Emily Ariail Graduate Student
Emily Ariail is a fourth year Biomedical Engineering PhD candidate. She previously attended the University of South Carolina where she received a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. Her interests lie in the field of immunoengineering with a current focus on modulating the immune response through biomaterial and protein engineering strategies. Outside of lab, she enjoys running, arts & crafts, and learning guitar.
Fellowships / Awards:
- ARCS Scholar Fellowship (McNichols Family Foundation Scholar)
- Women’s Chemist Committee / Merck Research Award
Publications (relevant to this lab):
- Ariail E, Biggs B, OFlanagan R, Schneck JP. (2025) IL-7 Immunotherapies: Current Applications and Engineering Opportunities. Immunological Investigations, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/08820139.2025.2464055.
- Ariail E, Stephenson C, Espinoza NG, Spangler JB. (2024) Emerging approaches for T cell-stimulating platform development. Cell Systems, 15(12), 1198-1208. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.cels.2024.11.007.
- Li S, Yao Z, Wang H, Ecker J, Omotoso M, Lee J, Kong J, Feng H, Chaisawangwong W, Kang S, Shannon S, Livingston N, Bieler J, Singh S, Zhang M, ONeal P, Ariail E, Biggs B, Hickey J, Mao HQ, Schneck JP. (2024) Ex Vivo Expansion and Hydrogel-Mediated In Vivo Delivery of Tissue Resident Memory T Cells for Immunotherapy. Science Advances, 10(50), eadm7928. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adm7928.
- Livingston NK, Hickey JW, Sim H, Salathef SF, Choy J, Kong J, Silver A, Stelzel JL, Omotoso MO, Li S, Chaisawangwongg W, Roy S, Ariail EC, Lanis MR, Pradeep P, Bieler J, Witt SE, Leonard E, Doloff JC, Spangler J, Mao HQ, Schneck JP. (2024). In Vivo Stimulation of Therapeutic Antigen-Specific T Cells in an Artificial Lymph Node Matrix. Advanced Materials, 2310043, https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202310043.
