Torrick (Tj) Fletcher

*Student participation supported by DMR Award #1950557

Tj is a junior undergraduate from Texas A&M University pursuing a BS degree in chemistry. He currently works in soft materials research under Dr. Sarbajit Banerjee’s research group.

This summer, Tj will be working with Dr. Jessica Larsen, learning to make polymeric nanoparticles called polymersomes for the treatment of sciatic nerve injury. Tj will learn to synthesize polymersomes, encapsulate different model therapeutics, and test their performance in cells and/or rats.

Publications and Presentations

Poster presented at the 10th Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium, July 28th, 2023 at the Watt Innovation Center Atrium.