{"id":15,"date":"2022-08-18T00:44:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T00:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:24:47","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My research combines Chemistry, Engineering and Immunology to generate novel immunomodulatory translational technologies. We are mainly focused on modulating Dendritic Cell phenotypes with chemistry and biomaterials to generate novel therapies for autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection and therapeutic vaccines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Overview-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have several exciting projects starting up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/?page_id=87\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/?page_id=87\">Synergistic Combinations of Agonists and Inhibitors for Generation of Tolerogenic APCs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/push-pull-paper-GA-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" style=\"width:773px;height:403px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/push-pull-paper-GA-1.png 623w, https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/push-pull-paper-GA-1-600x312.png 600w, https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/push-pull-paper-GA-1-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/?page_id=31\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/?page_id=31\">Targeted Adjuvants for Chronic Viral Infections<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"873\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Graphical-Abstract-873x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Graphical-Abstract-873x1024.png 873w, https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Graphical-Abstract-256x300.png 256w, https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Graphical-Abstract-768x900.png 768w, https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Graphical-Abstract-300x352.png 300w, https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Graphical-Abstract-850x997.png 850w, https:\/\/research.coe.drexel.edu\/cbe\/deakgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Graphical-Abstract.png 916w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My research combines Chemistry, Engineering and Immunology to generate novel immunomodulatory translational technologies. 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