Dean Lola Eniola-Adefeso presents blend of engineering and medicine at IFRM inaugural seminar
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Today’s urgent scientific challenges require innovative solutions that can only be achieved through interdisciplinary collaborations. Newly appointed UIC College of Engineering Dean Lola Eniola-Adefeso exemplifies that approach by applying her engineering background to major medical challenges. Her expertise in designing new particles and biomaterials for drug delivery made her the ideal inaugural speaker for the Institute of Functional and Regenerative Materials seminar series. The institute is one of four pilot institutes launched by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research in 2023, and consists of faculty from the colleges of engineering, liberal arts and sciences, dentistry, pharmacy and medicine. This multifaceted team is working to accelerate, advance and apply the discovery of materials with direct applications to improving our lives, environment and health. The seminar series is part of the IFRM’s mission to build collaboration across disciplines. The first installment highlighted the value of approaching medicine through an engineering lens with Eniola-Adefeso’s research on targeted, anti-inflammatory particle therapeutics.