1. Omolola Eniola-Adefeso is a Nigerian-American chemical engineer and incoming Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago.
17 Facts About Lola Eniola-Adefeso
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso is currently the Vennema Endowed Professor of Chemical Engineering, the Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Education, and University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Macromolecular Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan College of Engineering.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso's research looks to design biocompatible functional particles for targeted drug delivery.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso moved to Maryland from Nigeria at the age of 16.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso was going to attend medical school but became interested in chemical engineering.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso studied Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, graduating in 1999.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso moved to University of Pennsylvania for her postgraduate studies, graduating in 2004.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso is interested in the interactions between blood leukocytes and endothelial cells in vessel lumen lining, and how they change during inflammation response.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso's research has focused on leveraging hemodynamics to design novel, vascular-targeted particle therapies.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso's lab has since leveraged its models to reveal new information about neutrophils and their interactions with VTCs.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso always aims to leverage fundamental science discovery in her lab toward clinical applications.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineers and Biomedical Engineering Society.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso serves as a deputy editor for Science Advances, on the board of directors for AICHE and AIMBE, and as a member of the external advisory board for the biomedical engineering department at the University of Florida and Boston University.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso is a champion for women and underrepresented minority students within University of Michigan.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso has established a mentoring scheme and served as graduate chair, recruiting the most diverse cohort of students in the department's history.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso encouraged undergraduate students to develop experiments for K-12 teachers to use in their classrooms.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso has been involved in the College of Engineering NextProf program, which brings women and minority students to campus to experience academic life.