Sara Kapasi

Sara Kapasi

she/they

BME PhD Student at Georgia Tech & Emory University

Publications

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Journal Articles

Structure–property–performance engineering of hydrogel depots for long-acting peptide delivery

Published in bioRxiv, 2026

Second manuscript of my Stanford SURF project on GLP-1 RA delivery, focused on material properties of hydrogels.

Recommended citation: Dong, C., d’Aquino, A. I., Sen, S., Alakesh, A., Jons, C. K., Eckman, N., Williams, C. M., Nguyen, L. T., Yan, J., Saouaf, O. M., Song, Y. E., Hall, I. A., Lu, K., Manna, M. K., Kapasi, S., Kottamasu, S. A., Wilhelm, T., Doulames, V., Klich, J. H., Reinecking, W., & Appel, E. A. (2026). Structure–property–performance engineering of hydrogel depots for long-acting peptide delivery. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.17.725768
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Long-acting hydrogel-based depot formulations of tirzepatide and semaglutide for the management of type 2 diabetes and weight

Published in Advanced Therapeutics, 2026

Manuscript of my Stanford SURF project on GLP-1 RA delivery.

Recommended citation: d’Aquino, A. I., Dong, C., Nguyen, L. T., Yan, J., Jons, C. K., Saouaf, O. M., Song, Y. E., Eckman, N., Kapasi, S., Williams, C. M., Doulames, V., Sen, S., Manna, M. K., Alakesh, A., Lu, K., Hall, I., & Appel, E. A. (2026). Long-acting hydrogel-based depot formulations of tirzepatide and semaglutide for the management of type 2 diabetes and weight. Advanced Therapeutics, 2026;9:2. https://doi.org/10.1002/adtp.202500329
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Conference Posters

The Microbiome of the Crayfish, Procambarus clarkii Farmed Under Different Growth Conditions

Published in 2025 O4U Life Sciences Conference, 2025

This work came out of a collaboration between Greek researchers and the Konstantinidis lab, where I worked with crayfish microbiota from DNA extraction to sequencing analysis.

Recommended citation: Kapasi S, Meziti A, Brink C, Lucas M, Hatt JK, Konstantinidis KT, and Kormas K. (2025). "The microbiome of the crayfish, Procambarus clarkii farmed under different growth conditions " 2025 Out for Undergrad Life Sciences Poster Session. 2025 September 19th. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Formulation of GLP-1 Polymer-Nanoparticle (PNP) Hydrogels For Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

Published in 2023 SURF Research Symposium, 2024 O4U Life Sciences Conference, 2024

This work came out of my SURF summer research, where I worked a LOT with a rheometer and learned how to handle rats. And Ozempic.

Recommended citation: Kapasi S, d'Aquino A, Dong L, and Appel E. (2024). "Formulation of GLP-1 Polymer-Nanoparticle (PNP) Hydrogels for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes." 2024 Out for Undergrad Life Sciences Poster Session. 2024 October 27th. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Long-term Stabilization of Live Biotherapeutics for Neonatal and Female Health

Published in MSRP Research Symposium, ABRCMS, 2024

This work came out of my MSRP summer research, optimizing chemical excipients in formulations with L. crispatus and B. infantis in order to make better live biotherapeutics. The same poster was presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) 2024 conference. Contact for poster availability.

Recommended citation: Kapasi S, Biggs K, and Traverso G. (2024). "Long-term Stabilization of Live Biotherapeutics for Neonatal and Female Health." 2024 MSRP Research Symposium. 2024 August 1st. Cambridge, Massachusetts.