- December 11, Jang Il leaves BioTEL. It has been a pleasure to have you, Good luck on your future endeavors!!
- December 9, Jessica goes on maternity leave, looking forward to your return!!
- November 8, Shirley’s paper titled, “Synthetically designed peptide-based biomaterials with stimuli-responsive and membrane-active properties for biomedical applications”, has been accepted for publication in Journal of Materials Chemistry B. She has also been asked to submit an artwork to be considered for a cover page. Congratulations, Shirley!
- October 10, Fall Group Activity, Mini Golf Competition, Congrats Daniel!
- July 19, BioTEL Summer activity, Hiking Cottonwood Lakes
- June 17, Zaki Molvi, soon to be a freshman in Chemical Engineering, joins BioTEL as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Zaki!
- May 30, Soo successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations, Dr. Cho!
- May 23, Julius received a California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) training grant. Congratulations, Julius!
- May 17, Jessica received Faculty Mentor Program fellowship. Congratulations, Jessica!
- May 2, Shirley passed Ph.D. candidacy exam. Congratulations, Shirley!
- April 3, Dominique received a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship! Congratulations, Dominique!
- March 29, Dominique and Julius received a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! Congratulations, Dominique and Julius!
- March 28, Soo received a travel award from the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy at its annual meeting in Salt Lake City in May 2013. Congratulations, Soo!
- March 8, Dominique and Julius officially joined BioTEL as their permanent home for graduate studies. Welcome you both again!
- January 2, Dominique Ingato, Candice Gellner, Zhenghao Li, and Beth Rousseau joined BioTEL for a first year rotation, Welcome you all!
BioTEL News 2008 – 2012
2012
– November 17, Jessica‘s poster was selected as one of the two best presentations at the cancer center retreat in Palm Springs. Congrats, Jessica!
– 2012 Fall Group Party will be on November 3 (Saturday) in the Kwon residence (Jessica is in charge). All beloved ones of the group members are welcome!
– October 22, Dr. Jang-Il Kim joins BioTEL as a postdoctoral researcher. Welcome, Jang-Il!
– October 5, Soo‘s review paper on synthetically engineered viruses has been accepted by Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science for publication. Good job, Soo!
– October 1, Theodore Chang joins BioTEL as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Ted!
– September 15, Heather Wright and Daniel Fremgen joins BIoTEL for a lab rotation. Welcome, Heather and Daniel!
– September 18, Mary Soliman joins BioTEL as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Mary!
– August 2, Jones joins the faculty of National University teaching chemistry. It was quite pleasure to have you for the past two years, Jones! All BioTELers wish you the best of luck!
– July 20, Charles joins Yale for his graduate study. It has been great to have you in BioTEL for 4 years. We wish you the best of luck at New Haven, Charles!
– July 19, Soo starts her maternal leave. We will see you in September with a baby. Take care, Soo!
– June 27, Julius Edson, an incoming Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering, joins BioTEL. Welcome, Julius!
– June 25, Changho Chun, an incoming Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering, joins BioTEL. Welcome, Changho!
– May 1, Jessica Kemp, an incoming Ph.D. student in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology (MCP) Progam, joins BioTEL. Welcome, Jessica!
– April 16, Tracy Ly, a high school intern in BioTEL, was selected to be the 1st place prize winner in pharmacology at the Orange County Science and Engineering Fair. Congratulations, Tracy!
– March 30, Jane Kim, a former participant in the summer research program for high school students in BioTEL, claimed BioTEL as her undergraduate research home. Welcome back, Jane!
– March 26, Nini Huang, a first year CMB student, joins BioTEL for lab rotations in Spring quarter. Welcome, Nini!
– March 14, Sid Selvasekar joined BioTEL as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Sid!
– February 24, Jones became a daddy! His first son, Zachary Ethan Tsai came to the world. Congratulations, Angie and Jones!
– February 7, Chris Blair, a first year MCP student, joined BioTEL for lab rotations in Winter and Spring quarter. Welcome, Chris!
– January 30, Chris Dang joined BioTEL as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Chris!
– January 28, There will be group beach party next week Wednesday (Feb 1) in Corona Del Mar State Beach. Please contact Soo for details.
– January 12, Shirley and Min Suk‘s review paper on siRNA formulation has been accepted by Drug Discovery Today Technologies for publication. Congratulations! – January 9, Soo‘s paper on chimeric nanoparticles has been accepted by Biomaterials for publication. Way to go, Soo!
