News from Dr. Huang's Research Lab

• 03/13/2023: Our review paper "Nanomaterials for molecular detection and analysis of extracellular vesicles" is honored to be an Editor's Choice Article. Congraduations!

• 01/28/2023: Our review paper led by Mitchell "Nanomaterials for molecular detection and analysis of extracellular vesicles" is published by Nanomaterials. Congraduations!
  
  
• 01/05/2023: Postdoctoral Fellow Madhusudhan Reddy Alle joined our lab. Welcome, Madhu!
  
  

• 01/04/2023: Our paper led by Kris "Dual imaging single vesicle surface protein profiling and early cancer detection" is published by ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. Congratulations, everyone! 

• 09/01/2022: Undergraduates Georgia Hill and Hailey Miller joined our group for volunteer research. Welcome! 

• 08/10/2022: Alberto passed his prospectus for doctoral degree. Congratulations!

• 06/01/2022: Undergraduates Rami Amer, Patrick Roman, and Quinten Brown joined our group for volunteer research. Welcome!

• 05/15/2022: Our review paper led by Mitchell "Gold nanorod-assisted photothermal therapy and improvement strategies" is published by Bioengineering. Congratulations! 

• 05/12/2022: Kris passed his prospectus for doctoral degree. Congratulation, Kris!

• 03/01/2022: New PhD student Anthony Giacalone joined our group. Welcome, Anthony!

• 09/01/2021: Dr. Huang received Dunavant professorship from College of Arts and Sciences.
  
  
• 09/01/2021: Dr. Huang is promoted to full professor!
   

• 09/1/2021: Undergraduates Assam Annamer and Thea Wilkens-Reed joined our group for volunteer research. Welcome! 

• 07/18/2021: Our paper led by Vojtech "Exosomal surface protein detection with quantum dots and immunomagnetic capture for cancer detection" is published by Nanomaterials. Congratulations!

• 06/22/2021: Vojtech passed his doctoral defense. Congratulation, Vojtech!

• 06/08/2021: Dr. Yongmei Wang, Dr. Xiaohua Huang, Dr. Tang Hoang (Physics and Materials Science), and collaborator Dr. Zhenbang Chen (Meharry Medical College) received PECIR (Program to Enhance Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Research) Grant Award to work together to discover exosome-based molecular biomarkers for predicting impending prostate cancer metastasis. Congratulations!  

• 03/02/2021: A joined article with Dr. Yongmei Wang " Insights on the coupling of plasmonic nanoparticles from near-field spectra determined via discrete dipole approximations" is published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. Congratulations!

• 10/1/2020: Our paper led by Ray "Immunomagnetic capture and multiplexed surface marker detection of circulating tumor cells with magnetic multicolor surface enhanced Raman scattering nanotags" is published by ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Congratulations! 

• 07/24/2020: Dr. Huang and her collaborators Drs. Kui Li (UTHSC), Lu Lu (UTHSC), and Yongmei Wang (UofM) received UTHSC/UofM SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Research CORNET Award to investigate host genes, immune response and susceptibility/resistance to SARS-CoV-2. Congratulations!

• 07/17/2020: Postdoctoral fellow Rajashekhar Kanchanapally received and accepted an offer for a tenure-track faculty position from Tougaloo College, the Department of Chemistry and Physics. Congratulations!   

• 07/01/2020: Dr. Huang and her collaborators Drs. Thang Hoang (Physics and Materials Science), Yongmei Wang, and Hongmei Zhang (Public Health) received a NIH R15 grant from National Institutes of Cancer (NCI) to evaluate the potential of exosomes for cancer diagnostics and staging in the breast cancer model. Congratulations!      

• 05/08/2020: A joined article with Dr. Thang Hoang in Physics and Materials Science " Plasmon-assisted random lasing from a single-mode fibertip" is accepted for publication in Optical Express. Congratulations!

• 05/04/2020: A joined article with Dr. Thang Hoang in Physics and Materials Science " Small mode volume plasmonic film-coupled nanostar resonators" is accepted for publication in Nanoscale Advances. Congratulations!   

