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Plamen Atanassov

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Phone: 505-277-2649
Office Location: Farris Engineering Center 209
Plamen Atanassov
Current Academic Appointments: Associate Professor
Education: Ph.D. in Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1995
Specialization in Bioelectrochemistry, Frumkin's Institute of Electrochemistry, 1988
M.S. in Chemical Physics, University of Sophia, 1987.
Lab website: Atanassov lab website
Research Interests: Sensors, biosensors, bio-engineering, applied electrochemistry
Most Recent Publications: D. Ivnitski, I. Abdel-Hamid, P. Atanassov, and E. Wilkins, Biosensors for Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria (Review), Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 14 (1999) 599-624.
  Abdel-Hamid, D. Ivnitski, P. Atanassov and E. Wilkins, Highly Sensitive Flow-Injection Immunoassay System for Rapid Detection of Bacteria, Analytica Chimica Acta, 399 (1999) 99-108.
  Abdel-Hamid, D. Ivnitski, P. Atanassov and E. Wilkins, Flow-through Immunofiltration Assay System for Rapid Detection of E. coli O157:H7, Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 14 (1999) 309-316.
  Abdel-Hamid, A.L. Ghindilis, P. Atanassov and E. Wilkins, Flow-through Immunoassay System for Determination of Staphyloccocal Protein A, Analytical Letters, 32 (1999) 1081-1094.
  D. Ivnitski, I. Abdel-Hamid, P. Atanassov, E. Wilkins and S. Stricker, Application of Electrochemical Biosensors for Detection of Food Pathogenic Bacteria, (Review), Electroanalysis, 12 (2000) 317-325.
  S. Vetcha, D. Ivnitski, I. Abdel-Hamid, P. Atanassov, E. Wilkins and B. Hjelle, Fast Amperometric Detection of Anti-
  G. Gupta, V. Rajendran and P. Atanassov, Laccase Biosensor based on Monolayer Modified Gold Electrode, Electroanalysis, 15 (2003) 1577-1583.
  N. Liu, D. R. Dunphy, P. Atanassov, S. D. Bunge, Z. Chen, G. P. López, T. J. Boyle and C. J. Brinker, Photoregulation of
  D. Ivnitski, B. Branch, P. Atanassov and C. Apblett, Glucose Oxidase Anode for Biofuel Cell Based on Direct Electron Transfer, Electrochemistry Communications, 8 (2006) 1204-1210.
  G. Gupta, P. Atanassov and G.P. López, Robust Hybrid Thin Films that Incorporate Lamellar Phospholipid Bilayer Assemblies and Transmembrane Proteins, Biointerphases, 1 (2006) 6-10.
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Jeffrey Brinker

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Phone: 505-272-7629
Office Location: Advanced Material Laboratory (AML), 1000 University Blvd. SE
Jeffrey Brinker
Current Academic Appointments: UNM Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering with co-appointments in the Departments of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Chemistry
Education: Ph.D., M.S., B.S., Ceramic Science and Engineering, Rutgers University.
Lab website: Brinker lab website
Research Interests: Synthesis, processing, integration and understanding of porous, composite, and complex nanostructured materials.
Most Recent Publications: "Cell-Directed Assembly of Lipid-Silica Nanostructures Providing Extended Cell Viability", Science, Jul 21, 2006; vol. 313, p. 337-341, Helen K. Baca, Carlee Ashley, Eric Carnes, Deanna López, Jeb Flemming, Darren Dunphy, Seema Singh, Zhu Chen, Nanguo Liu, Hongyou Fan, Gabriel P. López, Susan M Brozik, Magaret Werner-Washburne, C. Jeffrey Brinker.
  "Drying transition of confined water", Nature, Aug 3, 2006; vol. 442 p. 526, Seema Singh, Jack Houston, Frank van Swol, C. Jeffrey Brinker.
  "Nanometer-Thick Conformal Pore-Sealing of Self-Assembled Mesoporous Silica by Plasma-Assisted Atomic Layer Deposition", Journal of the American Chemical Society, Jul 25, 2006;; vol. 128, no. 14, p. 11018-11019, Ying-Bing Jiang, Nanguo Liu, Henry Gerung, Joseph L. Cecchi, C. Jeffrey Brinker.
Full List of Publications PDF: http://www.unm.edu/~solgel/publications.html
Curriculum Vitae: http://www.unm.edu/~solgel/brinker-bio.html

Steven R. J. Brueck

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Phone: 505-272-7800
Office Location: Center for High Technology Materials
Steven R. J. Brueck
Current Academic Appointments: Director, Center for High Technology Materials; UNM Distinguished Professor, ECE and Physics and Astronomy Departments, University of New Mexico.
Education: Ph.D., 1971, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S., 1967, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S., 1965, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Lab website: Brueck lab website
Research Interests: Nanoscale lithography and fabrication, directed self-assembly, nanophotonics, optoelectronics.
Most Recent Publications: S. Smolev, A. Biswas, A. Frauenglass and S. R. J. Brueck 244-nm Imaging Interferometric Lithography Test Bed Proc. SPIE 6154, 61542K (2006).
  O. Levi, W. Suh, M. M. Lee, J. Zhang, S. R. J. Brueck, S. Fan, and J. S. Harris Integrated Biomedical Nanosensor using Guided Resonance in Photonic Crystal Structures Proc. SPIE 6095, 60950N (2006).
  A. K. Raub, A. M. Biswas, Y. Borodovsky, G. Allen and S. R. J. Brueck Simulation of Dense Contact Hole (κ1 = 0.35) Arrays with 193-nm Immersion Lithography Proc. SPIE 6154, 61542U (2006).
  J. J. Wierer, M. R. Krames, J. E. Epler, N. F. Gardner, J. R. Wendt, M. M, Sigalas, S. R. J. Brueck, D. Li, and M. Shagam III-Nitride LEDs with Photonic Crystal Structures Proc. SPIE 5739, 102-107 (2005).
  Q. Li, Y-B. Jiang, J. L. Krauss, H. Xu, S. R. J. Brueck, S. Hersee and S. M. Han Heteroepitaxy of High-Quality Ge on Si by Nanoscale Seed Pads Growng through a SiO2 Interlayer Proc. SPIE 5734, 75 – 82 (2005).
  Thanis M. Tridhavee, Balu Santhanam and S. R. J. Brueck Optimization and apodization of aerial images at high NA for imaging interferometric lithography Proc. SPIE 5377, 1544–1554 (2004).
  A. K. Raub, A. Frauenglass, S. R. J. Brueck, W. Conley, R. Dammel, A. Romano, M. Sato and W. Hinsberg Deep-UV Immersion Interferometric Lithography Proc. SPIE 5377, 306-318 (2004).
  Abani. M. Biswas, A. Frauenglass, and Steven R. J. Brueck Simulation of the 45-nm Half-Pitch Node with 193-nm Immersion Lithography Proc. SPIE 5377, 1579-1586 (2004).
  S. R. J. Brueck and Abani. M. Biswas Extension of 193-nm Immersion Optical Lithography to the 22-nm Half-Pitch Node Proc. SPIE 5377, 1315-1322 (2004).
  Christian J. Schwarz, Yuliya Kuznetsova and S. R. J. Brueck Demonstration of Imaging Interferometric Microscopy Proc. SPIE 5038, Metrology, Inspection and Process Control XVII 1-12 (2003).
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Curriculum Vitae PDF: Steven Brueck

