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Unveiling Hidden Threats: Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Microplastic Detection in Human Placental Tissue
Animations | 28 Aug 2024 | Contributor(s):: Alexandra Hofferek, NEWT Center, Rice University
Background: Microplastics pose a growing health concern, potentially releasing harmful polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules (PAHs) into the body. This study aims to develop a sensitive and rapid method using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to detect microplastics in human...
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Developing CUREs for Antibody Engineering
Online Presentations | 03 Jul 2024 | Contributor(s):: sandra porter, The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center
This presentation will discuss some of the projects we’re tackling this summer and some of our previous results.
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Developing CUREs for Antibody Engineering
Online Presentations | 22 Jan 2024 | Contributor(s):: Sandra Porter, The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center
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Exploring Biotechnology Careers
Online Presentations | 04 Jan 2024 | Contributor(s):: Todd Smith, The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center
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Cell Factory for Small Molecule Inducible Delivery of Low Dose IL-2
Online Presentations | 31 Aug 2023 | Contributor(s):: Celsa Pachlhofer, Yafet Arefeayne, Rice University
Autoimmune and inflammatory diseases are characterized by insufficient regulatory T cells (Treg), which play a central role in maintaining peripheral tolerance, preventing autoimmunity, and limiting chronic inflammation. Treg cells depend on IL-2 for survival and maintenance of their...
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DNA Automation with Nano-Structured Ceramics
Online Presentations | 03 Jan 2023 | Contributor(s):: NACK Network
We will discuss how the use of nano-structured ceramic films enables the synthesis of hundreds of DNA genes in gram quantities overnight. Furthermore, we will describe how these nano-structured ceramics can be manufactured without the use of expensive, currently highly backlogged, nanofabs...
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Confocal Microscopy
Online Presentations | 12 Oct 2022 | Contributor(s):: Fatma Pri-Cakmak, NACK Network
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Engineer and Manufacture Off-the-Shelf CAR-Natural Killer Cells for Targeted
Online Presentations | 07 Oct 2022 | Contributor(s):: Xiaoping Bao
Cancer is a major threat for humans worldwide, with over 18 million new cases and 9.6 million cancer-related deaths in 2018. Although most common cancer treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, unsatisfactory cure rates require new therapeutic approaches, particularly for...
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Virtual Tissue Computer Simulation of Development, Homeostasis and Disease using CompuCell3D
Online Presentations | 22 Sep 2022 | Contributor(s):: James A Glazier, Trinity Chung, The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center
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Building & Testing a Component of Synthetic Genetic Circuit in Mammalian Cells
Animations | 20 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Ariel Delos Reyes, Rice University
Oscillations in protein levels within cells help facilitate a variety of biological processes, from circadian rhythm to cell cycle progression. This research focuses on developing a platform for creating oscillatory circuits in mammalian cells by using several interrelated DNA constructs....
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Nanotechnology: The Future of Medicine?
Online Presentations | 28 Jul 2022 | Contributor(s):: Jared Ashcroft, The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center
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Antibody Engineers - Antibody Hackathon
Online Presentations | 15 Jul 2022 | Contributor(s):: Sandra Porter, The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center
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Nanomedicine for Drug Delivery, Controlled Release and Targeted Therapy
Online Presentations | 17 Jun 2022 | Contributor(s):: Neda Habibi, The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center
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CompuCell3D - Simulation of cell crawling in 3D
Tools | 03 Feb 2022
Deploys the CompuCell3D simulation of cell crawling in 3D by Fortuna et al. 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2020.04.024
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Designing Machine Learning Surrogates for Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Online Presentations | 25 Nov 2021 | Contributor(s):: JCS Kadupitiya
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations accelerated by high-performance computing (HPC) methods are powerful tools for investigating and extracting the microscopic mechanisms characterizing the properties of soft materials such as self-assembled nanoparticles, virus capsids, confined electrolytes,...
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Agent Based Active Matter Simulations with Mechanica
Online Presentations | 14 Nov 2021 | Contributor(s):: Somogyi, Andy T
Mechanica is an interactive mesh-free, chemistry and biology simulation environment, with an emphasis towards enabling users to model and simulate complex sub-cellular and cellular biological physics problems. Mechanica is designed first and foremost to enable users to work interactively...
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Fun Experiments You Can Only Do With Frogs
Online Presentations | 08 Jul 2021 | Contributor(s):: Rebecca W. Heald
Our studies aim to reveal underlying principles of spindle assembly and biological size control, as well as the molecular basis of variation that contributes to genomic instability and evolution. This talk will focus on the nano-scale aspects and include some single molecule experiments our lab...
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Tuberculosis Model Incorporating Treatment, Vaccination, and Antibiotic Resistance
Tools | 27 May 2021 | Contributor(s):: Antonio Zdanis Neher
Run though an interactive application to learn more about the consequences of antibiotic resistant pathogens through the lens of Tuberculosis.
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Cancer Evolution in CompuCell3D
Tools | 27 May 2021 | Contributor(s):: Juliano Ferrari Gianlupi, James A Glazier
Demonstrates implemetation of cancer evolution in CompuCell3D
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FocalPointPlasticity Plugin Demo
Tools | 19 May 2021 | Contributor(s):: Juliano Ferrari Gianlupi, T.J. Sego
This simple demo shows basic functionality of FocalPointPlasticity and how link rigidity affects cell behaviors.