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SUMMARY:Development of Biomass Derived DNA Materials
LOCATION:Chemistry A101
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20241118T160000
UID:2026-04-29-19-22-15@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260429T192215
Description:About the Seminar:\n\nMaterials found in nature have a variety 
 of properties and functions that have yet to be recapitulated in modern sy
 nthetic materials. Using semisynthetic and biologically derived macromolec
 ules we hope to create soft materials that capture the form and function o
 f biological tissues. To achieve this\, we use bioreactor derived DNA\, th
 e same used in the COVID vaccine\, to create biomaterials from an inexpens
 ive\, industrially produced\, and clinically relevant starting source. In 
 this seminar we will discuss (1) the process by which we obtain and purify
  DNA (2) The properties of highly concentrated solutions of ring DNA and (
 3) the development of entropically driven hydrogelation using DNA intercal
 ator interactions. This research demonstrates the utility of bioreactor DN
 A as a polymer source\, explores the dynamics of DNA in the nucleus\, and 
 demonstrates a new set of material properties in DNA hydrogels.\n\n&nbsp\;
 \n\nAbout the Speaker: \n\nNate was born in Houston\, TX and was raised in
  Omaha\, NE. He then moved all over the country and learned various things
  at the University of Iowa\, University of California Irvine\, and MIT. He
  then settled at UNH in 2020 and began his career in improving the source\
 , creation\, and application of biomaterials. Since that time the Nato Lab
  has published 3 peer review articles and received the NSF CAREER and the 
 NIH MIRA awards. Outside of the lab\, Nate enjoys cooking\, biking\, skiin
 g\, surfing\, climbing\, printmaking\, and the color green. 4:00 pm
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