Heather Canavan

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Phone: 505-277-8026
Office Location: Centennial Engineering Center 2059
Heather Canavan
Current Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico
Education: Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, George Washington University (Washington, DC), 2002; B.S., Biology, University of California at Santa Barbara.
Lab website: Canavan lab website
Research Interests: Biomedical engineering, biomaterials, surface science, cell/surface and protein/surface interactions, "smart" surfaces.
Most Recent Publications: Reed, J.A., Lucero, A.E., Cooperstein, M.A., and Canavan, H.E., "The effects of cell culture parameters on cell release kinetics from thermoresponsive surfaces," Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Biomechanics, 6(2), 81-88, (2008).
  Canavan, H.E.; Cheng, X.; Graham, D.J.; Ratner, B.D.; and Castner, D.G., "Cell Sheet Detachment Affects the Extracellular Matrix: A Surface Science Study Comparing Thermal Lift-off, Enzymatic and Mechanical Methods," Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 75A (1), 1-13 (2005).
  Riegel, A.; Cheng, X.; Naeemi, E.; Canavan, H.E.; Grobman, M.E.; Castner, D.G.; and Ratner, B.D., "Preparation of 16-Mercapto-N-isopropylhexadecanamide (C16 NIPAM thiol): A "Smart" Molecule for Cell Sheet Engineering Substrate," Journal of Undergraduate Research in Bioengineering, 5 (2), 36-43 (2005).
  Gingrich, S.; Bryant, S.; Canavan, H.E.; Castner, D.G.; and Ratner, B.D., "Tissue-engineered Stealth Coatings," Journal of Undergraduate Research in Bioengineering, 5 (2), 20-27 (2005).
  Cheng, X.; Canavan, H.E.; Stein, M.J.; Hull, J.R.; Hull, J.R.; Kweskin, S.J.; Wagner, M.S.; Somorjai, G.A.; Castner, D.G.; and Ratner, B.D., "Surface Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Plasma Polymerized N-isopropylacrylamide," Langmuir, 21 (17) 7833-7841 (2005).
  Lee, C.Y.; Canavan, H.E.; Gamble, L.J.; and Castner, D.G., "XPS and ToF-SIMS Characterization of Thiolated Single-stranded DNA Oligomers Self-assembled onto Gold Surfaces," Langmuir, 21 (11) 5134-5141 (2005).
  Canavan, H.E.; Cheng, X.; Graham, D.J.; Ratner, B.D.; and Castner, D.G., "Surface Characterization of the Extracellular Matrix upon Cell Detachment from a Thermoresponsive Polymer," cover article of Langmuir, 21 (5), 1949-1955 (2005).
  Hager, E.; Canavan, H.E.; and Castner, D.G., "Characterization of Proteins Adsorbed to Hydroxyapatite by XPS and ToF-SIMS," Journal of Undergraduate Research in Bioengineering, 4 (2), 41-49 (2004).
  Espinosa, J.L.; Canavan, H.E.; Cheng, X.; Castner, D.G.; and Ratner, B.D., "Mixed n-Isopropylacrylamide Self-assembled Monolayer: Characterization and Optimization of a Thermally Responsive Coating," Journal of Undergraduate Research in Bioengineering, 4 (1), 31-36 (2004).
  Nishiuchi, E.; Hull, J.; Canavan, H.E.; and Castner, D.G., "Formation and AFM Characterization of a Silane Layer on Mica and Silicon Surfaces," Journal of Undergraduate Research in Bioengineering, 4 (1), 83-89 (2004).
  May, C.J.; Canavan, H.E.; and Castner, D.G., "Quantitative XPS and ToF-SIMS Characterization of the Components in DNA Microarrays," Analytical Chemistry, 76 (4), 1114-1122 (2004).
Full List of Publications PDF: Link to Canavan publications
Curriculum Vitae: Link to Canavan CV

Eva Chi

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Office Location: Centennial Engineering Center 2057
Eva Chi
Current Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor, Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
Education: Ph.D., 2004, and M.S., 2001, Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder; B.S., 1999, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley.
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Research Interests:

Biomolecular engineering, protein interfacial dynamics, protein misfolding and aggregation in human diseases, protein therapeutics stability and formulation.
Most Recent Publications: SL Frey, EY Chi, Arratia C, KYC Lee. Condensing and fluidizing effects of Ganglioside GM1 on phospholipid films, (2008) Biophysical Journal, Jan 11; [Epub ahead of print]
  EY Chi, C Ege, A Winans, J Majewski, G Wu, K Kjaer, KYC Lee.  Templating effect of lipid membranes on Alzheimer’s amyloid-beta peptide, (2008) Proteins, Jan 10; [Epub ahead of print]
 
      • EY Chi, SL Frey, KYC Lee. Ganglioside GM1-mediated amyloid-beta fibrillogenesis and membrane disruption, (2007) Biochemistry, 46: 1913-24
  EY Chi, BS Kendrick, JF Carpenter, TW Randolph.  Population balance modeling of aggregation kinetics of recombinant human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, (2005) Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 94: 2735-2748
  EY Chi, J Weickmann, JF Carpenter, MC Manning, TW Randolph.  Heterogeneous nucleation controlled intermittent aggregation of recombinant human platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase in pharmaceutical formulation, (2005) Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 94: 256-274
  EY Chi, S Krishnan, TW Randolph, JF Carpenter.  Physical stability of proteins in aqueous solution: mechanism and driving forces in non-native protein aggregation, (2003) Pharmaceutical Research, 20, 1325-1336
 
      • EY Chi, Krishnan, BS Kendrick, BS Chang, JF Carpenter, TW Randolph.  Roles of conformational and colloidal stability in the aggregation of recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor, (2003) Protein Science, 12, 903-913
  S Krishnan, EY Chi, SJ Wood, BS Kendrick, C Li, W Garzon-Rodriguez, J Wypych, TW Randolph, L. Narhi, AL Biere, M Citron, JF Carpenter. Oxidative dimer formation is the critical rate-Limiting step for Parkinson’s disease a-synuclein fibrillogenesis, (2003) Biochemistry, 42, 829-837
Full List of Publications PDF: Chi_publications.pdf
Curriculum Vitae PDF: Eva Chi

