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Sarah Perry selected as 'Best Speaker' at the 2013 Distinguished Young Scholars Seminar

Postdoctoral researcher Sarah Perry was selected as "Best Speaker" in 2013's Distinguished Young Scholars Seminar series at the University of Washington. Graduate students in the UW Department of Chemical Engineering organize the DYSS program by selecting 10 speakers from a national pool of graduate students and postdoctoral applicants. This year's speakers included researchers from Yale, Stanford, University of Texas, and Johns Hopkins among others.

Each week throughout the summer, a new speaker presents their research to the department and is scored by the audience. They receive feedback about their presentation and have a chance to discuss their research with University of Washington professors, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students.

“I am very excited about having been selected as a DYSS speaker. It is an honor and the experience will allow me to network and share my research with a diverse audience,” Perry said.

Perry's talk, titled "Stereoregularity Inhibits Complex Coacervation of Polypeptides," describes how liquid-liquid phase separation can be used to create biomimetic micro- or nano-compartments to encapsulate sensitive biological molecules, such as enzymes, for use in biomedicine, biocatalysis, and sensing. She presented in Seattle on August 12 and will receive an engraved iPad as part of her "Best Speaker" award.

"I am honored to have been selected as the best DYSS speaker for 2013," she said. "I really enjoyed my visit to the University of Washington and I’m glad to know that the students and faculty there are excited about my research."