Nanotechnology workshop fosters research collaborations

MNTL hosted the 13^th annual Center for Nanoscale Science & Technology Nanotechnology Workshop May 7-8, 2015. The workshop highlights University of Illinois research in bionanotechnology & nanomedicine, nanoelectronics & nanophotonics, and nanomaterials & nanomanufacturing, and paves the way for cross-campus and industry collaborations.

At the workshop, Georgia Tech University Professor Mostafa El-Sayed delivered a keynote address on nanotechnology applications in medicine, drug delivery, and determining drug efficacy. Harvard Medical School Professor Mehmet Toner presented a second keynote talk on bioengineering and clinical applications of circulating tumor cells.

 

Thirty-nine students presented their research results at the workshop’s poster session. Congratulations to the winners.

 

Group A

1st place: Phuong Le: Dynamic, Single-Molecule Imaging of the Breast Cancer Microenvironment of Metastasis

2^nd place: Enrique Daza: A Nanotechnology Approach for Efficient Crude Oil Spill Treatment via Entrapment, Dispersal, and Removal using Carboscavenger

3^rd place: Bara Saadah, Kareem Al-Qadi: DDSCAT Spectroscopy of Various Metal Nanostructures

Honorable Mention: Rachel Hatano: Cardiomyocytes from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: Towards the Fabrication of a Cardiac Patch

Honorable Mention: Matthew Leslie: Oncogenic RAS Modulates Glutamine’s Contribution to Mitochondrial Redox Homeostasis

 

 

Group B
1st place: Yue Zhuo: Dynamic Label-free Live-Cell Imaging With Photonic Crystal Enhanced Microscopy (PCEM)

2^nd place: Santosh Misra: Pro-Nifuroxazide-NPs for Cancer Specific Trigerable Anti-cancer Therapy via STAT-3 Pathway
 

3^rd place: Ritu Raman: Optogenetic Skeletal Muscle Powered 3D Printed Biological Machines
 

Honorable Mention: Zainab Rahil: Studying Cell Adhesion Using DNA Nanotechnology
 

Honorable Mention: Claire McGhee: Developing Cancer Biomarker Assay Using DNA Functionalized Gold Nanorod PC-SERS Detection

 

This year’s workshop was held jointly with the NSF Cellular and Molecular Mechanics and BioNanotechnology (CMMB) IGERT/NIH Midwest Cancer Nanotechnology Training Center (M-CNTC) Symposium.