BioTEL News 2016

  • 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!