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Spotlight Publication: “Membrane Nanoscopic Organization of D2L Dopamine Receptor Probed by Quantum Dot Tracking” published in Membranes
Dec. 21, 2021—“Membrane Nanoscopic Organization of D2L Dopamine Receptor Probed by Quantum Dot Tracking” published in Membranes has been selected as a VINSE spotlight publication. About the author: Oleg Kovtun is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry under the direction of Dr. Sandra J. Rosenthal. In recently published work, Oleg used antibody-functionalized quantum...
The Vanderbilt Program for Talented Youth is accepting applications for the 2022 Vanderbilt Summer Academy course in Nanoscience and Nanoengineering.
Dec. 20, 2021—The Vanderbilt Program for Talented Youth is accepting applications for the 2022 Vanderbilt Summer Academy course in Nanoscience and Nanoengineering. This is a two-week residential program that exposes students to the exciting world of nanoengineering. In this class, students get an introduction into key nanoparticles and their properties while, stretching creative problem solving skills to their...
Meet Our Graduates: Justin Mollison
Dec. 20, 2021—Justin Mollison graduated from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering in 2020 with a B.E. in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Nanoscience. As an undergrad, Justin was a member of the VINSE Technical Crew where he learned fundamental micro- and nanoscale fabrication skills in photolithography, etching, deposition and metrology. He then used those skills...
Meet Our Graduates: Westley Bauer
Dec. 16, 2021—Westley Bauer earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry under the tutelage of Dr. David Wright. His research was focused on developing new and improving existing diagnostics for the “big three” infectious diseases most closely linked to poverty: Malaria, Tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS. This research pursuit afforded him the opportunity to travel to sub-Saharan Africa in collaboration with...
VINSE Analytical Lab to receive new Zetasizer tool in 2022
Dec. 15, 2021—Zetasizer Advance Series Ultra (Red Label) The capabilities of the Analytical laboratory are upgraded by acquiring a flagman tool from Malvern Panalytical – Zetasizer Advance Series Ultra (Red Label). This new tool is the very best of the Zetasizer series and permits much more accurate and rapid measurement of particle and molecular size, particle charge...
Listen to IMS Alum, Chinmay Soman’s Podcast – Robots in Your Fields by FOCUS on Agriculture
Dec. 15, 2021—Check out this podcast with Interdisciplinary Materials Science at Vanderbilt University alum Dr. Chinmay Soman (PhD 2008). Dr. Soman is the co-founder of EarthSense, Inc., an ag startup that is developing teams of robots which can collect data on every individual plant in a field. It may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but is...
Spotlight Publication: “Alkyl Selenol Reactivity with Common Solvents and Ligands: Influences on Phase Control in Nanocrystal Synthesis” published in Nanoscale
Dec. 15, 2021—“Alkyl Selenol Reactivity with Common Solvents and Ligands: Influences on Phase Control in Nanocrystal Synthesis” published in Nanoscale has been selected as a VINSE spotlight publication. About the authors: In his honors project in the chemistry laboratory of Assoc. Prof. Janet Macdonald, undergraduate Eric Ho examined the synthesis of copper selenide nanocrystals. Eric closely looked...
Spring 2022 Faculty Research Highlights
Dec. 13, 2021—Spring Newsletter 2022 Faculty Research Highlights: Cynthia Reinhart-King, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, President-Elect of the Biomedical Engineering Society Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US, and mortality is largely caused by the spread of a primary tumor to secondary sites. The Reinhart-King Lab studies how cancer cells get from the...
Meet Our Graduates: Rayni Jules
Dec. 13, 2021—Rayni Jules received his B.E. in Electrical Engineering in 2019 from Vanderbilt University. As an undergraduate, Rayni was part of the inaugural VINSE Technical Crew where he learned valuable skills in process development, photolithography, and deposition. Rayni’s concentration was on using Electron Beam Lithography to create fine structures on thin surfaces. Rayni currently works as...
Spring 2022 Graduate Student Research Highlights
Dec. 13, 2021—Spring Newsletter 2022 graduate student research highlights: Ella Hoogenboezem, 5th year graduate student in the Duvall lab Short interfering RNA (siRNA) is a powerful gene silencing platform that has the potential to silence tumor-driving genes. However, siRNA medicines for tumor delivery have remained clinically elusive. In their native form, siRNAs are rapidly cleared by...