• Congrats to Dhriti and Abigail for receiving a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) for this summer!

• Claire’s article “Examining the Anti-Tumor Activity of Dp44mT-Loaded Nanoparticles In Vitro” and Joseph’s article “An Improved in Vitro Blood-Brain Barrier Model for Applications in Therapeutics’ Delivery to Brain” are accepted for publication in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC).

• The final version of our article “Development and In Vitro Assessment of an Anti-Tumor Nano-Formulation” is now published and available online!

• Claire’s paper on development of anti-tumor nano-formulation was accepted for publication in the journal of Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. Congratulations Claire!

• We attend the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) meeting in Berlin with two talks on our biomaterials studies and a poster on our anticancer nanoformulation work.

• Bridgett and Dang are among the recipients of Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) 2019 and will continue their work in the lab for this summer.
• Congratulations to Joseph for passing his qualifying exam to become a PhD candidate! 

• Claire presents her work on cancer nano-formulation at the Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting in Seattle.
• Our papers “Preparation of gel-liposome nanoparticles for drug delivery applications” and “Optimization of the single emulsion method for encapsulation of a cancer drug in nanoparticles” were accepted for publication in the Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBC) 2019 conference proceeding.
• Congratulations to Hanieh for defending her Master thesis!

• In collaboration with two professors from Math department, Dr. Majd publishes an article “A computational study of lateral phase separation in biological membranes” in the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering.

• Our group attends the Graduate Research Showcase at the university of Houston with four posters.

• Our article “Preparation and characterization of size-controlled glioma spheroids using agarose hydrogel microwells” is now published in PLOS ONE.
• Congrats to Fereshteh and You Jung! Their paper on preparation of tumor spheroids is accepted for publication in the journal of PLOS ONE!

• In collaboration with Dr. Abidian’s group, Dr. Majd publishes an article “Electrospining of highly aligned fibers for drug delivery applications” in the Journal of Materials Chemistry B.

• Fereshteh attends the Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting and Exhibition in Boston and presents her work on biomolecular gradients in conducting polymers as an oral presentation.

• Group attends the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) meeting in Hawaii, where Claire presents her paper “Fabrication and Optimization of Dp44mT-Loaded Nanoparticles” as an oral presentation and Fereshteh presents her work on biomolecular gradients as a poster.
•  Claire’s poster on nanoparticle based drug delivery is presented at Control Release Society (CRS) annual meeting in NYC.

• Our article “Reconstitution and functional studies of hamster P-glycoprotein in giant liposomes” is now published in PLOS ONE.
• Claire’s paper “Fabrication and Optimization of Dp44mT-Loaded Nanoparticles” is accepted for publication in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC).

•  Dr. Majd receives a NSF CAREER award for improvement of targeted delivery systems! Check out the news!
• Soo’s paper on giant vesicular-based study of Pgp is accepted for publication in PLOS ONE!
• Congrats to Joshua for receiving a SURF fellowship to continue his work in the lab this summer!

• Soo’s paper “Micro-Patterned Films of Bio-functionalized Conducting Polymers for Cellular Engineering” is accepted for publication in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC).
• You Jung’s paper “Nanoparticle-Based Delivery of an Anti-Proliferative Metal Chelator to Tumor Cells” is accepted for publication in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC).

• Congrats to Sukaina for receiving a SURF fellowship for this summer!
• Lab welcomes a high-school summer intern, Jaduna, from the Dulles Math & Science Academy.

• Claire successfully passes her qualification exam and becomes a Ph.D. candidate, congrats!

• Congratulations to Soo for defending her Ph.D. thesis!! Dr. Park will soon start her postdoctoral training at the Texas Medical Center!
• You Jung defends her Ph.D. thesis!! Congrats Dr. Kang!

• Our article “A Review of Patterned Organic Bioelectronic Materials and their Biomedical Applications” is published in Advanced Materials and is featured on the cover of this journal.

• The youngest lab member, Araam Abidian, is featured on the Daily Cougar News!
• Congratulations to Eric VanArsdale for defending his M.S. thesis!

• Eric VanArsdale and Do Young Kim attend the BMES annual meeting in Tampa, presenting multiple posters from our group.

• We are excited to announce that Dr. Majd’s group moves to Biomedical Engineering department at the University of Houston!
• Our Advanced Materials review on patterned organic bioelectronics is published online!
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• Congrats to Soo Park for defending her M.S. thesis!
• You Jung and Dr. Majd are co-authors on a collaborative paper led by Dr. Manish Kumar “Highly permeable artificial water channels that can self-assemble into two-dimensional arrays” published in PNAS.
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• Our article “A Review of Patterned Organic Bioelectronic Materials and Their Biomedical Applications” is accepted for publication in Advanced Materials!

