International Institute for Nanotechnology
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The International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN) at Northwestern leads groundbreaking research in nanoscience to tackle global challenges in energy, health, and the environment. Led by Chad A. Mirkin.
Can bacteria eat our plastic problem?
Dr. Ludmilla Aristilde studies how microbes and minerals recycle waste, nutrients, and plastics. Hear how her nanoscale discoveries are shaping sustainability on the newest episode of Nanoscape.
Listen at iinano.org/podcast & your favorite podcast platform.
Dr. Ludmilla Aristilde studies how microbes and minerals recycle waste, nutrients, and plastics. Hear how her nanoscale discoveries are shaping sustainability on the newest episode of Nanoscape.
Listen at iinano.org/podcast & your favorite podcast platform.
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Can bacteria eat our plastic problem?
Dr. Ludmilla Aristilde studies how microbes and minerals recycle waste, nutrients, and plastics. Hear how her nanoscale discoveries are shaping sustainability on the newest episode of Nanoscape.
Listen at iinano.org/podcast & your favorite podcast platform.
Dr. Ludmilla Aristilde studies how microbes and minerals recycle waste, nutrients, and plastics. Hear how her nanoscale discoveries are shaping sustainability on the newest episode of Nanoscape.
Listen at iinano.org/podcast & your favorite podcast platform.
New from the Mirkin Lab in JACS: “Inverse design of DNA-programmable protein colloidal crystals.”
DNA hybridization guides proteins into programmable crystalline lattices with tunable structure and size.
Read: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
DNA hybridization guides proteins into programmable crystalline lattices with tunable structure and size.
Read: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
October 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
New from the Mirkin Lab in JACS: “Inverse design of DNA-programmable protein colloidal crystals.”
DNA hybridization guides proteins into programmable crystalline lattices with tunable structure and size.
Read: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
DNA hybridization guides proteins into programmable crystalline lattices with tunable structure and size.
Read: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
New Nanoscape episode out now! 🎙️
Nicholas Peppas, winner of the 2025 Kabiller Prize, joins to discuss how nanotech and biomaterials are transforming medicine, and what inspired his remarkable career.
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: iinano.org/podcast
Nicholas Peppas, winner of the 2025 Kabiller Prize, joins to discuss how nanotech and biomaterials are transforming medicine, and what inspired his remarkable career.
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: iinano.org/podcast
October 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
New Nanoscape episode out now! 🎙️
Nicholas Peppas, winner of the 2025 Kabiller Prize, joins to discuss how nanotech and biomaterials are transforming medicine, and what inspired his remarkable career.
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: iinano.org/podcast
Nicholas Peppas, winner of the 2025 Kabiller Prize, joins to discuss how nanotech and biomaterials are transforming medicine, and what inspired his remarkable career.
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: iinano.org/podcast
What makes Nicholas Peppas one of the most influential figures in nanomedicine?
Find out in his 2025 Kabiller Prize profile:
iinano.org/nicholas-peppas-scd
#KabillerPrize #Nanoscience #IIN
Find out in his 2025 Kabiller Prize profile:
iinano.org/nicholas-peppas-scd
#KabillerPrize #Nanoscience #IIN
September 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
What makes Nicholas Peppas one of the most influential figures in nanomedicine?
Find out in his 2025 Kabiller Prize profile:
iinano.org/nicholas-peppas-scd
#KabillerPrize #Nanoscience #IIN
Find out in his 2025 Kabiller Prize profile:
iinano.org/nicholas-peppas-scd
#KabillerPrize #Nanoscience #IIN
Delighted to share exciting news about both past and present Weinberg Family Postdoctoral Fellows.
As the IIN celebrates its 25th anniversary, milestones like these highlight our enduring commitment to training the next generation of nano leaders.
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As the IIN celebrates its 25th anniversary, milestones like these highlight our enduring commitment to training the next generation of nano leaders.
bit.ly/4gMGbbB
September 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Delighted to share exciting news about both past and present Weinberg Family Postdoctoral Fellows.
As the IIN celebrates its 25th anniversary, milestones like these highlight our enduring commitment to training the next generation of nano leaders.
bit.ly/4gMGbbB
As the IIN celebrates its 25th anniversary, milestones like these highlight our enduring commitment to training the next generation of nano leaders.
bit.ly/4gMGbbB
Congratulations to Guanyu Lu, inaugural Fraser Stoddart Fellow in the Dayne Swearer Group, on his first lead-author paper in ACS Nano.
A milestone for both Guanyu and the fellowship.
Read the full paper: bit.ly/4gfgtvS
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A milestone for both Guanyu and the fellowship.
Read the full paper: bit.ly/4gfgtvS
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September 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Congratulations to Guanyu Lu, inaugural Fraser Stoddart Fellow in the Dayne Swearer Group, on his first lead-author paper in ACS Nano.
