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Episode 4 | Meet our Faculty | Mike King
Jun. 30, 2023—Learn more about Prof. Michael King and his group. The King Lab utilizes nanostructured surfaces and lipid nanoparticles to study the mechanobiology of circulating cancer and immune cells, and for drug delivery strategies to target metastatic cells in the blood and lymphatic circulation. Watch on YouTube | Hear more from Mike King King Lab
Dissertation Defense: Maria Lopez Cavestany, Biomedical Engineering
Jun. 27, 2023—DISSERTATION DEFENSE Maria Lopez Cavestany, Biomedical Engineering *under the direction of Mike King “Engineered Models and Therapeutics for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer” 07.05.23 | 2:00PM CST | 134 Featheringill Hall | Zoom In the United States, cancer deaths have dropped by 27% in the last 20 years. Although there has been great progress, effective treatment options for metastatic...
Episode 3 | Meet our Faculty | Tim Hanusa
Jun. 22, 2023—Learn more about Dr. Tim Hanusa and his research group. The Hanusa Group uses solid-state mechanochemistry (grinding and milling without solvent) to synthesize reactive inorganic and organometallic compounds that can’t be made in solution. Watch on YouTube | Hear more from Tim Hanusa Hanusa Lab
Meet Our Graduates: Anna Douglas
Jun. 22, 2023—While at Vanderbilt, Anna began her studies developing nanostructured materials that can improve the performance of energy storage devices including lithium and sodium ion batteries. During her graduate studies, Anna co-invented a novel electrochemical synthesis method to produce high quality carbon nanotubes from carbon dioxide, and subsequently spun out a startup company called SkyNano in...
Episode 2 | Meet our Faculty | Ethan Lippmann
Jun. 13, 2023—Learn more about Dr. Ethan Lippmann and his group. The Lippmann group applies biomolecular and biomedical engineering strategies to basic science and translational investigations that address the role of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in health and disease. Watch on YouTube | Hear more from Ethan Lippmann Lippmann Lab
Did you know? VINSE Zeiss Merlin SEM
Jun. 7, 2023—Did you know the Zeiss Merlin SEM can rapidly identify the chemical composition of your sample? Equipped with an Oxford X-max 50 SDD EDS detector, the chemical-specific X-rays excited by the electron beam can identify and even quantify the sample’s chemical composition. You can also generate beautiful and informative chemical maps with EDS mapping ability....
Win $250 in the VINSE Summer Image Competition
Jun. 6, 2023—The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) is holding a competition seeking images to be displayed in the VINSE Facilities. If you have materials or devices that have been fabricated, characterized, or imaged using VINSE equipment, submit entries to VINSE no later than August 15. Image enhancement and false coloring is permitted as well as...
VINSE launches new video series to feature the faculty. Episode 1: Sharon Weiss
Jun. 6, 2023—VINSE is excited to kick-off a new video series that will introduce VINSE professors and show the broad range of the VINSE research areas spanning drug delivery, cellular communication, metamaterials, sensors, batteries, and photodetectors. To kick off this series, learn more about VINSE Director, Sharon Weiss. The Weiss Group engages in research involving photonics, optoelectronics, nanoscience,...
2023 Summer Nanoseminar Schedule
May. 26, 2023—The VINSE summer nanoseminar series provides an opportunity for graduate students or post-docs to share their current research with the larger VINSE community to foster discussion and collaboration. Each seminar will consist of 2 talks of 15-20 minutes each with 10-15 minutes of questions. The goal of these talks is to discuss and challenge the...
Dissertation Defense: Jenna Dombroski, Biomedical Engineering
May. 9, 2023—DISSERTATION DEFENSE Jenna Dombroski, Biomedical Engineering *under the direction of Mike King “Nano-vaccines and dendritic cell processing for anti-cancer therapies” 05.18.23 | 12:00PM CST | 5326 Stevenson Center | Zoom 1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, representing a need for effective preventative measures and therapeutics. Dendritic cells (DCs) can be useful...