In This Series

1. [Illinois] Integration of Quantum Dot Nanoparticles with Multimodal Microspheres for PET and Cerenkov Luminescene Imaging of Cancer

   18 Aug 2015 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Joanne Li

   Cerenkov luminescence (CL) imaging utilizes the photons emitted during radioactive decay when charged particles travel faster than the phase velocity of light in a dielectric medium. In this talk, I will present a novel agent to convert and increase CL emission at longer wavelengths using...

2. [Illinois] Dimeric Trigger Responsive Drug Conjugate for High Loading Nanoencapsulates

   26 Jan 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): kaimin Cai

   Polymeric micelle is one of the most widely used drug delivery nanomedicine platforms; however, micelle drug delivery systems usually have very low drug loading and poorly defined composition, which greatly limited its further clinical translation. In the course of developing trigger responsive...

3. [Illinois] Stretch Induced Hyperexcitability of Mice Callosal Pathway

   26 Jan 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Anthony Fan

   Memory and learning are thought to result from changes in synaptic strength. Previous studies on synaptic physiology in brain slices have traditionally been focused on biochemical processes. Here, we demonstrate with experiments on mouse brain slices that central nervous system plasticity is also...

4. [Illinois] Signal Processing at Light Speed: Ultrashort Optical Pulse Generation with Arbitrary Waveforms

   29 Jan 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Claire Mcghee

   We aim to further improve early detection of cancer biomarkers, including metal ion and small molecules, using functional DNA as the selective component for photonic crystal surface enhanced Raman scattering (PC-SERS) based detection. It is known that gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) display SERS...

5. [Illinois] Using Photonic Crystals to Enhance SERS Signals for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer

   29 Jan 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Caitlin Race

   Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer for men, and the second leading cause of death due to cancer in men. Currently, the most common screening method aims to detect high levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in blood. Our research has shown the potential for both better prostate...

6. [Illinois] Manipulating Substrate Topography for Enhanced Myogenic Differentiation of Primary Myoblasts and Neuromuscular Junction Formation

   29 Jan 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Eunkyung Ko

   Myogenic commitment of stem cells and primary myoblasts has drawn attention for developing treatments for skeletal muscle diseases. Biophysical cues as well as biochemical cues are known to influence the cellular mechanism of the myogenic differentiation event. Recent studies have revealed that...

7. [Illinois] Cadherin-Modulated Neural Differentiation of Stem Cells for Neuromuscular Junction Engineering

   29 Jan 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ellen Qin

   Recently, efforts are increasingly made to engineer NMJ in vitro for both fundamental and applied bioscience studies. Certain success was made to modulate neural differentiation of stem cells using soluble factors and cell adhesion matrix properties. However, these studies were often plagued by...

8. [Illinois] Role for Stiffness in Vascular Fate

   29 Jan 2016 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Lian Wong

   Stem cells, including embryonic stem cells (ESC) and induced pluripotent stem cells, have been explored as tools for studying development, as well as, potential sources for a large number of therapies in regenerative medicine. Traditionally, ESC are cultured on TC-plastic, however; it has been...