Maria Elena Grimmett

About Me

Hello! I am a scientist and engineer with 5 years of experience developing neural cell therapies for chronic neurological disorders. My work spans computational and experimental biology, and I thrive working on a team of scientists with diverse skill sets to tackle pressing medical challenges.

I’m currently finishing up my last semester of an MS in Bioinformatics at Brandeis University while working as a process engineer at Neurona Therapeutics.

Previously, I graduated from the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University with a concurrent BS/MSE in chemical and biomolecular engineering. My thesis was on a novel combination therapy for cancer treatment using multicomponent drug amphiphiles, and my general focus was on molecular and cellular bioengineering.

Publications

Collagen-Binding Peptide-Enabled Supramolecular Hydrogel Design for Improved Organ Adhesion and Sprayable Therapeutic Delivery

Anderson CF, Chakroun RW, Grimmett ME, Domalewski CJ, Wang F, Cui H. Nano Letters (2022).
Inhalable nanotherapeutics to improve treatment efficacy for common lung diseases

Anderson CF, Grimmett ME, Domalewski CJ, Cui H. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine Nanobiotechnology (2020).
Adsorption of Sulfamethazine from Environmentally Relevant Aqueous Matrices onto Hypercrosslinked Adsorbent MN250

Grimmett ME. Journal of Environmental Quality (2015).
Removal of Sulfamethazine by Hypercrosslinked Adsorbents in Aquatic Systems

Grimmett ME. Journal of Environmental Quality (2013).

Manuscripts under review

Human stem cell-derived GABAergic interneuron development reveals early emergence of subtype diversity followed by gradual electrochemical maturation

Bershteyn M, Zhou H, Fuentealba L, Chen C, Subramanyam G, Cherkowsky D, Salvatierra J, Sezan M, Maury Y, Havlicek S, Kriks S, Lee S, Watson M, Au W, Qiu Y, Nesterova A, Anderson D, Feld BG, Kuzmenko O, Grimmett ME, Hosford V, Jung J-H, Kowal T, Bulfone A, Banik G, Priest C, Palop J, Nicholas CR.

Gallery

I also love making art! I especially love fiber arts like sewing, crochet, and cross stitch as well as other media such as metalwork, clay sculpture, and photography. My favorite projects, however, are mixed media works where I can combine a variety of different techniques and materials.

Please click on the thumbnails below to see full images of some of my recent work!