Creating molecules to kickstart healthier outcomes
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23 Apr 2024
Check out this #trailer 🍿📽️ for our newest work @NatureChemistry
Sound ON! 📢🔊
Synthetic cells come to life!
#synbio #dna #selfassembly #mattertolife
nature.com/articles/s41557-0…
Many thanks to @SloanFoundation and @RCSA1 #CottrellScholar for funding the work!
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31 Oct 2025
Microscopic “flowers” made from crystals and DNA open and close as the pH of the surrounding solution changes.
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Ronit Freeman retweeted
22 Oct 2025
New Paper Alert - just published in @NatureNano
Inspired by the elegance of flowers, our soft robots, made from DNA-Inorganic crystals, can bloom and initiate reactions triggered by environmental stimuli.
Explore the full study here: nature.com/articles/s41565-0…
#DNA #Flowers
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Ronit Freeman retweeted
28 Oct 2025
Microscopic “flowers” made from crystals and DNA open and close as the pH of the surrounding solution changes.
Learn more in #ScienceAdviser: scim.ag/3Jl5cyk
📥 Sign up for the daily #newsletter: scim.ag/49hPGM9
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Ronit Freeman retweeted
22 Oct 2025
Microscopic DNA 'Flowers' Could Transform Targeted Drug Delivery
Researchers at @UNC have developed microscopic #DNA flowers that can fold, bend, and react to their environment
@RFreeman_Lab
#drugdelivery #robotics
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Ronit Freeman retweeted
27 May 2025
Congratulations to Ronit Freeman, an associate professor of @aps_unc in the @UNC College of Arts and Sciences, who was awarded an NCInnovation research and development grant for a fibrosis treatment project 🏅
go.unc.edu/o5ADx
@RFreeman_Lab
ALT Ronit Freeman draws on a clear whiteboard
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Dr. Jeffrey Stringer of @UNC_SOM and Dr. Ronit Freeman of @unccollege are among 17 UNC System researchers awarded NCInnovation grant funding.
Learn how their research is advancing affordable care unc.live/3FhuYl2
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20 May 2025
#CoverGirl Thank you @chapelhillmag
19 May 2025
Ronit Freeman is a “Molecular Mastermind.” Freeman, an associate professor of @aps_unc, is featured on this month's cover of @chapelhillmag
@RFreeman_Lab helps solve challenges pervading health care and the environment through bio-inspired technologies.
go.unc.edu/s7S2F
ALT The cover of Chapel Hill Magazine features Ronit Freeman holding a display DNA molecule. Text reads: Molecular Mastermind
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13 Feb 2025
Honored to develop solutions to #health and #environmental challenges that are creating value for the state of #NorthCarolina, with the end goal of commercialization as an engine to create jobs and economic growth in the state.
13 Feb 2025
From synthetic cells to rapid infection tests, Dr. Ronit Freeman of @RFreeman_Lab at @UNC is pioneering biotech innovations that tackle global health challenges. Cutting-edge science, right here in NC! Read More > endeavors.unc.edu/building-l…
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Ronit Freeman retweeted
23 Apr 2024
Check out this #trailer 🍿📽️ for our newest work @NatureChemistry
Sound ON! 📢🔊
Synthetic cells come to life!
#synbio #dna #selfassembly #mattertolife
nature.com/articles/s41557-0…
Many thanks to @SloanFoundation and @RCSA1 #CottrellScholar for funding the work!
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24 Oct 2024
Beautiful work by @hendrik_dietz
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19 Oct 2024
Stop by the Student Union on October 23 for live demonstrations, interactive experiments, and a look behind the scenes at how discoveries are made in the lab and beyond. @unc_our #uncresearchweek
unc.edu/posts/2024/10/17/pee…
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18 Oct 2024
Thankful to receive the 2024 Creativity Hubs Award from UNC Research through the generous support of the @NCLeg via the @NCCollaboratory
Check out #trailer 🍿📷 to learn about our emerging technoloy to treat #Chronic #Disease
Sound ON!
#innovation #NorthCarolina @UNC
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21 Sep 2024
So excited for this!! Come check out how we build synthetic cytoskeletons towards breathing #life into artificial cells #Synbio #Cytoskeleton #TCM2024
27 Aug 2024
Start your countdown! We are a month away from the 2024 TCM. Our incredible speakers are bringing their best and we are excited! @RFreeman_Lab @sshekhr @ucdavisbiology #Cytoskeleton #TCM #Actin #Myosin
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13 Aug 2024
Check us out on the cover of @NatureChemistry
Thank you to @SloanFoundation @RCSA1 and the @NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program for funding!
To read more - rdcu.be/dQPYy
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Ronit Freeman retweeted
2 Aug 2024
The first International Soft Matter Conference in the US! Rheology is such an important part of soft matter research and Journal of Rheology was there!
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30 Jul 2024
I am thrilled for the opportunity to bring world renowned scientists and technologists to North Carolina @UNC @aps_unc - thankful to our sponsors!
30 Jul 2024
Over 600 soft matter experts representing 30 countries are convening in Raleigh this week for the International Soft Matter Conference led by Prof. Ronit Freeman, founder of the @RFreeman_Lab at UNC. Freeman is a key leader in moving soft matter technologies from lab to industry. Read More > bit.ly/4flF9C5
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Ronit Freeman retweeted
30 Jul 2024
Over 600 soft matter experts representing 30 countries are convening in Raleigh this week for the International Soft Matter Conference led by Prof. Ronit Freeman, founder of the @RFreeman_Lab at UNC. Freeman is a key leader in moving soft matter technologies from lab to industry. Read More > bit.ly/4flF9C5
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