BioMEMS Lab

Our recent work on QD-FRET for intracellular trafficking in gene delivery, "Evaluating the intracellular stability and unpacking of DNA nanocomplexes by quantum dots-FRET", YP Ho, H Chen et al., has been named the recipient of Journal of Controlled Release Jorge Heller Award sponsored by Elsevie
Hunter Chen, a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering , has received both the Excellence in Research Award sponsored by American Society of Gene Therapy. April 2007

The JHU Gazette, "WSE Faculty Get CAREER Awards from National Science Foundation", March 13, 2006
MRS Bulletin (Research/Researchers), "Nanosensor Uses Quantum Dots to Detect DNA", 31, February, 2006
Analytical Chemistry (Research News), "QD-based DNA Nanosensor", 78(1), 5, January, 2006

National Health Information (NanoBiotech News), "Researchers report first use of Q dots as DNA sensors", December 14, 2005
Materials Today (Research News), "Single QDs detect DNA", 8(12), 22, December, 2005
The JHU Gazette, "New Nanosensor Uses Quantum Dots to Detect DNA Sequences", December 12, 2005
Nature Materials (News & Views), "Quantum Dots DNA Detectives", 4 (11), 797-798, November, 2005
National Cancer Institute (Nanotech News), "DNA Sensing with a Single Quantum Dot", November 7, 2005
R&D Magazine, "Nano Invades BioMEMS", August 2005
Nature (Nanozone News), "Molecules Queue Up to Be Detected", April 28, 2005

Popular Mechanics Magazine, "Chip Moves DNA", August 17, 2004
Living Prime Magazine, July 20, 2004
R&D Digest, "Microbiosensor Chip Can Move DNA Molecules", May 2004
Medical Design Magazine, "Micro Biosensor Detects Disease", April 1, 2004
News-Medical.Net, "New microchip manipulates DNA and protein molecules", March 17, 2004
Headlines@JHU, Student Builds Micro Biosensor Chip to Move DNA Molecules: Device Could Help Diagnose Illnesses and Detect Biohazards, March 16, 2004
REDNOVA, "Molecular Movement Steps Up DNA Research", March 9, 2004
The JHU Gazette, March 8, 2004
SpaceDaily Magazine, March 17, 2004