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Grace Adams joins VINSE Superuser program
Jul. 22, 2024—VINSE is excited to welcome Grace Adams to the VINSE Superuser program. Grace is a second year graduate student in the biomedical engineering program and does research in the Gonzales lab. Her research focuses on fabricating and implementing neural probes compatible with two-photon imaging to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying brain-machine interface control. As a...
Dissertation Defense: Nicholas Craven, Interdisciplinary Materials Science
Jul. 11, 2024—DISSERTATION DEFENSE Nicholas ‘Cal’ Craven, Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the direction of Clare McCabe “Reproducibility in Molecular Simulation: Approaches for the Screening Studies of Patchy Nanoparticles and Switchable Monolayer Films” 07.24.24 | 10:00AM CDT | 044 Engineering Science Building | Zoom Molecular simulation is a growing branch of scientific study in the fields surrounding molecular discovery. It is...
2023 VINSE Report
May. 22, 2024—Take a look at VINSE’s newest report highlighting our achievements, milestones, and initiatives. The detailed report covers our mission, history, research focuses, education and outreach, core facilities, recent successes, and future vision. Click here to read the full report! Best viewed in Adobe Reader (1) Select View > Page Display > Two Page View, and then (2)...
Spotlight Publication: “Non-Viral In Vivo Delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 using Protein-Agnostic, High-Loading Porous Silicon and Polymer Nanoparticles” published in ACS Nano
Apr. 19, 2024—“Non-Viral In Vivo Delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 using Protein-Agnostic, High-Loading Porous Silicon and Polymer Nanoparticles” published in ACS Nano, selected as VINSE Spotlight Publication. This research, led by Biomedical Engineering Prof. Craig Duvall and his 2023 PhD graduate Brock Fletcher, was recently published in ACS Nano. This interdisciplinary project involved several other VINSE labs (Weiss, Brunger,...
Lauren Buchanan wins NSF CAREER Award
Mar. 22, 2024—Lauren Buchanan, assistant professor of chemistry, has received a prestigious NSF CAREER Award. Her CAREER project, “Understanding Nanoparticle-induced Changes to Protein Structure,” will address a critical gap in our understanding of protein-nanoparticle interactions: the detailed surface-induced changes to protein structure and dynamics that that potentially impact protein function. The five-year, $675,000 grant will support the...
Episode 10 | Meet Our Faculty | Xiaoguang Dong
Mar. 18, 2024—Learn more about Dr. Xiaoguang Dong and his group. The Dong group develops novel stimuli-responsive mechanisms, microdevices, and microrobots for minimally invasive medical operations. Watch on YouTube | Hear more from Xiaoguang Dong Dong Lab
VINSE Colloquium: Student Selected Speaker Dr. Arjun Yodh 04/04/2025
Mar. 14, 2024—11th Annual VINSE Student Selected Seminar Arjun Yodh James M. Skinner Professor of Science and Department Chair University of Pennsylvania Imaging and Spectroscopy of (mostly) Brain Using Diffusing Light 04.04.25 | noon Diffusing light can be used to probe physiology in tissues located far below the body surface. The emerging light fields contain a wealth...
Summer 2024 Short Courses
Feb. 28, 2024—VINSE offers a variety of short courses each year to provide attendees opportunities to advance their skills and knowledge about topics relevant to a technical community. Attendance is open to all interested parties and is not limited to Vanderbilt personnel or VINSE users. Atomic Force Microscopy AFM is an advanced multi-parametric imaging technique. It delivers very...
“Spin Coating Photoactive Photosystem I−PEDOT:PSS Composite Films” published in ACS Applied Polymer Materials, selected as VINSE Spotlight Publication
Feb. 21, 2024—About the author: Marc Nabhan, a 2023 PhD graduate from the Department of Chemical Engineering, successfully defended his dissertation under the guidance of Dr. Kane Jennings. Currently serving as the co-founder and CEO of Optomar Technologies, Marc leads the development of a metabolic rate sensor designed for precise calorie counting in medical ICUs. During his...
Dissertation Defense: Jeremy Espano, Interdisciplinary Materials Science
Feb. 20, 2024—DISSERTATION DEFENSE Jeremy Espano, Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the direction of Janet Macdonald “Understanding the Crystalline Landscape of Metal Chalcogenide Materials” 03.01.24 | 2:30PM CST | 214 Light Hall | The identity and arrangement of atoms determine the properties of all crystalline solids, and when the identity of the atoms is the same, multiple arrangements and different crystalline...