We're thrilled to announce that DAMP Lab Research Associate Lena Landaverde has been awarded the prestigious SLAS Fellowship! This recognition highlights Lena's outstanding contributions to laboratory automation and her dedication to advancing the field. The SLAS Fellowship recognizes emerging leaders who demonstrate exceptional potential in laboratory science and automation. Learn more... "This fellowship unlocks the opportunity to advance women’s health through the interse

We are excited to share that the DAMP Lab has been listed as a partner in the NEBNext Alliance Program, an initiative by New England Biolabs that connects leading next-generation sequencing (NGS) core laboratories with the research community. Through this program, laboratories using NEBNext® technologies collaborate with NEB to advance genomic research and support scientists with high-quality sequencing services. As part of the Alliance, the DAMP Lab is recognized for its exp

DAMP Lab's Dr. Catherine Klapperich established a new endowed lectureship in BME to honor her late maternal grandmother, Catherine J. Lempera—a cancer survivor, businesswoman, and longtime participant in NIH women's health research. The inaugural speaker, Ridhi Tariyal (CEO of NextGen Jane, Inc.), discussed groundbreaking contributions to women's health and her vision for the future. Learn more...

The DAMP Lab team participated in the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center’s Convening of the Cores event! This event connects core facilities with local researchers across Massachusetts aiming to highlight new ways to make collaborative research more accessible for wider scientific audiences. Learn more ...

We joined attendees at SLAS 2026 in our hometown of Boston. Visitors stopped by the SiLA booth to meet the DAMP team, learn about our work with the SiLA community on open standards for lab automation, explore 57+ molecular workflows, and take part in our co-located workshop on February 12. It was great to connect with everyone who attended. Learn more...