Stefano Menegatti
Bio
Research Focus Areas: stimuli-responsive peptide ligands for purification of stem cells and labile therapeutic proteins; hydrogels for scheduled delivery of synergistic combinations of anticancer therapeutics; transdermal delivery of oligonucleotides and peptide antigens for sprayable vaccines; peptide mimetics for advancing polymer science.
Education
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University (2013)
M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Università di Bologna (2008)
B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Università di Bologna (2006)
Honors and Awards
- Goodnight Early Career Innovator (2021)
- ALCOA Foundation Research Achievement Award (2021)
- NCSU Faculty Scholar (2021)
- AIM-Bio Grant (2019)
- NCSU Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (2019)
- NSF CAREER Award (2017)
- Grand Challenges in Biomanufacturing Fellowship (2009 – 2012)
- Scholarship for research program abroad awarded by the School of Engineering (University of Bologna) (2008)
- Fellow of School of Advanced Studies Collegio Superiore at the University of Bologna (2003-2018)