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Duraj Lab at Virginia Tech
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Prof. Duraj-Thatte received the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award!!!
June 22, 2026
Prof. Duraj-Thatte Sigma was inducted into Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society!
April 1, 2026
Prof. Duraj-Thatte was invited to give a talk at TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo 2026, Programming Biology for Material Innovation Symposium in Raleigh, NC!
March 24, 2026
Dr. Duraj-Thatte gave a seminar hosted by the UMBC Department of Biological Sciences!
February 18, 2026
Congratulations to Dr. Giorgia Cannici on the successful defense of her PhD dissertation, the second PhD graduate from the SMART Living Materials Lab!
January 13, 2026
Prof. Duraj-Thatte was invited to give a talk during the 6th Annual Mid-Atlantic Synthetic Biology Network (MASBN) Symposium!
January 9, 2026
Members of the SMART Living Materials Lab, two PhD students, Nicolas Burns, Harrison Priode, one undergrad, Braden Ross, and a high school student, Athithi Prakash, presented our latest advances in Engineered Living Materials at the 2025 MRS Fall Meeting!
December 2, 2025
Prof. Duraj co-organized 4-day Symposium SB03: Materials-Driven Strategies in Living Matter Engineering during 2025 MRS Meeting & Exhibit! We featured 46 speakers ( 21 Invited Speakers) showcasing breakthroughs in engineered living materials, biohybrid systems, bioelectronics, therapeutic and fungal living materials, and sustainable biomaterials!
December 1, 2025
Prof. Duraj presented her lab’s work on “Expanding the Landscape of Autogenic Engineered Living Materials” during Engineered Living Materials Workshop, hosted by the Synthetic Biology Institute at Rice University!
October 22, 2025
Prof. Duraj presented lab's work at Johns Hopkins Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Seminar Series!
September 22, 2025
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