• 11/11/2019: Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Rajashekhar Kanchanapally joined our group. Welcome!   

• 10/23/2019: Hieu Truong received College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Award. Congratulations!

• 10/01/2019: New PhD student Alberto Rodriguez joined our group. Welcome!

• 08/10/2019: Allie Kwizera received his PhD degree in Chemistry. Congratulations! 

• 07/01/2019: Dr. Huang received Faculty Research Grant from College of Arts and Sciences. Congratulations!

• 06/10/2019: Allie Kwizera passed his doctoral defense. Congratulations!

• 04/17/2019: Allie Kwizera received and accepted a postdoctoral fellowship offer from Prof. Xiaoming He at University of Maryland. Congratulations! 

• 02/20/2019: Our joined  article with Dr. Yongmei Wang "Near-field and far-field optical properties of magnetic plasmonic core-shell nanoparticles with non-spherical shapes: A discrete dipole approximation study" is published in AIP Advances. Congratulations! 

• 12/10/2019: Graduate student Saghar Gomrok joined Dr. Yongmei Wang's goup and our group. Welcome!

• 01/20/2019: Allie Kwizera received the CIBA award for Spring 2019 from our department. Congratulations!

• 08/01/2018: Dr. Huang received a FedEx Institute of Technology Development Grant from The University of Memphis Foundation. Congratulations! 

• 03/23/2018: Our joined review article with Prof. Xiaoyuan Chen at NIH "Ratiometric optical nanoprobes enable accurate molecular detection and imaging" is published in Chemical Society Review. Congratulations!   

• 01/20/2018: Ryan O'Connor received the CIBA award for Spring 2018 from our department. Congratulations! 

• 01/09/2018: Our paper "Molecular detection and analysis of exosomes using surface enhanced Raman scattering gold nanorods and a miniaturized device" is accepted for publication in Theranostics. Congratulations!

• 12/19/2017: Our patent application "Iron oxide-gold core-shell nanoparticles and uses thereof" is approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Congratulations! 

• 08/01/2017: Dr. Huang received a FedEx Institute of Technology Development Grant from The University of Memphis Foundation. Congratulations! 

• 03/20/2017: Our review article "Synthesis and properties of iron oxide-gold core-shell nanoparticles" is published in RSC Advances. Congratulations! 

• 03/01/2017: Dr. Huang received a Research Investment Fund from The University of Memphis. Congratulations! 

• 01/19/2017: Our review article "Gold nanoparticle based platforms for circulating cancer marker detection" is published in Nanotheranostics. Congratulations! 

• 12/10/2016: Graduate students Ray Wilson, Vojtech Vinduska and Zechariah Avello joined our group. Welcome! 

• 09/01/2016: Dr. Huang is tenured and promoted to associate professor. Congratulations!  

• 04/27/2016: Elyahb Allie Kwizera published his first paper "Size- and shape-controlled synthesis and properties of magnetic-plasmonic core-shell nanoparticles" in Journal of Physical Chemistry C. Congratulations!  

• 02/03/2016: Saheel Bhana published a cancer therapeutics paper "Photosensitizer-loaded gold nanorods for near infrared photodynamic and photothermal cancer therapy" in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. Congratulations!    

• 01/15/2016: Elise Chaffin received the CIBA award for Spring 2016 from our department. Congratulations! 

• 12/01/2015: Saheel Bhana received a job offer from National Water Quality Laboratory, U.S. Geological Survey. Congratulations! 

• 11/05/2015: Dr. Huang co-led a panel discussion with Dr. Wang on "Meet the challenges in nanomedicine by bridging the gap between theory and experiment" at the 2015 SERMACS-SWRM conference in Memphis, Tennessee.

• 11/04/2015: Dr. Huang organized a "Cancer Nanotechnology" symposium at the 2015 SERMACS-SWRM conference in Memphis, Tennessee.

