Author: Julius

• November 30th, Julius successfully defended his work today and has now earned the title of Dr. Edson! Congrats, Dr. Julius Edson!!!
• October 25th, Jessica and Dr. Kwon co-authored on a published review paper! Great work!
• September 6th, Maggie did an excellent job on her qualifying exam and has advanced to candidacy. Congrats, Maggie!
• September 1st, Dr. Hyun Gyu Park from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has officially joined BioTEL. He is a professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and is visiting UCI to collaborate on biotherapeutic therapies. Welcome to BioTEL Dr. Park!!
• May 26th, Julius receives third place for his poster in the NSF GRFP symposium. Congrats, Julius!
• May 22nd, Dominique has been selected for the prestigious President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship. Congrats, Dominique!
• April 5, Melissa has been selected as a DECADE PLUS mentor for the upcoming 2017/18 year. Congrats, Melissa!
• April 3, Saad has become an officially permanent member of BioTEL! Welcome, Saad!
• March 8, Julius is a fellow of the Chancellor’s Club! Article here! Please join me congratulating him on this prestigious recognition (as a gift to his birthday tomorrow). Congrats Julius!
• January 24, Hoang is selected to be a 2016-2017 UROP fellow. Please join me congratulating her on the well-deserved award. Congrats Hoang!
• January 1,  Happy New Year!! Let’s roll!!!

• September 28, Dominique receives a prestigious Fletcher Jones Fellowship! Congrats, Dominique!!!
• September 21, Julius’ review paper on stimuli-responsive nanoantibiotics has been accepted by Nano Convergence for publication. Good job, Julius!
• September 19, Dominique’s paper on exosomes as potential therapeutic delivery carriers has been accepted for publication in Journal of Controlled Release. Please join me giving her a high five for a well-executed job. Congrats, Dominique!
• August 15, It is my pleasure to welcome a new BioTEL member, Dr. Se Joon Woo. He is a clinical ophthalmologist from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and he will be staying at least one year. Welcome to BioTEL Dr. Woo!!
• August 6, Maggie is selected to receive a predoctoral training fellowship from the Center for Virus Research. This up to three-year support is given based on her research merit and achievements. Congrats, Maggie!
• August 1, The manuscript that many of you worked together has finally been accepted for publication in ACS Nano, after many, long battles!  I hope to see more papers that are a result of large teamwork in the future. Congratulations to many of you!!!
• June 13, Manuel has been selected to receive a 2016 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Fellowship! Congrats, Manuel!
• June 1,  Dr. Seong Ho Jeong from Korea University Hospital in Guro (Seoul, Korea) has officially joined BioTEL. He is a plastic surgeon and came to the UCI’s surgery department last year and has transferred to Pharm Sci this year with an aim to learn basic science. Welcome to BioTEL Dr. Jeong!!
• April 19, RePo Therapeutics, a business team that Julius put together on his research project, has won 2016 UCI Blackstone LaunchPad Competition!  Congrats, Julius and your team!!!
• March 31, Julius has been selected to receive 2016-17 Whitaker International Program Fellowship grant. Congrats, Julius!!
• March 29, Maggie is selected to receive an honorable mention by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship program. Congrats, Maggie!!!
• March 29, Melissa got a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Congrats, Melissa!
• March 29, Dominique got the first place prize in podium presentation at the Korea University and UCI Student Symposium on Bioengineering in Seoul, Korea earlier this week! She represented UCI and BioTEL with pride, enthusiasm, and honor. Congrats, Dominique!
• March 22, Julius has been selected to receive some cash in support of his attendance to a conference. Congrats, Julius!
• March 16, Julius’s Op-Ed on graduate education was published in the Sac Bee: http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/…/soapbox/article66205287.html
• February 17, Maggie has received the 3rd place award at the poster presentation on the ChEMS graduate visitation day! Congrats, Maggie! We know it’s just a start of many more!
• January 26, Julius got the 1st place prize on the poster presentation at the Ewha-UCI joint symposium yesterday. Good job, Julius!
• January 26, Dominique has become a Ph.D. candidate as of today! She did a wonderful job on the exam. Please join me congratulating her on achieving such an important milestone in her career!
• January 13, Taylor and Zaki have been selected to receive an undergraduate research opportunity program (UROP) award! Please join me congratulating them and their mentors!!
• January 1,  Welcome to the New Year!! Hopefully, it will be a enjoy and productive one!