Elizabeth L. (Hedberg) Dirk

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Phone: 505-277-5906
Office Location: Centennial Engineering Center 2055
Elizabeth L. Dirk
Current Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico
Education: Ph.D., 2004, Bioengineering,, Rice University; B.S., 1997, Chemical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara.
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Research Interests: Biomaterials, tissue engineering, drug delivery, synthetic polymers, nanotechnology.
Most Recent Publications: P.Q. Ruhe, E.L. Hedberg, P.H.M. Spauwen, J.A. Jansen, A.G. Mikos, “Porous Poly(DL-Lactic-co­-Glycolic Acid)/Calcium Phosphate Cement Composites for Bone Tissue Reconstruction,” Tissue Engineering, 12, 789-800, 2006.
  E.L. Hedberg, H.C. Kroese-Deutman, C.K. Shih, R.S. Crowther, D.H. Carney, A.G. Mikos, J.A. Jansen, “In Vivo Degradation of Porous Poly(Propylene Fumarate)/Poly(DL-Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid) Composite Scaffolds,” Biomaterials, 26, 4616-4623, 2005.
  P.Q. Ruhe, E.L. Hedberg, N.T. Padron, P.H.M. Spauwen, J.A. Jansen, A.G. Mikos, “Biocompatibility and degradation of Poly(DL-Lactic-co­-Glycolic Acid)/Calcium Phosphate Cement Composites,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 74A, 533-544, 2005.
  E.L. Hedberg,, C.K. Shih, M.D. Timmer, J.J. Lemoine, M.A.K. Liebschner, J.A. Jansen, A.G. Mikos, “In Vitro Degradation of Porous Poly(Propylene Fumarate)/(Poly(DL-Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid) Composite Scaffolds,” Biomaterials, 26, 3215-3225, 2005.
  E.L. Hedberg, C.K. Shih, L. Solchaga, A.I. Caplan, A.G. Mikos, “Controlled Release of Hyaluronan Acid Oligomers from Biodegradable Polymeric Microparticles,” Journal of Controlled Release, 100, 257-266, 2004.
  E.L. Hedberg, H.C. Kroese-Deutman, C.K. Shih, R.S. Crowther, D.H. Carney, A.G. Mikos, J.A. Jansen, “Effect of Varied Release Kinetics of the Osteogenic Thrombin Peptide TP508 from Biodegradable, Polymeric Scaffolds on Bone Formation In Vivo,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 72, 343-353, 2005.
  E.L. Hedberg, H.C. Kroese-Deutman, J.J. Lemoine, C.K. Shih, M.J. Miller, A.W. Yasko, R.S. Crowther, M.A.K. Liebschner D.H. Carney, A.G. Mikos, J.A. Jansen, “A Comparative Analysis of Radiography, Micro-Computed Tomography, and Histology for Bone Tissue Engineering,” Tissue Engineering, 11, 1356-1367, 2005.
  P.Q. Ruhe, E.L. Hedberg, N.T. Padron, P.H.M. Spauwen, J.A. Jansen, A.G. Mikos, “rhBMP-2 Release from Injectable Poly(DL-Lactic-co­-Glycolic Acid)/Calcium Phosphate Cement Composites,” The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 85A, 75-81, 2003.
  E.L. Hedberg, A. Tang, R.S. Crowther, D.H. Carney, A.G. Mikos, “Controlled Release of an Osteoinductive Peptide from Injectable Biodegradable Polymeric Composites,” Journal of Controlled Release 84, 137-150, 2002.
  Q. Liu, E.L. Hedberg, Z. Liu, R. Bahulekar, R.K. Meszlenyi, A.G. Mikos, “Preparation of macroporous poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) hydrogels by enhanced phase separation,” Biomaterials, 21, 2163-2169, 2000.
Full List of Publications PDF: Dirk_publications.pdf
Curriculum Vitae PDF: Elizabeth LeBleu Dirk

Jeremy Edwards

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Phone: 505-272-5465
Office Location: Cancer Research and Treatment Center 332, 915 Camino de Salud NE, Albuquerque
Jeremy Edwards
Current Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
Education:  
Lab website: Edwards lab website
Research Interests: Spatial temporal modeling, epidermal growth factor receptor, functional genomics technologies, polony sequencing.
Most Recent Publications: Chatterjee, A., Mayawala, K., Edwards, J. S. & Vlachos, D. G. Time accelerated Monte Carlo simulations of biological networks using the binomial {tau}-leap method. Bioinformatics (2005).
  Gadkar, K. G., Doyle III, F. J., Edwards, J. S. & Mahadevan, R. Estimating optimal profiles of genetic alterations using constraint-based models. Biotechnol Bioeng 89, 243-51 (2005).
  Mayawala, K., Vlachos, D. G. & Edwards, J. S. Heterogeneities in EGF receptor density at the cell surface can lead to concave up scatchard plot of EGF binding. FEBS Lett 579, 3043-7 (2005).
  Merritt, J., Butz, J. A., Ogunnaike, B. A. & Edwards, J. S. Parallel analysis of human glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase single-nucleotide mutants via functional complementation in S. cerevisiae using polymerase colonies. Biotech Bioeng In press (2005).
  Butz, J., Goodwin, K. & Edwards, J. S. Detecting changes in the relative expression of K-ras2 splice variants using polymerase colonies. Biotechnol Prog 20, 1836-1839 (2004).
  Butz, J., Yan, H., Mikkilineni, V. & Edwards, J. S. Detection of allelic variations of human gene expression by polymerase colonies. BMC Genetics 5 (2004).
  Goodkind, J. R. & Edwards, J. S. Gene Expression Measurement Technologies: Innovations and Ethical Considerations. Computers & Chemical Engineering In Press (2004).
  Mayawala, K., Gelmi, C. A. & Edwards, J. S. MAPK cascade possesses decoupled controllability of signal amplification and duration. Biophys J 87, L01-2 (2004).
  Merritt, J. & Edwards, J. S. Assaying gene function by growth competition experiment. Metab Eng 6, 212-219 (2004).
  Mikkilineni, V., Mitra, R. D., DiTonno, J. R., Merritt, J., Church, G. M., Ogunnaike, B. A. & Edwards, J. S. Digital Quantitative Measurements of Gene Expression. Biotech Bioeng 86, 117-124 (2004).
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Evan Evans

