Aliyah Silver

Aliyah Silver graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of Maryland. She is currently finishing a Master of Science in Applied Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University where she is currently a fourth year PhD candidate in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. Aliyah is conducting her thesis research in the Spangler Lab at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s Translational Tissue Engineering Center. Her research lies within the emerging field of immuneengineering. Specifically, she uses principles from molecular engineering and translational immunology to engineer novel proteins and platforms that modulate the immune response for targeted treatment of disease. In addition to conducting research, Aliyah is a commercialization academy fellow with Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures where she generates industry interest in groundbreaking Johns Hopkins technologies through the development of value propositions and execution of marketing campaigns.