– January 9, Thuy Luu and Ralph Ang joined BioTEL for lab rotation and undergraduate research. Welcome, Thuy and Ralph! We are happy to have you both!
– January 9, Thuy Luu and Ralph Ang joined BioTEL for lab rotation and undergraduate research. Welcome, Thuy and Ralph! We are happy to have you both!
2011
– August 31, Chang Soo departed BioTEL to join Vincent Rotello’s Lab at UMass Amherst as a postdoc. Goo luck with future endeavors, Chang Soo!– June 29, Dr. Huh‘s review paper on nanoantibiotics has been accepted for publication in Journal of Controlled Release. Congratulations, Dr. Huh! – June 11, Shirley has received an outstanding TA award from Pharmaceutical Sciences for her distinctive efforts in teaching/assisting undergraduates in classrooms and labs. Congratulations, Shirley!- April 21, It was announced that Dr. Kwon will be promoted to an associate professor with tenure as of July 1, 2011. This milestone in his career could not have been possible without outstanding contributions from all BioTELers!- April 19, Tracy, a colleague from Godnez High School, Santa Ana, received the 2nd place in the Senior Division, a special award from Beckman Coulter, and a special award from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry at the Orange County Science and Engineering Fair. Congratulations, Tracy!
– March 1, Soo passed qualifying exam and became a Ph.D. candidate. Good job, Soo! There will be a party to celebrate this exciting achievement later today.
– February 25, Min Suk, the very first Ph.D. from BioTEL, departed to St. Louis to join Younan Xia’s Group as a postdoc. All BioTELers wish you the best of luck, Min Suk! Keep us proud of you.
– February 18, Dr. Ae Jung Huh returned to Korea to continue practice medicine in infectious diseases after a one yer research in BioTEL. All BioTELers will miss you a lot and wish you the best of luck, Dr. Huh!
– January 25, Min Suk‘s manuscript on dual mode degradable polyspermine has been accepted for publication in Biomaterials! Good job, Min Suk!
– January 23, Shirley‘s wok on semi-artificial retroviruses has been accepted for publication in Bioconjugate Chemistry! Great start, Shirley!- January 12, Dr. Kwon has been selected as a recipient of Medical Research Award by Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research (http://www.gabriellesangels.org/what-we-do/meet-our-grantees/young-jik-kwon-ph-d/)!
2010
– December 8, Soo‘s paper has been accepted by Journal of Controlled Release for publication. Congratulations, Soo!
– December 5, Year-wrapping party (combined with celebration party for Chang Soo)
When: 5pm on Dec 11 (Saturday)
Where: Kwon residence
Coordinator: Min Suk
– November 22, Chang Soo successfully defended his Ph.D. work. Congratulations, Dr. Kim! We will celebrate together this big milestone in his life.
– November 11, Shirley’s poster was selected as one of the top three papers at the AIChE Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City. Congratulations, Shirley! Good Job!
– October 11, Min Suk successfully defended his disseration. Congratulations, Dr. Shim! There will be a fall lab party, also together congratulating Min Suk’s achievement, in the Kwon residence on October 15 at 3pm.
– September 28, Min Suk‘s paper on ketalized linear PEI for siRNA delivery has been selected one of the thematic collection paper by Bioconjugate Chemistry. Congratulations, Min Suk!
– August 20, Min Suk‘s review manuscript on siRNA delivery in vivo has been accepted for publication in FEBS Journal. Congratulations, Min Suk!
– July 8, Chang Soo‘s manuscript has been accepted for publication in Biomedical Optics Express. Congratulations, Chang Soo!
– July 1, Dr. Jones Tsai joins BioTEL as a postdoctoral reseacher. Welcome, Dr. Tsai!
– June 30, Justin Lussier and Kellie Komoda, both Pharm Sci undergraduates, joins BioTEL. Welcome, Justin and Kellie!
– June 8, Joshua Wang receives a SURP (summer undergraduate research program) award. Congratulations, Joshua!
– May 24, a manuscript of Min Suk and Chang Soo has been accepted for publication in Journal of the American Chemical Society. Good job and congratulations, Min Suk and Chang Soo!
– May 10, A prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award has been made to the BIoTEL! It’s a remarkable team achievement. Let’s continue on high quality work!
– April 1, 2010 BioTEL Spring Hiking/Dinner
When: April 24th
Where: Crystal Cove
Please talk to Yoon for more detailed information.
– March 1, Dr. Ae-Jung Huh joins BioTEL as a visiting scholar for one year. Welcome, Dr. Huh!