• 08/20/2015: Elise Chaffin received the CIBA award for Fall 2015 from our department. Congratulations! 

• 06/24/2015: Saheel Bhana passed his defense for PhD degree. Congratulations! 

• 05/12/2015: Saheel Bhana published a cancer therapeutic paper "Near-infrared-absorbing gold nanopopcorns with iron oxide cluster core for magnetically amplified photothermal and photodynamic cancer therapy" in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. Congratulations!   

• 04/15/2015: Saheel Bhana has been selected for an appointment to the Summer Student Research Program at the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). He is one of the 17 recipients out of more than 200 national applicants. Congratulations! 

• 04/07/2015: Dr. Huang received a NIH R15 grant as a principle investigator. This is a three-year project to support the development of new technologies for capture, detection and analysis of circulating tumor cells, in collaboration with Dr. Yongmei Wang and Dr. Bashir Morshed (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering). Congratulations! 

• 02/23/2015: Saheel Bhana passed his prospectus toward PhD degree. Congratulations!

• 02/17/2015: Our invited review article “ Nanotechnology for enrichment and detection of circulating tumor cells” is published in Nanomedicine (Lond). Congratulations!

• 02/04/2015: Saheel Bhana have been selected as the student presenter at the 27th Annual Student Research Forum on March 30, 2015. This is a wonderful opportunity for him to share with the University of Memphis community the great work that we have been doing in our lab. Congratulations! 

• 12/15/2014: Our research was reported by International Innovation.

• 11/22/2014: PhD student Allie E Kwizera joined the group. Welcome!

• 06/20/2014: Saheel Bhana published a cancer detection paper "Capture and detection of cancer cells in whole blood with magnetic-optical nanoovals" in Nanomedicine (Lond). Congratulations!  

• 02/01/2014: Dr. Huang received FedEx Institute of Technology Development Grant. Congratulations!

• 11/22/2013: PhD student Ryan Timothy O’Connor joined the group. Welcome!

• 01/29/2013: Fei Ren and Saheel Bhana published a cancer therapeutic paper "Gold nanorods carrying paclitaxel for photothermal-chemotherapy of cancer" in Bioconjugate Chemistry. Congratulations!  

• 11/26/2012: PhD students Jason Jackson, Anderson Morris, Md Nadim and Jessica Treadway joined the group. Welcome! 

• 08/23/2012: Dr. Huang received The University of Memphis College of Arts and Sciences Early Career Research Awards (ECRA). Congratulations! 

• 07/17/2012: Saheel Bhana's paper “Synthesis and properties of near infrared-absorbing magnetic-optical nanopins” is reported by Chemistry World, the RSC’s monthly magazine. Congratulations!

• 06/28/2012: Saheel Bhana published his first paper “Synthesis and properties of near infrared-absorbing magnetic-optical nanopins” in Nanoscale. Congratulations!

• 11/25/2011: Graduate students Brittaney Brown and Amrael Brown joined the group. Welcome!  

• 06/15/2011: Visiting professor Dr. Fei Ren joined the group. Welcome! 

• 05/18/2011: Dr. Huang received Starter Grant Award from Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburg.Congratulations!  

• 04/05/2011: Dr. Huang received Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). Congratulations!  

• 04/01/2011: Dr. Huang received Faculty Research Grant from The University of Memphis. Congratulations! 

• 01/15/2011: Kristen Dollahite, Melody Williams and Stephanie Kendrick joined our group for undergraduate research. Welcome!  

• 12/19/2010: The Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) user proposal is approved. 

• 12/15/2010: Dr. Huang was invited to give a talk at International Conference on Nanomedicine in Cancer, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

• 11/26/2010: Graduate student Saheel Bhana joined the group. Welcome!

• 11/26/2010: Graduate student Destiny Woodard joined the group. Welcome!  

• 07/25/2010: Ray Wilson from Christian Brother University joined the group for undergraduate research. Welcome! 

• 07/01/2010: Dr. Huang joined the Department of Chemistry, The University of Memphis as a tenure-track assistant professor.