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Phone: 505-277-7826
Office Location: Center for High Technology Materials
Evan Evans
Current Academic Appointments: Research Professor, Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico
Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Boston University
Professor Emeritus, Physics and Astronomy and Pathology, University of British Columbia
Education: Ph.D., 1970, Engineering Science, University of California, San Diego
M.S., 1966, Engineering Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
B.S., 1964, Engineering Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lab website: Evans lab website
Research Interests: Single molecule biophysics, ultrasensitive micro/nano mechanical methods, ultrahigh resolution video image processing
Most Recent Publications: "Elasticity, Strength, and Water Permeability of Bilayers that Contain Raft Microdomain-forming Lipids", Rawicz, W., Smith, B.A., McIntosh, T.J., Simon, S.A., and Evans, E., Biophysics J. 94:4725-4736 (2008).
  "Imaging Biomolecular Interactions by Fast Three-Dimensional Tracking of Laser-Confined Carrier Particles",Heinrich, V., Wong, W.P., Halvorsen, K., and Evans, E., Langmuir 24:1194-1203 (2008).
  "Forces and Bond Dynamics in Cell Adhesion", Evans, E. and Calderwood, D., Science 316:1148-1153 (2007).
  "Rare Returns on Lost Effort", Wong, W.P. and and Evans, E., Nature 437:198-199 (2005).
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Curriculum Vitae: Evan Evans

Julia Fulghum

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Office Location: Farris Engineering Center 209
Julia Fulghum
Current Academic Appointments: Vice President for Research
Professor, Department of Chemical and Engineering
Education: Ph. D., 1987, Analytical Chemistry, University of North Carolina
Lab website: Fulghum lab website
Research Interests:
  • Materials and device characterization and development; data visualization and analysis
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Steven Graves

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Phone: 505-277-2043
Office Location: 2041 Centennial Engineering Center
Steven Graves
Current Academic Appointments: Associate Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
Education: Postdoctoral Research Associate, The National Flow Cytometry Resource, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1999-2001.
Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University, Biochemisty, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, 1998.
B.A. University of Colorado, Boulder, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Double Major), 1991.
Lab website: Graves lab website
Research Interests: Biomolecular Assemblies
Protease Mechanisms
Most Recent Publications: "A Flow Cytometer for the Measurement of Raman Spectra", Watson, D. A., Brown, L. O., Graham, D. A., Naivar, M. A., Graves, S. W., Doorn, S. K., Nolan J. P., Cytometry Part A. 2008 Feb;73(2):119-28.
  "Analytical performance of an ultrasonic particle focusing flow cytometer", Goddard G.R., Sanders C., Martin J.C., Kaduchak G., Graves S.W., Anal. Chem., 2007, Nov 15;79(22):8740-6.
  "Quantitative analysis of the effect of cell type and cellular differentiation on protective antigen binding to human target cells", Deshpande A., Hammon R. J., Sanders C.K., Graves S. W. FEBS Lett., 2006, Jul 24;580(17):4172-5.
  "Microsphere-based protease assays and screening application for lethal factor and factor Xa", Saunders M. J., Kim H., Woods T.A., Nolan J.P., Sklar L.A., Edwards B.S., Graves SW Cytometry A., 2006, May;69(5):342-52.
  "Nozzle design parameters and their effects on rapid sample delivery in flow cytometry", Graves, S. W., Nolan, J. P., Jett, J. H., Martin, J. C. and Sklar, L.A. Cytometry, 2002, 47(2):127-37.
  "Human mitochondrial DNA polymerase holoenzyme: Reconstitution and characterization", Johnson, A.A., Tsai, Y., Graves S.W. and Johnson, K.A. Biochemistry, 2000, 39(7), 1702-1708.
  "Expression, purification, and initial kinetic characterization of the large subunit of the human mitochondrial DNA polymerase", Graves S.W., Johnson A.A. and Johnson K.A., Biochemistry, 1998, 37(17) 6050-6058.
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Dick Greene

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Phone: 505-454-3365
Office Location: New Mexico Highlands University
HSH 323, Las Vegas, New Mexico
Dick Greene
Current Academic Appointments: New Mexico Highlands University
Professor of Bioengineering
Research Professor of Medicine
Research Professor of Engineering
Education: Rice University, Houston, Texas, 1970, B.S., Mechanical Engineering
Rice University, Houston, Texas, 1971, MME., Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Ph.D., 1975
Lab website: Greene lab website
Research Interests: Methods and applications of noninvasive measurement of human blood flow and hemodynamics in health and disease.
Most Recent Publications: "TITLEOFPUB1", PUBCITATION1.
  "TITLEOFPUB2", PUBCITATION2.
  "TITLEOFPUB3", PUBCITATION3.
Full List of Publications PDF: See CV below.
Curriculum Vitae: Dick Greene

Sang M. Han

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Phone: 505-277-3118
Office Location: Farris Engineering Center 257
Sang M. Han
Current Academic Appointments: Associate Professor, Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
Education: Ph. D., 1998, Chemical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara; B.S., 1992, Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley.
Lab website: Han lab website
Research Interests: Selective growth of Ge quantum structures/high-quality heteroepitaxial films on Si; atom-tracking scanning tunneling microscopy to fundamentally understand the selective growth process; hybrid micro/nanofluidic systems for advanced bioseparation and analysis; synthetic modification of semiconductor surfaces for the purpose of probing functional activities of biomolecules; and high-yield Ge(0) nanocrystal (NC) synthesis from novel Ge(II) precursors and NC surface functionalization.
Most Recent Publications: Qiming Li, Ying-Bing Jiang, Huifang Xu, Steve Hersee, and Sang M. Han "Heteroepitaxy of high quality Ge on Si by nanoscale Ge seeds grown through a thin layer of SiO2," Appl. Phys. Lett., 85(11), 1928 (2004) and Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, October 4 (2004).
  Qiming Li, Sang M. Han, Steven R. J. Brueck, Stephen Hersee, Ying-Bing Jiang, and Huifang Xu, "Selective growth of Ge on Si(100) through vias of SiO2 nanotemplate using solid source molecular beam epitaxy," Appl. Phys. Lett., 83(24), 5032 (2003).
  Henry Gerung, Scott D. Bunge, Timothy J. Boyle, C. Jeffrey Brinker, and Sang M. Han, "Anhydrous Solution Synthesis of High-Quality Ge Nanocrystals from the Germanium (II) Precursor Ge[N(SiMe3)2]2," Chem. Commun., 14, 1914-1916 (2005).
  Madhava R. Kosuri, Roya Cones, Qiming Li, Sang M. Han, Bruce C. Bunker, and Thomas M. Mayer, "Adsorption Kinetics of Alkanethiol Self-Assembly on Ge(111)," Langmuir, 20(3), 835 (2004).
  Madhava R. Kosuri, Henry Gerung, Sang M. Han, Bruce C. Bunker, and Thomas M. Mayer, "Vapor-phase Adsorption Kinetics of 1 Decene on H-terminated Si(100)," Langmuir, 19(22), 9315 (2003).
  Henry Gerung, Jeffrey C. Brinker, Steve R. J. Brueck, and Sang M. Han, "In situ real-time monitoring of profile evolution during plasma etching of mesoporous low-dielectric-constant SiO2," J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, 23(2), 347 (2005).
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Dmitri Ivnitski

