Sally and Kayla win Athena Award for Double Shelix Podcast!
March 8, 2019 – Sally Winkler of the Messersmith Lab and Kayla Wolf of the Kumar Lab won the prestigious Athena Award for Next Generation Engagement at an awards ceremony on the UC Berkeley campus.
As co-hosts of the podcast Double Shelix, Sally and Kayla are passionate advocates for women in STEM, inclusive science, and training new scientists in mentorship, leadership, and communication. Through Double Shelix, they have built a platform to highlight the accomplishments of women in STEM at all career stages.
At last count, the podcast has received over 34,000 listens from >40 countries across 22 episodes since its launch in 2017, and Sally and Kayla have spearheaded university partnerships and secured grants to promote their podcast. Guests have included women in STEM from all career stages discussing their research, passions, fears, and advice.
“Supramolecular Polymer Prodrugs For Drug-Induced Tissue Regeneration”, to be presented by Prof. Messersmith at the American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Colloids Division, San Diego, CA, March 23-27, 2025.
"Biodegradable medical superglue for soft tissue repair", to be presented by Subhajit Pal at the American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Polymer Materials Science & Engineering Division, San Diego, CA, March 23-27, 2025.
“Surgical Repair of Elastic Fetal Membrane Tissues”, to be presented by Prof. Messersmith at the American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Polymer Materials Science & Engineering Division, San Diego, CA, March 23-27, 2025.
“Bioinspired Polymer Sealants for Fetal Surgery”, to be presented by Prof. Messersmith at the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Seattle, WA, April 6-10, 2025.
"Ulcer-Targeting Prodrug Particles to Promote Regenerative Healing in Inflammatory Bowel Disease", to be presented by Erika Salzman at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, Chicago, IL, April 9-12, 2025.
Recent Presentations by Group Members
“Water-Triggered Polymerization of a-Lipoic Acid for Surgical, Consumer and Industrial Adhesion”, presented at the International Symposium Stimuli Responsive Materials, Windsor, CA, October 20-22, 2024.
“Water-Triggered Polymerization of a-Lipoic Acid for Surgical Adhesion”, presented by Prof. Messersmith at the Biomedical Engineering Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, October 30, 2024.
