck, Rong!
Dan Attends Grunenthal Networking Reception
On Monday, June 15th, Dan traveled to Philadelphia to be present at the formal announcement of the licensing to Grunenthal of the neosaxitoxin-based local anesthetic that Charles Berde and he have developed along with Proteus, a Chilean biotech company.
Dan Presents at 18th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media
On Friday, June 11th, Dan gave a keynote talk at the 18th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media. The 18th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Otitis Media brought together investigators whose research and clinical interests were focused on diseases of the middle ear; these included otolaryngologists, pediatricians, infectious disease experts, immunologists, pharmacologists, epidemiologists, statisticians, public health officials, Read More …