Monica Ohnsorg, Ph.D.

first Loo Lab paper is out now in @pubs.acs.org! here we show how polymer blends can tune Li ion solvation site and enhance ion transport

read it here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

I love this book! I am convinced that this book should be a new reading assignment in high school language arts classes! So many good themes and perspectives on vocation.

Thanks so much, Sam! You and your team have been such a great resource!! 🔬

Thank you so much, Stanna!!! I’m excited to see where you end up in the future! 😊

Absolutely! I would love to chat. I will be on campus starting in January.

Thank you!!! 😊

Thanks, Victoria!! 😊

Thank you, Cole!! Feeling very grateful and excited to start this next step!

So excited to get to campus!! On Wisconsin! 🦡

Thanks, Taimoor!!

Thank you!!

Absolutely! Excited to keep using bottlebrush polymers in the future!

Thank you so much!

Louis and I are beyond excited to be moving back close to family and friends in Wisconsin and Minnesota come January! This is a dream position, and I am so grateful for the opportunity!

Finally thank you to my parents, partner, and whole family for their unwavering support while I have pursued this goal! Now on to new goals of great science, mentoring, and teaching the next generation of scientists when we need them most!

I am incredibly excited to share that I will be starting as an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the CBE Department at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering this fall! Ready for some Florida sunshine 😁

🌟 I would not be here without the help of mentors like Kristi Anseth, Theresa Reineke, Frank Bates, and Beth Anderson! Thank you to everyone who helped answer questions along the way - specifically Michael Blatchley, Brian Aguado, Adrianne Rosales, Guilhem De Hoe, Teresa Rapp, and Natalie Boehnke!

Me holding a scarf that says biomedical engineering while wearing a UW-Madison branded winter hat and quarter zip

A pin that says MAD-ison Scientist

Me popping a bottle of champagne while wearing UW-Madison quarter-zip standing on a balcony in front of the Flatirons

I am THRILLED to officially announce that I have accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison starting January 2026! My lab will use expertise in polymer science, biomaterials, and ECM engineering study osteochondral disease! 🦡 🔬🧪🧫 🦴

This is incredible. This is the kind of stuff that's why we do science.

This is so demoralizing. We are losing critical ECR funding from all sources..and in doing so, losing the future of science. Who will stand up for these vulnerable communities?!

Kayla receiving the Outstanding Biochemistry Award on a graduation stage

Kayla and I standing in front of her Honors thesis defense title slide

It’s graduation season! 🎓I am incredibly proud of Kayla Mash, double major in Biochem and Applied Math with a minor in Biomedical Engineering who has conducted research with me the past 3 years!

Today she graduates with honors and was awarded Outstanding Biochemistry Student Award at graduation!

The Human Genome Project cost taxpayers $3 Billion.

Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more.

If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.

Letter from Millipore Sigma explaining why they are going to have to add a tarrif surcharge to orders.

Tell me how tariffs are good?

More Than 180 Academic Leaders Condemn Trump’s ‘Overreach’ The statement came a day after Harvard University sued the administration over its decision to freeze billions of dollars in federal funding, following the schoo’s refusal to submit to a list of deman...

180 higher education leaders from US colleges & universities released a joint statement condemning Trump’s efforts to control universities.

The government’s “political interference” and “overreach” is “now endangering higher education in America,”

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...

NSF halves graduate fellowship awards Students from all fields lose out on tens of millions of dollars in career-boosting funds this year

The NSF cut the number of graduate research fellowships awarded this year by about half, further eroding US grad students' opportunities to secure career-boosting $$$ for 🧪⚛️🔬
Words by me + Data analysis by @leighkboerner.bsky.social now online @cenmag.bsky.social
cen.acs.org/policy/resea...

Hydrogel Design - Make better hydrogels. A scientific communication platform for hydrogel design by Nate Richbourg

Sharing all my research via a tutorial website was the most unique idea I had during my PhD. I took advantage of my years of blogging experience via Wordpress, but it still took a lot of work. I'm glad it has connected me to scientists across the globe. Visit hydrogeldesign.org to learn more!

M. Gessen hits the nail on the head, yet again

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...

Biofabrication and Characterization of Vascularizing PEG‐Norbornene Microgels Establishing a robust, functional microvascular network remains a critical challenge for both the revascularization of damaged or diseased tissues and the development of engineered biological materia....

I am excited to share that the final paper from my graduate work has now been published! Thank you to everyone at UM who helped me push this over the finish line! This work focuses on the development of vascularizing PEG-based microgels! Check it our here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The University President Willing to Fight Trump Christopher L. Eisgruber of Princeton University talks about the administration’s move to freeze billions of dollars in funding to higher education institutions.

Several thoughts about this very helpful interview on NYT w Chris Eisgruber, president of Princeton, about existential attacks on higher ed, how and what solidarity among American universities looks like. And why it's worth the listen. (Also a dopey headline.) 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/p...

Since starting as a #NewPI, I've been feeling the weight of my impact on the future of my students.

Which makes it so difficult to empathize with the people that have so much more power than me when they don't appear to be affected by the weight of the people whose lives they directly alter.