A new paper entitled “Fluorochromic Hydrogels: Dynamic Coordination of Eu-Iminodiacetate to Control Fluorochromic Response of Polymer Hydrogels to Multistimuli” from He group is published in Advanced Materials as a cover story. Prof. Jie He and co-workers demonstrate the use of dynamic coordination of europium with iminodiacetates to construct hydrogel networks. This hydrogel presents controllable luminescence […]
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Epitope Resolved Detection of Peanut Specific IgE Antibodies by SPR Imaging
Min Shen, Amit A. Joshi, Raghu Vannam, Chandra K. Dixit, Robert G. Hamilton, Challa V. Kumar, James F. Rusling, Mark W. Peczuh* Accurate characterization of antibodies (IgEs) in individuals exposed to allergens such as peanuts can provide insight into the clinical manifestation of an allergic reaction and also reveal how its fundamental immunobiology works. Measurement […]
Lambda Vision’s Quest to Cure Blindness Set to Launch Into Orbit
Human beings have been aboard the International Space Station continuously now for over 17 years. Crews spend months orbiting the Earth, privy to some of the most breathtaking views in the universe. But what exactly are they working on while hurtling through space? A few months from now the answer to that question will be […]
Electrocrystallization: Breakthrough in Gold Nanoparticle Research
A research team led by Professor Flavio Maran of the University of Padova (Italy), who is also a Research Professor with the Chemistry Department at UConn, reported a breakthrough in the creation of very high quality crystals formed of gold nanoparticles via electrocrytalization. This work was done in collaboration with Professor Kari Rissanen of the University of […]
Paper Published in Nature Chemistry
Ryan Baumgartner, Hailin Fu, Ziyuan Song, Yao Lin and Jianjun Cheng “Cooperative polymerization of α-helices induced by macromolecular architecture” Nature Chemistry, DOI: 10.1038/NCHEM.2712 (2017). This work is a collaboration between Prof. Jianjun Cheng at UIUC and the Lin Group at UConn. This research demonstrates the use of macromolecular architecture to facilitate an unusual auto-catalytic polymerization […]
Paper Published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society
Guberman-Pfeffer, M.; Greco, J. A.; Samankumara, L.; Zeller, M.; Gascón, J.; Birge, R.R.; Brückner, C. ‘Bacteriochlorins with a Twist: Discovery of a Unique Mechanism to Red-shift the Optical Spectra of Bacteriochlorins’ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139 (1), 548–560. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b12419 A collaborative effort within the chemistry department brought experiment and theory together to explain the unique optical […]
Paper Published in the Nature Journal’s Scientific Reports
Spundana Malla, Karteek Kadimisetty, You-Jun Fu, Dharamainder Choudhary, John B. Schenkman & James F. Rusling Methyl-Cytosine-Driven Structural Changes Enhance Adduction Kinetics of an Exon 7 fragment of the p53 Gene. Sci. Rep. 7, 40890; doi: 10.1038/srep40890 (2017). In a collaborative effort with UConn Health (Profs. Schenkman and Choudhary), Spundana Malla, Karteek Kadimisetty, Dr. Fu and […]
Gascón/Maran Research Featured on Chemical Science Cover
Artwork based on research between Dr. Flavio Maran and Dr. José A. Gascón has been featured in the covers of Chemical Science. The image depicts “a magnetic look into the protecting layer of Au25 clusters.” View cover here>>>
Publication Accepted in Advanced Functional Materials
A publication titled, “White-emitting protein nanoparticles for cell-entry and pH sensing” has been accepted as a VIP paper in Advanced Functional Materials, 2016, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201603874. Bobbi S. Stromer and Challa V. Kumar are the authors of this paper. Cover art pictured was submitted by Caterina Riccardi (Kumar Group). Full article >>>
Accelerate UConn
Dr. Challa Kumar and Graduate Student Melissa Limbacher are the recipients of an Accelerate UConn Fall 2016 Grant for their project entitled, “GlowDots.” Kumar and Limbacher will participate in the Fall cohort of Accelerate UConn, the University’s National Science Foundation I-Corps site. All winning teams receive special training and a $3,000 seed grant to help […]