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Phone: 505-277-2563
Office Location: 209 Farris Engineering Center
Dmitri Ivnitski
Current Academic Appointments: Research Professor, Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
Education: Dr. Chem. Sc., Moscow State University, 1989, Chem. Enzymology; Ph. D., Moscow State University, 1975, Analytical Chemistry.
Lab website:  
Research Interests: Bio-, immuno-, and electrochemistry, design and development biosensor and biofuel technologies, and environmental monitoring.
Most Recent Publications: Dmitri Ivnitski, Britany Branch, Plamen Atanasov, Christopher Apblett (2006). Glucose Oxidase Anode for Biofuel Cell based on Direct Electron Transfer, Electrochemistry Communications, 8, 1204-1210.
  Dennis Morrison, Fred Milanovich, Dmitri Ivnitski, and Thomas Austin (eds). (2005). Defense Against Bioterror: Detection Technologies, Implementation Strategies and Commercial Opportunities. NATO Science Series, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston/Dordrecht/London, 400 p.
  Dmitri Ivnitski, Dennis Morrison, D. O’Neil, Critical elements of biological sensor technology for deployment in an environmental network system. In: Dennis Morrison, Fred Milanovich, Dmitri Ivnitski, and Thomas Austin (eds). (2005). Defense Against Bioterror: Detection Technologies, Implementation Strategies and Commercial Opportunities. NATO Science Series, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston/Dordrecht/London, 207-220.
  O. V. Ignatov, O. I. Guliy, Bunin V. D., A. G. Voloshin., D. O’Neil, D. Ivnitski (2005). Detection of microbial cells with electrooptical analysis. In: Dennis Morrison, Fred Milanovich, Dmitri Ivnitski, and Thomas Austin (eds). (2005). Defense Against Bioterror: Detection Technologies, Implementation Strategies and Commercial Opportunities. NATO Science Series, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston/Dordrecht/London, 147-163.
  Bunin V. D., O. V. Ignatov, O. I. Guliy, A. G. Voloshin., L. A. Dykman, D. O’Neil, D. Ivnitski. (2004). Studies of Listeria Monocytogenes-Antibody Binding Using Electro-orientation. Biosensors & Bioelectronics 19, 1759-1761.
  Victor D. Bunin, Oleg Ignatov, Olga I. Guliy, Irina Zaitseva, Daniel O’Neil, Dmitri Ivnitski. (2004). Electro-Optical Analysis of the Escherichia coli-Phage Interaction. Analytical Biochemistry, 328, 181-186.
  D. Ivnitski, R. Sitdikov, N. Ivnitski. (2004). Hand-Held sensor for saliva and other fluid-based diagnostics. Anal. Chim. Acta, 504, 265-269.
  Bunin V. D., O. V. Ignatov, O. I. Guliy, I. Zaitseva, O’Neil, D. Ivnitski. (2004). Studies of Electrophysical Properties of E. coli-Phage Complexes, Microbiology (Rus), 74, 1, 1-5.
  D. Ivnitski, R. Sitdikov, N. Ivnitski. (2003). Non-Invasive Electrochemical Hand-Held Biosensor as Diagnostic Indicator of Dental Diseases. Electrochemistry Communications, 5/3, 225 - 229
  D. Ivnitski, D. O’Neil, D. Morrison. Critical Elements of Remote Point Biodetectors for Deployment in the Environmental Network Systems (2003) Proceedings BTR 2003 Annual Conference: Unified Science & Technology for Reducing Biological Threats & Countering Terrorism19-21 March, 2003 Albuquerque.
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Cornelius Ivory

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Phone: 509-335-7716
Office Location: Department of Chemical Engineering, B43 EE/ME Building, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
Cornelius Ivory
Current Academic Appointments: Professor of Chemical Engineering; Senior Fellow of the UNM Center for Biomedical Engineering
Education: Ph.D., 1980, Chemical Engineering, Princeton University; M.A., 1976, Chemical Engineering, Princeton University; B.S., 1974, Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame.
Lab website: Ivory lab website
Research Interests: Biological Separations: Electrophoresis and Electrochromatography; Fractionation of Organelles from S. cerevisiae; Protein Transport in Ion Exchange Resins; Electrophoretic Enantiomer Fractionation; Dynamic Field Gradient Focusing; Fast Preparative Isoelectric Focusing; Preparative Field-Gradient Focusing; Micropreparative Purification of Protein Isoforms; Mass Balancing of Low-Abundance Proteins; Membrane Separations: Electro-Ultrafiltration; Process Stability: Hydrodynamic and electrical instabilities; Spatial patterning in conductive films and membranes.
Most Recent Publications: Bottenus, D. and C. F. Ivory, "On-Line Optical Fiber Detection in a Preparative Vortex-Stabilized Free-Flow Electrofocusing Apparatus," Biotechnology Progress 22(3): 842-846 (2006).
  Cui, H., K. Horiuchi, P. Dutta and C. F. Ivory, "Multistage isoelectric focusing in a Poly(dimethylsiloxane) microfluidic chip," Analytical Chemistry 77(24):7878-86 (2005).
  Petsev, D. N., G. P. López, C. F. Ivory, S. S. Sibbett, "Microchip Protein Separation by Electric Field Gradient Focusing," Lab-on-a-Chip, 5(6) 587-597 (2005).
  Cui, H., K. Horiuchi, P. Dutta and C. F. Ivory, “Isoelectric focusing in a Poly(dimethylsiloxane) microfluidic chip," Analytical Chemistry, (2005).
  Ivory, C. F., "Preparative Free-Flow Electrofocusing in a Vortex-Stabilized Annulus," Electrophoresis, 25 360-374 (2004).
  Ross, D., C. F. Ivory, L. E. Locascio, and K. E. Van Cott, "Peak Compression and Resolution for Electrophoretic Separations in Diverging Microchannels," Electrophoresis, 25(21-22) 3694-3704 (2004).
  Tracy, N. and C. F. Ivory, "Modeling Two-Component Isoelectric Focusing Buffers in a Vortex-Stabilized Electrophoresis Apparatus," Biotechnol. Progress 20(1) 193-199 (2004)
  "Preparative Focusing of Proteins Using Binary Buffers in a Vortex-Stabilized, Free-Flow Apparatus," Electrophoresis 25(12) 1748-1757 (2004).
  Ista, L. K., G. P. López, C. F. Ivory, M. J. Ortiz, T. A. Schifani, C. D. Schwappach, and S. S. Sibbett, Microchip Countercurrent Electroseparation, Lab-on-a-Chip, 3 266-272 (2003)
  Ross, D., C. F. Ivory, L. E. Locascio, and K. E. Van Cott, Peak Compression and Resolution for Electrophoretic Separations in Diverging Microchannels, Anal. Chem., (2003) Submitted
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Gabriel P. López