A milestone for both Guanyu and the fellowship.
Read the full paper: bit.ly/4gfgtvS
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A milestone for both Guanyu and the fellowship.
Read the full paper: bit.ly/4gfgtvS
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Registration is now open for the 2025 IIN Rosemary Schnell Symposium.
Join us on Oct. 15 in Evanston for a full day of world-class talks in nanoscience, featuring the 2025 Kabiller Award winners and global leaders in the field.
RSVP now at bit.ly/3V5UZbl
Join us on Oct. 15 in Evanston for a full day of world-class talks in nanoscience, featuring the 2025 Kabiller Award winners and global leaders in the field.
RSVP now at bit.ly/3V5UZbl
September 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Registration is now open for the 2025 IIN Rosemary Schnell Symposium.
Join us on Oct. 15 in Evanston for a full day of world-class talks in nanoscience, featuring the 2025 Kabiller Award winners and global leaders in the field.
RSVP now at bit.ly/3V5UZbl
Join us on Oct. 15 in Evanston for a full day of world-class talks in nanoscience, featuring the 2025 Kabiller Award winners and global leaders in the field.
RSVP now at bit.ly/3V5UZbl
CRISPR’s efficiency triples with a new spherical nucleic acid delivery system from Chad Mirkin’s lab.
Safer, more effective, and published in PNAS.
Read all about it here: bit.ly/42jaG2D
Safer, more effective, and published in PNAS.
Read all about it here: bit.ly/42jaG2D
September 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
CRISPR’s efficiency triples with a new spherical nucleic acid delivery system from Chad Mirkin’s lab.
Safer, more effective, and published in PNAS.
Read all about it here: bit.ly/42jaG2D
Safer, more effective, and published in PNAS.
Read all about it here: bit.ly/42jaG2D
Tomorrow, the biggest questions in nano go public.
Get ready for 33 Unresolved Questions in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in ACS Nano (@pubs.acs.org).
#Nano33
Get ready for 33 Unresolved Questions in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in ACS Nano (@pubs.acs.org).
#Nano33
September 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Tomorrow, the biggest questions in nano go public.
Get ready for 33 Unresolved Questions in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in ACS Nano (@pubs.acs.org).
#Nano33
Get ready for 33 Unresolved Questions in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in ACS Nano (@pubs.acs.org).
#Nano33
What if the most powerful technology in your life was invisible?
Ted Sargent joins Nanoscape to break down how nanoscience became the backbone of innovation.
Listen at iinano.org/podcast or your favorite podcast platform.
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Ted Sargent joins Nanoscape to break down how nanoscience became the backbone of innovation.
Listen at iinano.org/podcast or your favorite podcast platform.
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August 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
What if the most powerful technology in your life was invisible?
Ted Sargent joins Nanoscape to break down how nanoscience became the backbone of innovation.
Listen at iinano.org/podcast or your favorite podcast platform.
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Ted Sargent joins Nanoscape to break down how nanoscience became the backbone of innovation.
Listen at iinano.org/podcast or your favorite podcast platform.
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Chad Mirkin and team show how to build colloidal crystals with intentional defects and cavities using DNA-guided nanoparticle assembly. This strategy could enable new optical, sensing, and catalytic materials.
Read it today in Advanced Materials: bit.ly/3Uo2auU
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Read it today in Advanced Materials: bit.ly/3Uo2auU
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July 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Chad Mirkin and team show how to build colloidal crystals with intentional defects and cavities using DNA-guided nanoparticle assembly. This strategy could enable new optical, sensing, and catalytic materials.
Read it today in Advanced Materials: bit.ly/3Uo2auU
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Read it today in Advanced Materials: bit.ly/3Uo2auU
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“We just scratched the surface.”
After a year as chair of Northwestern Chemistry, Omar Farha returns to Nanoscape to discuss MOFs, sustainability, and the future of nanotechnology.
🎧 New episode is LIVE. Listen at iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
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After a year as chair of Northwestern Chemistry, Omar Farha returns to Nanoscape to discuss MOFs, sustainability, and the future of nanotechnology.
🎧 New episode is LIVE. Listen at iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
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July 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“We just scratched the surface.”
After a year as chair of Northwestern Chemistry, Omar Farha returns to Nanoscape to discuss MOFs, sustainability, and the future of nanotechnology.
🎧 New episode is LIVE. Listen at iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
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After a year as chair of Northwestern Chemistry, Omar Farha returns to Nanoscape to discuss MOFs, sustainability, and the future of nanotechnology.
🎧 New episode is LIVE. Listen at iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Michael Mitchell receives the Kabiller Rising Star Award. His innovations in cancer immunotherapy and gene delivery at @pennengineering.bsky.social are shaping next-generation treatments and inspiring future bioengineers.
