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Sruthi, Sean, Michaela, Ethan, Katie, Annika and Cassie present at BMES 2014
Sruthi Ravindranathan, Sean Smith, Michaela Mertz, Ethan Lowry, Katie Wilson and Cassie Walker presented their latest research findings at the Biomedical Engineering Society 2014 Annual Conference in San Antonio. And then of course....margaritas!!
October 25, 2014
Zaharoff and Wolchok featured on Ozarks at Large
Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professors David Zaharoff and Jeff Wolchok talk about their research and the recent upswing in NIH funding at the University of Arkansas on "Ozarks at Large", a locally produced news magazine. The podcast can be found here.
October 7, 2014
Zaharoff Lab awarded NIH R01
The Zaharoff Lab, in collaboration with Dr. Suresh Kumar's lab, was awarded a 5-year $1.5M grant entitled "Biopolymer-based strategies for local delivery of cytokine therapeutics" from the National Cancer Institute. This project will develop cytokine bioconjugates to enhance intratumoral retention and immunotherapy efficacy.
July 21, 2014
Sushanth Kumar recognized with Goldwater Honorable Mention
Congratulation to Biomedical Engineering/Biochemistry double major Sushanth Kumar for receiving Honorable Mention in the Barry Goldwater Scholarship competition.
April 16, 2014
Zaharoff Lab awarded NIH R15
The Zaharoff Lab was awarded a 3-year $416,897 grant entitled "Intravesical Chitosan/IL-12 Immunotherapy for Bladder Carcinoma" from the National Cancer Institute. This project will extend preclinical studies to explore local-to-systemic anti-tumor immunity following intravesical administration.
March 6, 2014
Katie, Haley and Chris present at AACR 2014
Katie Wilson, Haley Perlow and Chris Wallace present their latest research at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual meeting in San Diego, CA.
April 10, 2014
Sruthi and Bhanu graduate!!!
Congratulations to Sruthi Ravindranathan for earning her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Bhanu prasanth Koppolu for earning his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering!!
December 21, 2013
Z Lab visits Santa
December 5, 2013
Sruthi presents at BMES 2013
Sruthi Ravindranathan, a.k.a. "Princess Chitosan," warns all chitosan investigators at BMES2013 in Seattle, WA to pay attention to endotoxin levels.
September 28, 2013
Z Lab vs. Santa
December 7, 2012
Bhanu and Sean present at BMES 2012
Bhanu prasanth Koppolu presents "Chitosan particle based delivery systems for antigen delivery and inflammatory stimulus" and Sean Smith presents "Chitosan’s Milieu Alters its Interaction with Protein Biologics" at the Biomedical Engineering Society 2012 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA.
October 28, 2012
Santa time!
December 7, 2011