Julie Champion

Julie Champion is the William R. McLain Endowed Term Professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California Santa Barbara and completed NIH postdoctoral training at Caltech. As Faculty and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, her work spans protein engineering, nanostructured biomaterials, and biocatalysis applications.

• Education: B.S.E. (University of Michigan), Ph.D. (UC Santa Barbara), NIH Postdoc (Caltech)

Her research focuses on creating self-assembled protein nanomaterials for immunotherapy, cancer treatment, and industrial biocatalysis. Key projects include:

• Thermoresponsive protein nanosheets
• pH-sensitive vesicles for drug delivery
• Enzyme-immobilizing protein-inorganic hybrids
• Hexameric antibody delivery nanocarriers
• AvrA-based anti-inflammatory therapies
• Universal subunit vaccines via nanoparticle platforms

Scientific recognition includes:

• Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (2021)
• ACS Women Chemists Rising Star Award (2021)
• Georgia Tech BioEngineering Outstanding Advisor Award (2014)
• NSF BRIGE Award
• NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship
• NSF Graduate Fellowship

Her lab at the Engineered Biosystems Building hosts ongoing outreach initiatives like the TEC Camp for middle school girls and Project ENGAGES for high school research mentorship.