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Phone: 505-277-4939
Office Location: Centennial Engineering Center 2041
Gabriel Lopez
Current Academic Appointments: Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering; Regents' Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering; Professor of Chemistry; Director, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
Education: Ph.D., 1991, University of Washington, Chemical Engineering; B.S., 1985, University of Colorado at Boulder, Chemical Engineering.
Lab website: López lab website
Research Interests: Organic surfaces and thin films; surface modification of solids; interfacial phenomena; interactions of synthetic materials with biological systems; biomaterials; heterogeneous nucleation; microfabrication.'
Most Recent Publications: “Diazo Coupling Method for Covalent attachment of Proteins to Solid Substrates,” Wu, Y.; Buranda, T.; Metzenberg, R.L.; Sklar, L.A.; López, G.P. Bioconjugate Chem. 2006, 17, 359-365.
  “Robust Hybrid Thin Films that Incorporate Lamellar Phospholipid Bilayer Assemblies and Transmembrane Proteins,” Gupta, G.; Atanassov, P.; López, G.P. Biointerphases 2006, 1, 6-10.
  “Supramolecular Photochemical Self-Assemblies for Fluorescence “Turn-On” and “Turn-Off Assays for Chem –Bio-Helices,” Achyuthan, K.E.; Lu, L.; López, G.P.; Whitten, D.G. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2006, 5, 931-937.
  “Using Bicellar Mixtures to Form Suspended Lipid Bilayers on Nanotextured Silicon Chips,” Zeineldin, R.; Last, J.A.; Slade, A.L.; Ista, L.K.; Bisong, P.; O’Brien, M.J. Brueck, S.R.J. Sasaki, D.Y.; López, G.P. Langmuir, 2006, 22, 8163-68.
  “Cell-Directed Assembly of Lipid-Silica Nanostructures Providing Extended Cell Viability,” H.K., Ashley, C.; Carnes, E.; López, D.; Flemming, J.; Dunphy D.; Singh, S.; Chen Z.; Liu, N.; Fan, H.; López, G.P.; Brozik, S.M;. Werner-Washburne, M.; Brinker, C.J. Science 2006, 313, 337-341.
  “Superquenching as a Detector for Microsphere-Based Flow Cytometric Assays,” Zeineldin, R.; Piyasena, M.E.; Bergstedt, T.S.; Sklar, L.A.; Whitten, D.; López, G.P. Cytometry A 2006, 69, 335-41.
  “A Packed Micro Column Approach to a Cell-Based Biosensor,” Flemming, J.H.; Baca, H.K.; Werner-Washburne, M.; Brozik, S.M.; López, G.P. Sens. Actuat. B. 2006, 113, 376-381.
  “Width of Anodization Mask Required to Preserve a Metallic Phase During Porous Type Anodization of Aluminum-Copper Films,” Brevnov, D.A.; Womack, R.L.; Atanassov, P.; López, G.P.; Bauer, T.M.; Chaudhury, Z.A.; Schwappack, C.D.; Mosley, L.E. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2006, 153, B108-B112.
  “Electrostatic Potential and Electroosmotic Flow in a Cylindrical Capillary Filled with Symmetric Electrolyte: Analytic Solutions in Thin Double Layer Approximation,” Petsev, D.; López, G.P. J. Coll. Interface Sci. 2006, 294, 492-498.
  “An Electrokinetic Cell Model for Analysis and Optimization of Electroosmotic Pumps,” Piyasena, M.E.; López, G.P.; Petsev, D.N. Sens. & Actuat. B 2006, 113, 461-467.
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Dimiter N. Petsev

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Phone: 505-277-3221
Office Location: 209 Farris Engineering Center
Dimeter N. Petsev
Current Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor, ChNE Department, UNM
Education: Ph. D., Sofia University, Physical Chemistry, 1996.
Lab website: Petsev lab website
Research Interests: Complex fluids, colloids and emulsions, self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules, micro and nanofluidics, protein Interactions, nanomaterials.
Most Recent Publications: D. N. Petsev (Editor) Emulsions: Structure, Stability and Interactions, Elsevier, (2004).
  D. N. Petsev, Interactions and Macroscopic Properties of Emulsions and Microemulsions, in: Modern Aspects of Emulsion Science, B. P. Binks, Ed., Royal Society of Chemistry, London (1998), Chapter 10.
  H. Lin, D. N. Petsev, S.-T. Yau, B. R. Thomas and P. G. Vekilov, Lower Incorporation of Impurities in Ferritin Crystals by Suppression of Convection: Modeling Results, Crystal. Growth and Design, 1 (2001) p. 73.
  D. N. Petsev, Mechanisms of Emulsion Flocculation, in: Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science, A. Hubbard, Ed., Marcel Dekker, New York (2002), pp. 3192-3207.
  R. G. Alargova, J. T. Petkov and D. N. Petsev, Micellization and Interfacial Properties of Alkyloxyethylene Sulfate Surfactants in the Presence of Multivalent Counterions, J. Colloid Interface Sci. (Feature Article) 261 (2003) p. 1
  D. N. Petsev (Editor) Emulsions: Structure, Stability and Interactions, Elsevier, (2004).
  D. N. Petsev, Interactions and Macroscopic Properties of Emulsions and Microemulsions, in: Modern Aspects of Emulsion Science, B. P. Binks, Ed., Royal Society of Chemistry, London (1998), Chapter 10.
  H. Lin, D. N. Petsev, S.-T. Yau, B. R. Thomas and P. G. Vekilov, Lower Incorporation of Impurities in Ferritin Crystals by Suppression of Convection: Modeling Results, Crystal. Growth and Design, 1 (2001) p. 73.
  D. N. Petsev, Mechanisms of Emulsion Flocculation, in: Encyclopedia of Surface and Colloid Science, A. Hubbard, Ed., Marcel Dekker, New York (2002), pp. 3192-3207.
  R. G. Alargova, J. T. Petkov and D. N. Petsev, Micellization and Interfacial Properties of Alkyloxyethylene Sulfate Surfactants in the Presence of Multivalent Counterions, J. Colloid Interface Sci. (Feature Article) 261 (2003) p. 1
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Scott Sibbett