• Joseph Kuo accepts a research position at Caris Life Sciences and leaves us for his new job in Arizona, congratulations!
• Congrats to Eric VanArsdale for passing his Ph.D. candidacy exam!
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• The group celebrated the start of summer with a lab picnic.
• You Jung Kang received a Villforth Award, congratulations!
• Dr. Majd was featured in the Faculty Spotlight of the Spring issue of Focus on Materials.
• Reena Philips received an internship offer and will leave us for few months of industrial work experience, good job Reena!
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• Congrats to Michael for receiving a CERI grant!
• You Jung and Soo gave two talks on their research at the Society for Biomaterials annual meeting in Charlotte.
• DoYoung receives an Erickson Discovery Grant, congrats!
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• Soo successfully passed her Ph.D. comprehensive exam, Congrats!

• You Jung successfully passed her Ph.D. comprehensive exam, Congrats!

• Our group attended the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX, with two talks on You Jung’s work on giant proteoliposomes and Soo’s work on micropatterned functional polymers.

• Congratulations to Soo Park and You Jung Kang for receiving the Biomedical Engineering Society Student Travel Award!
• Reena Philips receives a CERI grant for undergarduate research, congrats Reena!
• Group welcomes a new graduate student, Eric VanArsdale.
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• The youngest member of the Majd group, Dr. Majd’s son, was born!
• Our article “A Review of Patterned Organic Bioelectronic Materials and Their Biomedical Applications” is accepted for publication in Advanced Materials!
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• Congratulations to Joseph for defending his M.S. thesis!

• Our work on biofunctionalized conducting polymers was highlighted on Penn State
  News (“Conducting polymer films decorated with biomolecules for cell research use”), Science Daily, and USA News.
• Soo’s Advanced Materials paper entitled “Hydrogel-Mediated Direct Patterning of Conducting Polymer Films with Multiple Surface Chemistries” is now published and featured on the cover of this journal!
• Harrison received a competitive internship offer and leaves us for few months of work experience at Johnson & Johnson, good job Harrison!
• Andrew leaves our lab and moves to Virginia Tech to start his Ph.D. Farewell, Andrew!
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• Joseph presented his results on nanoparticle delivery systems in a talk at the Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting in Denver.
• You Jung’s and Soo’s works were presented at the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting in San Francisco.
• Congratulations to Soo! She is a 2013-2014 recipient of the Harold K. Schilling Dean’s Graduate Scholarship from the Graduate School. This scholarship recognizes outstanding graduate students whose course of study is relevant to science, religion, and ethics or whose studies involve critical societal benefits such as improvement of health, environment or energy.
• Our collaborative article with Dr. Chun Liu’s group entitled “Modeling and Simulating Asymmetrical Conductance Changes in Gramicidin Pores” was accepted for publication in the journal of Molecular Based Mathematical Biology.
• Congrats to Darian, she receives a Summer Discovery Grant to continue her research over the summer.
• Soo and You Jung present their posters at 2014 Graduate Exhibition in Penn State.
• Joseph, Soo, and You Jung present their works in a talk at the College of Engineering Research Symposium 2014 in Penn State.
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• Congratulations to Soo, her recently accepted Advanced Materials article was selected as the cover of this journal!
• Early View version of Soo’s Advanced Materials paper is published online (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201306093/abstract).
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• You Jung presents her work in a talk at the annual Biophysical Society Meeting in San Francisco.
• The lab hosts a Biomedical Engineering workshop for nearly 70 middle school girls as part of 2014 Expanding Your Horizons STEM Career Day.
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• Congratulations to Soo, her paper on patterning of conductive polymers was accepted for publication in the journal of Advanced Materials!
• Congratulations to You Jung for passing her candidacy exam!
• You Jung’s artistic illustration of liposomes was selected as one of the 12 finalists of the Biophysical Society Art of Science Image Contest, congrats to You Jung!
• Darian received a competitive co-op offer and leaves us for few months of co-op at Johnson & Johnson, good job Darian!
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• Soo and Joseph’s works are presented at Materials Research Society Fall Meeting in Boston in a platform and a poster presentation.
• Our research on cell-sized liposomes is featured on the Penn State News page, read the story “Microprinting leads to low-cost artificial cells”. 
• Our Advanced Materials paper is now published and is featured on the front cover of the journal. Congratulations to You Jung and Harrison!
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• You Jung receives a competitive Biophysical Society Travel Award to attend the 2014 BPS meeting in San Francisco, congratulations You Jung!

• Early View version of You Jung’s and Harrison’s Advanced Materials paper is published online
  (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201303290/abstract).
• The group attends the Material’s Day 2013 in Penn State and You Jung presents her poster on formation of giant vesicles.
• The group attends the Biophysical Society Regional Meeting in Penn State, presenting You Jung’s and Joseph’s works.
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• The group attends the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting in Seattle with one platform (Soo’s work on conductive polymers) and two poster (You Jung’s and Joseph’s works) presentations.
• Dr. Majd and Dr. Hancock are organizing a Biophysical Society Regional Meeting at Penn State on Oct 4, 2013. Registration is free, don’t forget to register and attend!
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• Congratulations to You Jung and Harrison, their paper was accepted for publication in Advanced Materials journal!
• Soo receives a scholarship from Korean-American Foundation, congratulations Soo!
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