– February 15, Min Suk‘s manuscript on AFM studies on polyplexes, with Regina Ragan’s group, has been accepted for publication in Microscopy Research and Technique. Congratulations, Min Suk!
– January 26, Yoon‘s manuscript on separating nucleic acids using degradable polyacrylamide gel has been accepted for publication in Electrophoreis. Good Job, Yoon!
– January 8, Min Suk‘s manuscript on novel polypeptides for gene delivery has been accepted for publication in Biomaterials. Good Job, Min Suk!
– January 4, Haley Phan, a chemistry undergraduate, joins BioTEL. Welcome, Haley!
– January 4, Xiaofeng Liang, a first year MSE Ph.D. student, joins BioTEL for lab rotation. Welcome, Xiaofeng!
2009
– December 15, Joseph Lian joins BioTEL for undergraduate research. Welcome, Joe!
– December 10, Christine Munoz joins BioTEL. Welcome, Christine!
– December 3, Yoon has received a Graduate Student Research & Travel Grant from the Henry Samueli School of Engineering. Congratulations, Yoon!
– September 17, Welcome back everyone to another exciting year! Group meeting schedule for fall 2009 has been posted.
– July 29, Yoon‘s recent paper was published in Proteomics with highlight by the editor. Good job, Yoon!
– June 5, Charles has been selected to be a SURP Fellow for Summer 2009. Congratulations, Charles!
– April 20, Yoon‘s paper on isolating intact proteins from polyacrylamide gel has been accepted by Proteomics, one of the top journals in proteomics and related technologies. Congratulations, Yoon!
– March 16, Chang Soo‘s manuscript on enhanced delivery of gold nanoparticles via multi-modal delivery has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Biomedical Optics. Congratulations, Chang Soo!
– March 11, Steven Lam has been selected as one of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering Fellowship for Undergraduates recipients. Congratulations, Steve!
– February 14, Chang Soo‘s first baby (Valentine’s girl) is finally arrived. Her name is Charissa (Chae-Eun in Korean). Congratulations, Chang Soo!
– January 9, Min Suk‘s third manuscript has been accepted for publication by Bioconjugate Chemistry. Congratulations, Min Suk!
2008
– December 12, the wrapping up group meeting in 2008
When: December 16 (Tuesday) 6:30pm
Where: The Kwon residence
Contact Yoon for more information.
– December 1, Dr. Seong Sil Chang, Assistant Project Researcher, joins the BioTEL. Welcome Dr. Chang!
– November 10, Charles Xue, a freshman in Biomedical Engineering joins the BioTEL for undergraduate research. Welcome Charles!
– October 10, Tamara Mcbride, a sophomore in Bio Sci, and Matthew Coblyn, a first year ChEMS Ph.D. student, join the BioTEL for undergraduate research and a lab rotation, respectively. Welcome Tamara and Matthew!
– October 2, Min Suk‘s manuscript on controlling intacellular pathways of DNA and RNA particles using differentially ketalized PEI was accepted for publication in the Journal of Controlled Release! Congrats, Min Suk!
– October 1, Joshua Wang from Northwood High joins the BioTEL to experience real research and test his interests in science for his career. Welcome Joshua! We hope you enjoy the life in the BioTEL 🙂
– October 1, Temporary change of the group meeting to Oct 2nd
Group meeting for Sep 30th was changed to Oct 2nd (MIn Suk)
– September 30, Group meetings
Tue 6:30-8:00pm for the fall 2008 (Engineering Tower 918)
– September 17: 2008 Fall Kick Off BioTEL Party
When: September 27 (Saturday) starting noon until everyone gets tired
Where: the Kwon residence
Who: All BioTELers and their beloved ones
Contact Yoon for head counts and food.
– September 15, Soo Kyung Cho from Korea joins the BioTEL and pursue her Ph.D. in nonviral gene delivery. She is an experienced researcher in living polymerization. Welcome Soo!
– July 15, 2008: Congratulation Min Suk! His paper on ketalized PEI was recognized by the American Chemical Society as the 2nd most accessed article (among 20 most accessed articles) fromBiomacromolecules during the first quarter of 2008!
– July 14, 2008: The group fun night for summer on July 16 (Wednesday).
5:30pm Heading to “Island” (Culver and Barranca)
6:00-7:00pm Dinner at Island
7:10pm – Movie at Starplex Cinema, Woodbridge
Contact Yoon for more information.