15th Annual Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Forum – NanoDay! Schedule of Events
Nov. 12, 2014—15th Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum Wednesday, November 12, 2014 Nanoday! will be held in Stevenson Center 5211 from 2:10-3:25, and Featheringill Hall beginning at 3:35 Schedule of Events STEVENSON CENTER 5211 2:15 – 2:25 Welcome Sharon Weiss, Electrical Engineering 2:25 – 2:45 Using a multi-electrode Pt array for concurrent in vivo electrochemical and electrophysiological recording in large...
Yaqiong Xu receives SEC faculty travel grant
Oct. 30, 2014—Ten Vanderbilt faculty members will take part in the 2014-15 SEC Faculty Travel Grant Program. Now in its third year, the program provides support for selected faculty members to collaborate with colleagues at other Southeastern Conference member institutions. In addition, seven faculty from other SEC schools will collaborate at Vanderbilt. The goal of the program...
VINSE Colloquia Series: “Design Biomaterials For In Situ Tissue Engineering” Dr. Yadong Wang; University of Pittsburg 10/29/14
Oct. 29, 2014—VINSE COLLOQUIUM SERIES Dr. Yadong Wang William Kepler Whiteford Professor in Bioengineering University of Pittsburgh Host: Hak Joon Sung “Design Biomaterials For In Situ Tissue Engineering” 4:10 PM, 5326 Stevenson Center 3:45 refreshments 5326 Stevenson Center Hallway Abstract: In situ tissue engineering is more translatable than cell-based approaches. However, there are many challenges including host...
Improving breast cancer chemo by testing tumors in a dish
Oct. 28, 2014—One of the tragic realities of cancer is that the drugs used to treat it are highly toxic and their effectiveness varies unpredictably from patient to patient. However, a new “tumor-in-a-dish” technology is poised to change this reality by rapidly assessing how effective specific anti-cancer cocktails will be on an individual’s cancer before chemotherapy begins....
Coffee-ring diagnostic offers hope in poorest regions
Oct. 24, 2014—The ring that an evaporating drop of coffee leaves on the counter might be the solution to saving hundreds of thousands of lives. Research accelerating at Vanderbilt offers new hope in diagnostics for malaria and other diseases. The interdisciplinary team is led by Professor of Biomedical Engineering Rick Haselton, Stevenson Professor of Chemistry David Wright,...
James Crowe elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Oct. 20, 2014—James Crowe, Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Director of Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Keep Reading>
VINSE Colloquia Series: “Graphene for Enhancement of Raman Effect” Dr. Dresselhaus; MIT 10/8/14
Oct. 8, 2014—VINSE COLLOQUIUM SERIES Dr. Mildred Dresselhaus Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Emerita Institute Professor MIT, Department of Physics Host: Yaqiong Xu “Graphene for Enhancement of Raman Effect” 4:10 PM, 5326 Stevenson Center 3:45 refreshments 5326 Stevenson Center Hallway Abstract: Results are presented showing enhancement of the Raman spectral signal of molecules by their placement...
VINSE Welcomes John Wilson, Assistant Professor in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Oct. 4, 2014—John T. Wilson, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering B.S., Oregon State University, 2002 Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009 Wilson’s research interests focus on developing molecularly engineered materials for biomedical applications, with an emphasis on intracellular delivery of biologics, cancer immunotherapy and cell-based therapy for diabetes. His group brings together expertise in advanced...
VINSE New Faculty Member Anita Disney explores role of neurotransmitters in attention
Sep. 30, 2014—When Anita Disney was growing up in Adelaide, Australia, friends and family assumed she would become a scientist. After all, her father was a biologist and one of the founding faculty members of Flinders University. But in what she admits may have been a bit of youthful rebellion, Disney gained admission to a performing arts magnet...
‘Queen of Carbon’ Mildred Dresselhaus graces VINSE Colloquium Series
Sep. 29, 2014—Acclaimed MIT Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Emerita, Mildred Dresselhaus, whose decades of research earned her the nickname Queen of Carbon, will explain at the next VINSE Colloquium how placing molecules on a graphene substrate enhances their Raman spectral signal. KEEP READING>