Elizabeth Wayne
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Elizabeth Wayne’s current research focuses on drug delivery for cancer treatment, specifically the use of microphages to deliver therapeutic genes to solid tumors. Wayne has received a number of awards and recognitions as both a speaker and an advocate for the inclusion of women in STEM. In 2017, she was recognized as a TED Fellow for both her cancer nanotechnology research, and her podcast PhDivas, which works to amplify the voices of women in higher education by interviewing women who have or are pursuing doctorate degrees. Her writing and research have been featured in a number of publications, including The Los Angeles Times, Bust Magazine, and more.
Education
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Cornell
B.S., Physics, University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests
Media mentions
Chemical Engineering
Making sense of too much data
With hundreds of research papers published each day, synthesizing all of the available information for literature reviews has become increasingly difficult. Now, professors and librarians at Carnegie Mellon University are teaming up to find and teach unique techniques to uncover pertinent information for academic studies.
Nature
Wayne co-authors Nature commentary
ChemE’s Elizabeth Wayne co-authored an article in Nature arguing the need to consider ancestry in cell samples for medical research because ancestral differences are present in many diseases.
Chemical Engineering
Wayne awarded NIH R35 grant for macrophage polarization research
Assistant Professor Elizabeth Wayne has been awarded an NIH R35 grant, otherwise known as the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA), providing her lab with the resources needed to develop bioluminescence microscopy technology to measure macrophage polarization.
Chemical Engineering
Student spotlight: Dasia Aldarondo
During a high school summer camp, Dasia Aldarondo fell in love with the campus, environment, and research opportunities at Carnegie Mellon University. Today, she is a 3rd year Ph.D. student and a GEMS Fellow, developing targeted nanoparticles to terminate disease-causing genes.
CMU Engineering
Celebrating Black in Microbiology Week
Chemical Engineering’s Kishana Taylor is hosting the first Black in Microbiology week, a unique program that aims to highlight Black scientists and their contributions to the field of microbiology.
CMU Engineering
A new perspective in the fight against COVID-19
Elizabeth Wayne has received funding through the NSF RAPID program to study an often-ignored cellular factor in the mortality rate of COVID-19.
the Accelerator
College of Engineering announces Catalyst 2020 winners
The College of Engineering is pleased to announce that the College will fund three Catalyst proposals as winners of the Catalyst 2020 competition.
PBS Newshour
Wayne featured on PBS News Hour’s Brief but Spectacular
ChemE’s Elizabeth Wayne was featured on PBS News Hour’s Brief but Spectacular about the importance of representation and being a role model.
Chemical Engineering
Elizabeth Wayne joins ChemE/BME faculty
Beginning in Fall 2019, Dr. Elizabeth Wayne will be joining the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University as an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering.
The Atlantic
Wayne quoted in The Atlantic on cancer treatment
On a panel at Aspen Ideas: Health, BME/ChemE’s Elizabeth Wayne pointed out that many current cancer treatments were derived from things originally intended to kill people.
Nature
Wayne featured in Nature
ChemE’s Elizabeth Wayne was featured in a Nature Career Feature article on overcoming social and financial obstacles in science and engineering.
TED
Wayne gives TED talk
ChemE’s Elizabeth Wayne gave a TED talk about how to hack our immune cells to fight cancer.