Program Polsky Commercialization Fellowship Learn how to apply and commercialize your research, while gaining access to venture creation resources and networking opportunities.
News Polsky Commercialization Fellowship Gives PhD Students Dedicated Support to Pursue Entrepreneurship The Polsky Commercialization Fellowship offers PhD students at the University of Chicago the opportunity to create new ventures around promising research and develop leadership skills during a competitive fellowship. “We...
Technology SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies Against Spike and Internal Proteins for Therapeutics and Diagnostics As of February 2021, there have been over 107 million cases and over 2 million deaths caused worldwide by the novel virus SARS-CoV-2. Few vaccination and treatment approaches are currently…
Technology Electrically Tunable Quantum Platform Using Spin Defects In SiC Heterostructures Integration of quantum spins into classical electronic devices has been a major challenge. However, the ability to do so would limit spectral noise and line width broadening of emissions from…
Technology Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 The landscape of SARS-CoV-2 is experiencing a novel development of viral variants harboring mutations that can escape even the most highly potent antibodies against the receptor binding domain. These variants…
Technology Engineered Mutator tRNAs For Correcting Missense Genetic Defects And Inducing Cancer Cell Death Engineered tRNAs with altered anticodons and chemical modifications deliver the correct amino acid at mutated codons to restore protein function in genetic diseases or induce lethal mistranslation in cancer cells,…
Technology Computational-Guided Spin Defect Systems This method enables predictive growth of qubit host materials without the limitations of iterative measurements. The Unmet Need: Proper characterization of qubit host substrate and in-situ defect growth Quantum sensors…
Technology Defined Live Biotherapeutic Compositions That Restore Depleted Gut Metabolites To Improve Outcomes In Liver Disease Patients Patients with advanced liver disease, transplant recipients, and other critically ill populations frequently experience profound microbiome dysbiosis due to antibiotics and hospitalization. This dysbiosis is characterized by loss of microbial…
Technology Enhanced Nitrogen Vacancy Synthesis in Diamond: Minimizing Hydrogen Passivation Keywords: Electron radiation effects, Ion implantation, Spectroscopy, Chemical vapor deposition, Optical fibers, Quantum information This method mitigates hydrogen passivation of nitrogen vacancy centers (NV centers) in diamond through vacuum annealing…
Technology Improved Ex Vivo Models Of Pancreatic Cancer Using Tumor-Relevant Nutrient Conditions Tumor Interstitial Fluid Medium (TIFM) is a pancreatic tumor-mimetic cell culture formulation, paired with matched murine PDAC cell lines adapted in either TIFM or RPMI-1640, that is designed to model…
Program Past Participants 2025 Folasade Rancie – Doulala Michael Gustafson – Three Pillars Sudanshu Kaushik – Exalt Data Randel Bennett – Qixent Laurel Alpaugh – Coclo Ritu Sreenivasan – Mooj Foods Shikhar Pandey…
Program Chicago Booth and Polsky Center Private Equity Council Members The Booth Polsky Private Equity Council is comprised of some of the world’s leading private equity investors who provide ongoing guidance and support to the Polsky Center’s Svider Private Equity...