June 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Michael Mitchell receives the Kabiller Rising Star Award. His innovations in cancer immunotherapy and gene delivery at @pennengineering.bsky.social are shaping next-generation treatments and inspiring future bioengineers.
Nathan Gianneschi is recognized with the Kabiller Young Investigator Award. His research at @nuchemistry.bsky.social explores proteomimetic materials and nanoscale imaging, redefining how new drugs are designed and visualized.
June 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nathan Gianneschi is recognized with the Kabiller Young Investigator Award. His research at @nuchemistry.bsky.social explores proteomimetic materials and nanoscale imaging, redefining how new drugs are designed and visualized.
Nicholas Peppas (@npeppas.bsky.social) receives the Kabiller Prize for groundbreaking work in biomaterials and drug delivery. His research at @cockrellschool.bsky.social has transformed targeted therapies and made oral treatments possible for millions.
June 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nicholas Peppas (@npeppas.bsky.social) receives the Kabiller Prize for groundbreaking work in biomaterials and drug delivery. His research at @cockrellschool.bsky.social has transformed targeted therapies and made oral treatments possible for millions.
Announcing the 2025 Kabiller Prize and Award recipients. Three pioneering scientists advancing nanoscience and improving human health.
Meet this year’s honorees: bit.ly/Kabiller2025
Hear them speak at the IIN Symposium in October: bit.ly/44jea6F
Meet this year’s honorees: bit.ly/Kabiller2025
Hear them speak at the IIN Symposium in October: bit.ly/44jea6F
June 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Announcing the 2025 Kabiller Prize and Award recipients. Three pioneering scientists advancing nanoscience and improving human health.
Meet this year’s honorees: bit.ly/Kabiller2025
Hear them speak at the IIN Symposium in October: bit.ly/44jea6F
Meet this year’s honorees: bit.ly/Kabiller2025
Hear them speak at the IIN Symposium in October: bit.ly/44jea6F
What does it take to solve gigaton-scale challenges?
Professor Vinayak Dravid explains how nanoscience + nature work together in the latest episode of Nanoscape.
Listen: iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
#Nanoscience #Sustainability
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Professor Vinayak Dravid explains how nanoscience + nature work together in the latest episode of Nanoscape.
Listen: iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
#Nanoscience #Sustainability
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June 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
What does it take to solve gigaton-scale challenges?
Professor Vinayak Dravid explains how nanoscience + nature work together in the latest episode of Nanoscape.
Listen: iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
#Nanoscience #Sustainability
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Professor Vinayak Dravid explains how nanoscience + nature work together in the latest episode of Nanoscape.
Listen: iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
#Nanoscience #Sustainability
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Structure is the secret.
In today’s ACS Nano perspective, Chad Mirkin and a team of scientific leaders explain how carefully engineered nanomedicines could make treatments safer, smarter, and more effective.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
In today’s ACS Nano perspective, Chad Mirkin and a team of scientific leaders explain how carefully engineered nanomedicines could make treatments safer, smarter, and more effective.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
May 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Structure is the secret.
In today’s ACS Nano perspective, Chad Mirkin and a team of scientific leaders explain how carefully engineered nanomedicines could make treatments safer, smarter, and more effective.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
In today’s ACS Nano perspective, Chad Mirkin and a team of scientific leaders explain how carefully engineered nanomedicines could make treatments safer, smarter, and more effective.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
🎧 New Episode!
How do you extend the life of organs outside the body?
Jarad Mason, Harvard chemist and former Mirkin Group postdoc, joins Nanoscape to share how nanotech solutions, like oxygen-loaded porous water, change the game.
Listen now: iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
How do you extend the life of organs outside the body?
Jarad Mason, Harvard chemist and former Mirkin Group postdoc, joins Nanoscape to share how nanotech solutions, like oxygen-loaded porous water, change the game.
Listen now: iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
May 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🎧 New Episode!
How do you extend the life of organs outside the body?
Jarad Mason, Harvard chemist and former Mirkin Group postdoc, joins Nanoscape to share how nanotech solutions, like oxygen-loaded porous water, change the game.
Listen now: iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
How do you extend the life of organs outside the body?
Jarad Mason, Harvard chemist and former Mirkin Group postdoc, joins Nanoscape to share how nanotech solutions, like oxygen-loaded porous water, change the game.
Listen now: iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
🎧 New Episode!
Roel Tempelaar joins Nanoscape to discuss his quantum research that challenges textbook assumptions — and how jazz piano shaped his approach to science.
🎙️ Listen now: iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Roel Tempelaar joins Nanoscape to discuss his quantum research that challenges textbook assumptions — and how jazz piano shaped his approach to science.
🎙️ Listen now: iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
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April 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🎧 New Episode!
