Case Western Reserve University chemist Divita Mathur was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) grant for her research in synthetic DNA nanoparticles, which have potential applications in gene therapy.

Her work focuses on creating programmable DNA nanoparticles that can deliver therapeutic genes to specific cells, potentially correcting genetic errors or replacing malfunctioning genes—a major challenge in treating many genetic diseases.The award supports both her fundamental research into how these nanoparticles behave inside living cells and her educational outreach, including engaging high school students in summer research and developing innovative 3D molecular learning tools.

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