• November 19, Jessica is officially a Ph.D. candidate, as of today. She did a great job on her candidacy exam and the committee enthusiastically passed her! Please join in congratulating her on such an important milestone in her career path. Congrats, Jessica!
• November 18, Congratulations to Julius on receiving a 2015-2016 Public Impact Distinguished Fellowship (http://www.grad.uci.edu/…/fellow…/internal/public-impact.php). Keep up outstanding work, Julius!
• October 24,  Jessica’s review paper on combination therapy has been accepted for publication in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. Congrats, Jessica!
• September 30, Dominique has been selected to receive a 2015-2017 ARCS Scholar Award, a prestigious graduate recognition across the campus. Congratulations on the well deserved award!!
• September 1, Welcome Dr. Soo-Young Yoon and Dr. Nae Yoon Lee as visiting scholars from South Korea, and Dr. Anthony Chaung as our new clinical fellow from CHOC. Welcome Drs!!
• August 25, Young starts his sabbatical in South Korea, all the best Young!!
• August 25, Congratulations Dr. Shirley Wong, she successfully defended her thesis!
• August 24, Welcome Marina França Dias to BioTEL as our new visiting graduate research from Brazil! Welcome Marina!!
• July 12, Shirley has accepted an offer from BD Bioscience and she will start there as a senior scientist! Please join me congratulating her on the exciting next journey in her life!
• June 15, Anthony Raus has received a SURP this year! Congratulations, Anthony!!! Great job!!!
• June 15, Congratulations to all of BioTEL graduating seniors, Byran, Bianca, and Jane!!! We wish you all the best in your future endeavors!!!
• June 12, Julius passed his qualifying exam today! Now he is an official Ph.D. candidate! Congratulations, Julius!!!
• June 2, Dominique got a honorable mention on her application for UCI Faculty Mentor Program. It was not just a mention but came with a cash prize! Congrats, Dominique!
• May 7, A big Congrats to Young, he has been promoted to become a full professor, as of July 1, 2015!! Woo, congrats Young!!
• March 18, Margaret has become an officially permanent member of BioTEL! Welcome, Margaret!
• February 27,  A few congratulations are in order for Dominique. She has been selected for the CCCIP (California Community College Internship Program) as well as one of the few Pedagogical Fellows at UCI. Congrats Nikki!!
• February 27, Welcome Dr. Soha Lee to BioTEL as our new visiting scholar!  Welcome Dr. Lee!!
• February 24, Our most recent Dr. Cho becomes a research professor in Korea and today is her first day in the new position.
• January 9, Congrats Zaki, on another UROP! Keep up the good work!!
• January 5, Welcome Margaret, joining BioTEL for her winter rotation and Anthony as a new undergraduate researcher!!
• January 1,  Welcome to the New Year!! Hopefully it will be a prosperous one!

• December 22, Dr. Shin  leaves BioTEL and returns to South Korea, it has been wonderful having you with us!!
• October 1, Dominique is selected for the 2014-2015 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Science Teaching Fellows Program!! Congrats Dominique.
• September 26, Julius  is awarded a DECADE travel grant, Congrats!!
• August 13, Julius is selected as a PMSE Best Poster Award Winner at ACS Meeting in San Francisco, Congrats!!
• July 31, Dr. Leo joins BioTEL as a visiting researcher, Welcome to BioTEL!!
• July 30, Jane’s dedication to research and hard work have been recognized by the UROP as the researcher of the month! Please give her a high five and ask her for a bumper sticker “My friend is the researcher of the month at UCI” (kidding).
• July 15, Shirley’s manuscript on synthesis of acid-responsive polypeptides has been accepted for publication in Journal of Polymer Science A. Great work, Shirley!
• June 25, Julius’s review paper on “RNAi for Silencing Drug Resistance in Microbes toward Development of Nanoantibiotics” has been accepted by Journal of Controlled Release.  Great job!!
• June 24, Mary Soliman and Shirley Wu leave BioTEL, It has been a pleasure have you both and you will be missed. Good Luck!!
• June 23, Dr. Shin joins BioTEL as a Visiting Scholar, and Bryan Pham and Lee Miyauchi as undergrads, Welcome to BioTEL!!
• June, 16, Congrats to  Jane Kim on being selected for the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) at UCI
• June 15, Congrats to recent BioTEL graduates: Julius and Dominique with their Masters. Mary and Shirley with their Bachelors.
• April 12, Congrats to Shirley Wu for winning 2nd place in the Undergrad poster competition at the OCGWIS conference!!
• February 18, Dr. Choel Am Hong joins BioTEL as a Post Doctoral Scholar, Welcome to BioTEL!!!
• January 21, Congrats Zaki on receiving UROP!!
• January 7, Jessica gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Lily! Congrats Jessica !!! We are hoping for your quick recovery and return!!
• January 1, Welcome to the New Year!!!