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  1. Discussion about Ion Channels Using Reduced Model Approaches

    21 Sep 2011 | | Contributor(s):: James Fonseca

    The seminar will cover the reasons how the channels are able to selectively permit the flow of certain species of ions while blocking other physiological cations.

  2. E304 L10.1.2: Nanobiotechnology - Information Storage and Retrieval in the Cell

    14 Jun 2016 | | Contributor(s):: ASSIST ERC

  3. E304 L10.1.3: Nanobiotechnology - Energy Generation and Storage Within the Cell

    14 Jun 2016 | | Contributor(s):: ASSIST ERC

  4. ECET 499N Lecture 12: Scanning Probe Microscopy Applications (in Neuroscience and Beyond)

    12 Apr 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Helen McNally

  5. Ethics of Stem Cells and Therapeutic Cloning

    27 Nov 2007 | | Contributor(s):: James Leary

    Invited lecture for Purdue University course SOC 573

  6. Got GMOs?: An EngrTEAMS Curricular Unit

    20 Jun 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Jolene Chrzaszcz, Brian Eberhardt, Rob Johnson, Maurina Aranda, Selcen Guzey, Beth Ring, Kerrie Douglas, Tamara J. Moore

    Got GMOs? is an engineering design-based STEM curricular unit. The unit aims to facilitate the learning of major science and mathematical concepts and skills within the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) respectively. The unit includes teacher guides,...

  7. How Simple Cell-Cell Interactions Lead to Complex Multicellular Dynamics

    04 Feb 2021 | | Contributor(s):: Paul Macklin

    In this talk, we use agent-based simulation models to simulate (1) individual cell behaviors, (2) cell-cell interactions, and (3) cell-environment interactions to show how simple rules can give rise to complex multicellular phenomena. We showcase and explore free, interactive online tools to...

  8. Illinois 2009 nano-biophotonics Summer School, Lecture 5: Tour of the Cell

    28 Oct 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Marina Marjanovic

    Tour of the cellTopics: Smallest Unit of Life Prokaryotic Cells Eukaryotic Cells Overview of an Animal Cell Some Roles of Cell Membrane Proteins Determine Membranes Specific Functions Evidence of Movement of Membrane Proteins The Detailed Structure of Animal Cell Membrane The proteins in the...

  9. Illinois 2009 nano-biophotonics Summer School, Lecture 6: Cell Cycle and Cancer Cell

    28 Oct 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Marina Marjanovic

    Cell Cycle and Cancer CellTopics: The functions of cell division: reproduction The functions of cell division: growth and development The functions of cell division: tissue renewal The structure and function of epithelial tissues Epithelial tissues Types of connective tissue Connective tissues...

  10. Illinois BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Deconvolving Stiffness in MEMS Pedestal Cell Mass Measurements

    05 Dec 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Elise Corbin

    The complex relationships between a cell's behavior and the physical properties of both itself and its environment have long been of interest. Specifically, the understanding the mechanisms through which a cell's physical properties influence cell growth, cell differentiation, cell cycle...

  11. Illinois BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Precisely Size Controlled Drug-silica Nanoconjugate for Cancer Therapy

    05 Dec 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Li Tang

    Drug delivery nanomedicine, exemplified by micelles and nanoparticles roughly in the size range of 1-200 nm, have attracted much interest in the past 2-3 decades as alternative modalities for cancer treatment. The size of these drug delivery vehicles has been strongly correlated with their in...

  12. Illinois Phys550 Molecular Biophysics Lecture 2: Compartmentalization of Cells, Photosynthesis I

    26 Jan 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Klaus Schulten

    Compartmentalization of cells, photosynthesis (part 1 of 2)

  13. Illinois Phys550 Molecular Biophysics Lecture 2: Compartmentalization of Cells, Photosynthesis II

    26 Jan 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Klaus Schulten

    Compartmentalization of cells, photosynthesis (part 2 of 2)

  14. In Living Motion: Imaging Cellular Function in Live Tissues

    21 Aug 2012 | | Contributor(s):: David D. Nolte

    Subcellular motions inside live tissue are sensitive indicators of cellular health and cellular response to applied drugs. Digital holography volumetrically captures these motions in tissue dynamics spectroscopy for live-tissue drug screening.

  15. Inference from Single Molecules to Cells

    19 Jan 2017 | | Contributor(s):: Steve Pressé

  16. Iterative Solution Method for an Implicit Orbit Averaged Particle-in-Cell Model

    18 Aug 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Benjamin Sturdevant

    Present kinetic simulations of turbulence in magnetized plasmas employ models from gyrokinetic theory, which is based on a number of ordering assumptions used to reduce the Vlasov-Maxwell system to eliminate high frequency phenomena. Recently, a second order accurate, implicit particle-in-cell...

  17. KIST/PU Design and Performance of Bioresponsive Nanocarriers with Tunable Reactivity for Drug and Gene Delivery

    23 Oct 2007 | | Contributor(s):: Dave Thompson

    Our lab has focused on the development of bioresponsive nanocarriers that are designed to release their cargo upon entry into acidic environments such as those found in cellular endosomes and sites of poor circulation. Computational methods have been used to design vinyl ether lipids of varying...

  18. KIST/PU Introduction to Global Research Laboratory (GRL) Program: Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine for Theragnosis using Nano-Bio Materials

    23 Oct 2007 | | Contributor(s):: Kui Won Choi

    The Global Research Laboratory (GRL) program was initiated by the Korea Foundation for International Cooperation of Science and Technology (KICOS) in 2006. The GRL program has been designed to develop fundamental and original technologies through international collaborative research between...

  19. KIST/PU Multiplex Detection of Cell Surface Markers Using Plasmonic Sensors

    23 Oct 2007 | | Contributor(s):: Joseph M K Irudayaraj

    Gold nanorod molecular probes (GNrMPs) were designed and fabricated for multiplex identification of cell surface markers in HBECs. Cells were probed directly using dark field microscopy integrated with a spectral imager for simultaneous detection of up to three surface markers. The...

  20. Linear Diffusion and Cell Signaling

    17 Apr 2020 | | Contributor(s):: NNCI Nano

    In this activity, students explore the concept of diffusion as a component of cell communication.  Specifically, students will explore how the rate of diffusion varies with distance and concentration gradient. They will use a pipet with water and dye to observe a macro-model of diffusion....