Christina Bailey-Hytholt
Christina Bailey-Hytholt, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded $502,999 from the NSF’s Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology program. Bailey-Hytholt’s three-year project will focus on the relationship between placental cells known as trophoblasts and the structures they secrete, called exosomes, that are important in a mother’s immune regulation and implantation of an embryo. The project reflects her concentration on research that addresses critical unmet needs for women’s health. Bailey-Hytholt received a BS in chemical engineering from WPI, earned her PhD at Brown University, and joined the WPI faculty in 2022. Forbes named her to its 30 Under 30 Class of innovators in 2022, and her research has been supported by the NSF, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, and the Amnion Foundation.