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School of Packaging researcher awared NIH MICHR K12

March 26, 2026

School of Packaging researcher awared NIH MICHR K12

Congratulations to Mercy Okezue, assistant professor at the School of Packaging, on receiving the MICHR K12 Award. This award is a Mercy Award.png mentored career development program that will provide protected research time, mentorship, and career development. Okezue will investigate the formulation of poor water-soluble medications as solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) to enhance their oral absorption. She will also evaluate the packaging systems to maintain the stability of the SLNs medications.

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