Whitney earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Clarkson University. Her PhD research focused on using sequence-controlled polypeptide-based complex coacervates to stabilize encapsulated proteins for the thermo-stabilization of vaccines. In her infrequent and scarce free time, she enjoys reading, playing Dungeons and Dragons and learning to play the ocarina. When the weather is nice, she can be found swimming, horseback riding, or simply having fun with her friends outdoors.
Dr. Blocher McTigue successfully defended her PhD dissertation on Encapsulation and Stabilization of Biomolecules on March 18th, 2020. Dr. Blocher McTigue was the fourth PhD student to graduate from the Perry Lab! She will be joining the lab of Prof. Charles Sing in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Dr. Blocher McTigue was also honored with the 2020 Department of Chemical Engineering Best Dissertation Award!
Highlighted in the Biomaterials Science themed collection on Emerging Investigators.
Highlighted in the 2020 Biomaterials Science Most Popular themed collection.
2019 | Eldridge Award |
2019 | Highest scoring G.R.A.S.S. seminar |
Fall 2018 | James Douglas Graduate Fellowship |
Fall 2017 | Eldridge Teaching Assistant Award |
2017 | Soft Materials for Life Sciences NRT Travel Grant |
2016 | SMLS NRT Trainee Fellowship |