The Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) is at the forefront of engineering and science related to materials systems, addressing challenges and technological issues that have a major impact on humanity and quality of life.<br><br>In this theme, you'll collaborate with our team of internationally recognized materials scientists and soft matter engineers to understand and engineer solutions in energy, natural resources such as water, sustainability, and health.<br><br>This theme also encompasses health-care applications, broadening our biomedical impact beyond our immunoengineering theme. Drawing on deep expertise in self-assembly and ion-containing polymers, PME is understanding and engineering how to prevent protein misfolding, which could help prevent diseases like dementia and ALS. We're also studying nanoparticles for the in vivo delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids and leading the way in understanding how liquid-liquid phase separation works, and its role in the formation of membrane-less intracellular compartments in biology.