Roel Tempelaar joins Nanoscape to discuss his quantum research that challenges textbook assumptions — and how jazz piano shaped his approach to science.
🎙️ Listen now: iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
@nuchemistry.bsky.social
Roel Tempelaar joins Nanoscape to discuss his quantum research that challenges textbook assumptions — and how jazz piano shaped his approach to science.
🎙️ Listen now: iinano.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Breakthrough alert!
Published today in Advanced Materials, IIN researchers led by Chad Mirkin & Vinayak Dravid introduce innovative "phase-separating" nanoreactors, unlocking nanoparticle megalibraries across almost the entire periodic table. (@nuchemistry.bsky.social)
🔗 bit.ly/4it47jQ
Published today in Advanced Materials, IIN researchers led by Chad Mirkin & Vinayak Dravid introduce innovative "phase-separating" nanoreactors, unlocking nanoparticle megalibraries across almost the entire periodic table. (@nuchemistry.bsky.social)
🔗 bit.ly/4it47jQ
March 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Breakthrough alert!
Published today in Advanced Materials, IIN researchers led by Chad Mirkin & Vinayak Dravid introduce innovative "phase-separating" nanoreactors, unlocking nanoparticle megalibraries across almost the entire periodic table. (@nuchemistry.bsky.social)
🔗 bit.ly/4it47jQ
Published today in Advanced Materials, IIN researchers led by Chad Mirkin & Vinayak Dravid introduce innovative "phase-separating" nanoreactors, unlocking nanoparticle megalibraries across almost the entire periodic table. (@nuchemistry.bsky.social)
🔗 bit.ly/4it47jQ
How can “poor” metals become rich in functionality?
Join Michael Ross as he explores how post-transition metals unlock powerful optical and catalytic properties at the nanoscale.
Thursday, March 20, at 11am in Pancoe Pavilion.
Join Michael Ross as he explores how post-transition metals unlock powerful optical and catalytic properties at the nanoscale.
Thursday, March 20, at 11am in Pancoe Pavilion.
March 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
How can “poor” metals become rich in functionality?
Join Michael Ross as he explores how post-transition metals unlock powerful optical and catalytic properties at the nanoscale.
Thursday, March 20, at 11am in Pancoe Pavilion.
Join Michael Ross as he explores how post-transition metals unlock powerful optical and catalytic properties at the nanoscale.
Thursday, March 20, at 11am in Pancoe Pavilion.
Congratulations to the 2024 Ryan Fellows Award Winners.
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March 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Congratulations to the 2024 Ryan Fellows Award Winners.
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🎙️ New Episode Now Live!
How is nanotechnology breaking barriers in brain tumor treatment? Dr. Priya Kumthekar explains this in today's #NanoscapePodcast.
Listen now: iinano.org/podcast or your favorite podcast app. #CancerResearch #Nanomedicine #nano
How is nanotechnology breaking barriers in brain tumor treatment? Dr. Priya Kumthekar explains this in today's #NanoscapePodcast.
Listen now: iinano.org/podcast or your favorite podcast app. #CancerResearch #Nanomedicine #nano
March 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🎙️ New Episode Now Live!
How is nanotechnology breaking barriers in brain tumor treatment? Dr. Priya Kumthekar explains this in today's #NanoscapePodcast.
Listen now: iinano.org/podcast or your favorite podcast app. #CancerResearch #Nanomedicine #nano
How is nanotechnology breaking barriers in brain tumor treatment? Dr. Priya Kumthekar explains this in today's #NanoscapePodcast.
Listen now: iinano.org/podcast or your favorite podcast app. #CancerResearch #Nanomedicine #nano
Nominations for the 2025 Kabiller Awards are OPEN!
🏆 $250K Kabiller Prize
🏅 $10K Young Investigator Award
🌟 $3K Rising Star Award
Know a scientist making breakthroughs in nanoscience & nanomedicine? Nominate now! Deadline: March 1
🔗 iinano.org/education/kabillerprize
🏆 $250K Kabiller Prize
🏅 $10K Young Investigator Award
🌟 $3K Rising Star Award
Know a scientist making breakthroughs in nanoscience & nanomedicine? Nominate now! Deadline: March 1
🔗 iinano.org/education/kabillerprize
January 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Nominations for the 2025 Kabiller Awards are OPEN!
🏆 $250K Kabiller Prize
🏅 $10K Young Investigator Award
🌟 $3K Rising Star Award
Know a scientist making breakthroughs in nanoscience & nanomedicine? Nominate now! Deadline: March 1
🔗 iinano.org/education/kabillerprize
🏆 $250K Kabiller Prize
🏅 $10K Young Investigator Award
🌟 $3K Rising Star Award
Know a scientist making breakthroughs in nanoscience & nanomedicine? Nominate now! Deadline: March 1
🔗 iinano.org/education/kabillerprize