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Phone: 505-277-2803
Office Location: Centennial Engineering Center 2051
Scott Sibbett
Current Academic Appointments: Associate Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering; Research Professor, Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
Education: Ph. D., 1985, Oregon Health Sciences University (OGI School of Engineering); B.S., 1979, Soils and Plant Nutrition, University of California at Berkeley.
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Research Interests: Ultra-low cost medical diagnostics, protein separation, microfluidics, route logic.
Most Recent Publications: E. M. Fenton, M. R. Mascarenas, G. L. Lopez, S. S. Sibbett, "Multiplex Lateral-Flow Test Strips Fabricated by Two-Dimensional Shaping", ACS Applied Interfaces & Materials 1:124-129 (2009).
  D. N. Petsev, G. P. López, C. F. Ivory and Scott Sibbett, “Microchannel protein separation by field gradient focusing”, Lab on Chip, 5:587-597 (2005).
  Linnea K. Ista, Gabriel P. López, Cornelius F. Ivory, Moises J. Ortiz, Thomas A. Schifani, Christopher D. Schwappach and Scott S. Sibbett, "Microchip countercurrent electroseparation". Lab on a Chip 3:273 - 279 (2003).
  M. J. O'Brien, P. Bissong, L. K. Ista, E. M. Rabinovich, A. L. Garcia, S. S. Sibbett, G. P. López, S. R. J. Brueck, "Fabrication of an integrated nanofluidic chip using intererometric lithography". J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 21:2941 (2003).
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Darko Stefanovic

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Phone: 505-277-6561
Office Location: Farris Engineering Center 345
Darko Stefanovic
Current Academic Appointments: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
Education: Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1999. M.S., Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1994. Dipl. Ing., Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, 1989.
Lab website: Stefanovic lab website
Research Interests: Molecular computing, molecular robotics
Most Recent Publications: High-resolution Cross Reactive Array for Alkaloids, R. Pei, A. Shen, M. J. Olah, D. Stefanovic, T. Worgal, and M. N. Stojanovic,
Chemical Communications, in press (2009).
  Evolving The Deoxyribozyme-Based Logic Gate Design Process Through MAYA
II Reconstruction, M. L. Fanning, J. Macdonald, and D. Stefanovic, 15th International Meeting on DNA Computing, June 2009.
  DNA Computers for Work and Play, J. Macdonald, D. Stefanovic, and M. N. Stojanovic, Scientific American, 299 (5), 84--91 (2008).
  A Rational Approach to Minimal High-Resolution Cross-Reactive Arrays, E. Green, M. J. Olah, T. Abramova, L. R. Williams, D. Stefanovic, and M. N. Stojanovic, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(47), 15278--15282 (2006).
  Medium Scale Integration of Molecular Logic Gates in an Automaton, J. Macdonald, Y. Li, M. Sutovic, H. Lederman, K. Pendri, W. Lu, B. L. Andrews, D. Stefanovic, and M. N. Stojanovic,
Nano Letters, 6(11), 2598--2603 (2006).
  Behavior of Polycatalytic Assemblies in a Substrate-Displaying Matrix, R. Pei, S. K. Taylor, D. Stefanovic, S. Rudchenko, T. E. Mitchell, and M. N. Stojanovic, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(39), 12693--12699 (2006).
  Characterization of Transverse Channel Concentration Profiles Obtainable With a Class of Microfluidic Networks, J. Sager, M. Young, and D. Stefanovic, Langmuir, 22(9), 4452--4455 (2006).
  Deoxyribozyme-Based Three-Input Logic Gates and Construction of a Molecular Full Adder, H. Lederman, J. Macdonald, D. Stefanovic, and M. N. Stojanovic, Biochemistry, 45(4), 1194--1199 (2006).
  Deoxyribozyme-Based Ligase Logic Gates and Their Initial Circuits, M. N. Stojanovic, S. Semova, D. Kolpashchikov, J. Macdonald,
C. Morgan, and D. Stefanovic, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(19), 6914--6915 (2005).
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Timothy L. Ward

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Phone: 505-277-2067
Office Location: Farris Engineering Center 209
Timothy L. Ward
Current Academic Appointments: Associate Professor, Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
Education: Ph. D., 1989, Chemical Engineering, University of Washington; M.S., Chemical Engineering, Montana State University; B.S., 1978, Chemical Engineering, Montana State University.
Lab website: Ward lab website
Research Interests: Synthesis of inorganic membranes, films, and powders by aerosol deposition, chemical vapor deposition and chemical vapor infiltration; membrane reactors; chemical physics of aerosols and microparticles.
Most Recent Publications: C. Xia, T. L. Ward, and R. W. Schwartz, "Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition of CeO2Doped Y2O3-Stabilized ZrO2 Films on Porous Ceramic Supports for Membrane Applications", Adv. Mater. - Chem. yap. Deposition 2 (2), 4851 (1996).
  T.L. Ward, G. P. Hagen, and C. Udovich, "Assessment of Inorganic Membrane Technology for Petrochemical Applications", Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Inorganic Membranes, Worcester, Mass, July 10?14, 1994.
  C.J. Brinker, T.L. Ward, R. Sehgal, N.K. Raman, S.L. Hietala, D.M. Smith, D-W. Hua, and T.J. Headley, "Ultramicroporous Supported Inorganic Membranes", J. Membrane Sci. 77, 165?179 (1993).
  S.W. Lyons, Y. Xiong, T.L. Ward, T.T. Kodas, and S.E. Pratsinis, "Role of Particle Evaporation During Synthesis of Lead Oxide by Aerosol Decomposition", J. Mater. Res. 7(12), 3333 (1992).
  T.L. Ward, T.T. Kodas, A.H. Carim, D.M. Kroeger and H.Hsu, "Powder Characteristics and Sintering Behavior of Ag-Doped YBa2CU3O7-x Produced by Aerosol Decomposition", J. Mater. Res. 7 (4), (1992).
  T.L. Ward, S.W. Lyons, T.T. Kodas, J. Brynestad, H. Hsu and D.M. Kroeger, "Characteristics of Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Powders Produced by Aerosol Decomposition and Their Rapid Conversion to the-High-TC Phase", Physica C 200, 3142 (1992).
  T.L. Ward and E.J. Davis, "Principles of Aerosol Radioactivity Measurement Using the Electrodynamic Balance", J. Aerosol Sci. 21 (7), 875 (1990).
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Margaret Werner-Washburne

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Phone: 505-277-9338
Office Location: Castetter Hall 200
Margaret Werner-Washburne
Current Academic Appointments:  
Education: Ph.D., 1984, Botany, minor in Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin; M.S., 1979, Botany, University of Hawaii; B.A., 1971, English, Stanford University.
Lab website: Werner-Washburne lab website
Research Interests: Regulation of the quiescent state and exit from quiescence; fungal genomics; genome-level analysis of gene expression, compuational biology.
Most Recent Publications: A Hidden-state Markov Model for Cell Population Deconvolution, S. Roy, T. Lane, C. Allen, A.D. Aragon, M. Werner-Washburne. Journal of Computational Biology 13:174901774 (2006).
  Multivariate curve resolution of time course microarray data, Peter D Wentzell, Tobias K Karakach, Sushmita Roy, M Juanita Martinez, Christopher P Allen, and Margaret Werner-Washburne. BMC Computational Biology 7:343 (2006).
  Isolation of quiescent and non-quiescent cells from Saccharomyces cerevisiae stationary phase cultures, Chris Allen, Sabrina Büttner, Anthony D. Aragon, Jason A. Thomas, Osorio Meirelles, Jason E. Jaetao, Don Benn, Stephanie W. Ruby, Marten Veenhuis, Frank Madeo, and Margaret Werner-Washburne, J Cell Biology 174:89-100 (2006).
  Cell-Directed Assembly of the Bio-Nano Interface, HK Baca, C Ashley, E Carnes, D López, J Flemming, D Dunphy, S Singh, Z Chen, N, Liu, H Fan, GP López, SM Brozik, M Werner-Washburne, CJ Brinker, Science 313: 337-341 (2006).
  Release of sequestered mRNA is responsible for a massive, non-transcriptional increase inmRNA after oxidative stress in S. cerevisiae stationary-phase cultures Anthony D. Aragon, Gabriel A. Quiñones, Edward V. Thomas, Sushmita Roy, and Margaret Werner-Washburne Genome Biology 2006, 7:R9  doi:10.1186/gb-2006-7-2-r9 (2006) PDF ; Web supplement
  An Automated, Pressure-Driven Sampling Device for Harvesting from Liquid Cultures for Genomic and Biochemical Analyses. Anthony D. Aragon, Gabriel A. Quiñones, Chris Allen, Jason Thomas, Sushmita Roy, George S. Davidson, Peter D. Wentzell, Brian Millier, Jason E. Jaetao, Angelina L. Rodriguez, and Margaret Werner-Washburne Journal of Microbiological Methods doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2005.08.015. Web supplement ; PDF
  Hyperspectral Microarray Scanning: Impact on the Accuracy and Reliability of Gene Expression Data Jerilyn A. Timlin, David M. Haaland, Michael B. Sinclair, Anthony D. Aragon, M. Juanita Martinez, Margaret Werner-Washburne BMC Genomics 6 :72 PDF
  A Packed Micro Column Approach to a Cell-Based Biosensor Jeb H. Flemming, Helen K. Baca, Margaret Werner-Washburne, Susan M. Brozik, Gabriel P. López Sensors & Actuators 113: 376-381 (2005)
  Inferring genetic networks from microarray data S. Martin, G. Davidson, E. May, J-L Faulon, and M. Werner-Washburne IEEE 2004, pg. 566-569 (2004)
  Genomic analysis of stationary phase and exit in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: transcriptional profiling and analysis of essential genes. M. J. Martinez, AB Archuleta, AL Rodriquez, P Wentzell, AD Aragon, CP Allen, S Roy, and M. Werner-Washburne Molecular Biology of the Cell 15:5295-5305 (2004).
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David Whitten

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Phone: 505-277-5736
Office Location: Centennial Engineering Center 2041
David Whitten
Current Academic Appointments: Associate Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering; Research Professor, Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
Education: Ph. D., 1963, Johns Hopkins University, Organic Chemistry; M.A., 1961, Johns Hopkins University, Organic Chemistry; A.B., 1959, Johns Hopkins University, Chemistry.
Lab website: Whitten lab website
Research Interests: Spectroscopy, molecular assemblies, diagnostics, interfaces, conjugated polymers and antimicrobials.
Most Recent Publications: Lu, L.; Jones, R. M.; McBranch, D.; Whitten, D. “Surface enhanced superquenching of cyanine dyes as J-aggregates on Laponite clay nanoparticles” Langmuir, 2002, 18, 7706-7713.
  Lucia, L. A.; Yui, T.; Sasai, R.; Takagi, S.; Takagi, K.; Yoshida, H.; Whitten, D. G.; Inoue, H. “Enhanced aggregation behavior of antimony (V) porphyrins in polyfluorinated surfactant/clay hybrid microenvironment” J. Phys. Chem. B 2003, 107, 3789-3797.
  Kushon, S. A.; Ley, K. D.; Bradford, K.; Jones, R. M.; McBranch, D.; Whitten, D. “Detection of DNA Hybridization via Fluorescent Polymer Superquenching” Langmuir (2002), 18(20), 7245-7249.
  Kushon, Stuart A.; Bradford, Kirsten; Marin, Violeta; Suhrada, Chris; Armitage, Bruce A.; McBranch, Duncan Whitten, David. “Detection of Single Nucleotide Mismatches via Fluorescent Polymer Superquenching.” Langmuir (2003), 19(16), 6456-6464.
  Kumaraswamy, S.; Bergstedt, T.; Shi, X.; Rininsland, F.;Kushon, S.; Xia, W.; Ley, K.; Achyuthan, K.; McBranch, D.; Whitten, D. “Fluorescent Conjugated Polymer Superquenching Facilitates Highly Sensitive Detection of Proteases” Proceedings Natl. Acad. Sci. US, 2004, 101 (20), 7511-7515.
  Rininsland, F.; Xia, W.; Wittenberg, S.; Shi, X.; Stankewicz, C.; Achyuthan, K.; McBranch, D.; Whitten, D. “Metal Ion Mediated Polymer Superquenching for Highly Sensitive Detection of Kinase and Phosphatase Activities” Proceedings Natl. Acad. Sci. US, 2004, 101 (43), 15295-15300.
  Kim, O.-K.; Je, J.; Jernigan, G.; Buckley, L.; Whitten, D. “Super-Helix Formation Induced by Cyanine J-Aggregates onto Random-Coil Carboxymethyl Amylose as Template” J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2006; 128(2); 510-516.  
  Zeineldin, R.; Piyasena, M. E.; Bergstedt, T. S.; Sklar, L. A.; Whitten, D.; López, G. P. “Superquenching as a Detector for Microsphere-Based Flow Cytometric Assays” Cytometry, Part A, 2006, 69A, 335-341.  
  Whitten, D. G.; Kim, O.-K.; López, G. P.; Achyuthan, K. E. “Cooperative Self-Assembly of Cyanines on Carboxymethylamylose and other Anionic Scaffolds” Pure Appl. Chem. 2006, 78, 2313-2323.
  Achyuthan, K. A.; Lu, L.; López, G. P.; Whitten, D. G. “Supramolecular Photochemical Self-Assemblies for Fluorescence “turn on” and “turn off” Assays for Chem-Bio Helices” Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2006, 5, 859-868.
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John Wood

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Phone: 505-272-7150
505-272-7000
Office Location: 800 Bradbury Drive SE
John Wood
Current Academic Appointments: Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Education: EDUCATION
Lab website: Wood lab website
Research Interests: RESEARCHINTERESTS
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Steve Young

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Phone: 505-938-8855
Office Location: TriCore Reference Laboratories
Steve Young
Current Academic Appointments: APPOINTMENTS
Education: EDUCATION
Lab website: TriCore Reference Laboratories website
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