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Learn more about Prof. Michael King and his group. The King Lab utilizes nanostructured surfaces and lipid nanoparticles to study the mechanobiology of circulating cancer and immune cells, and for drug delivery strategies to target metastatic cells in the blood and lymphatic circulation. Watch on YouTube |… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Maria Lopez Cavestany, Biomedical Engineering *under the direction of Mike King “Engineered Models and Therapeutics for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer” 07.05.23  |  2:00PM CST  |  134 Featheringill Hall |   Zoom In the United States, cancer deaths have dropped by 27% in the last 20 years. Although there has… Read More

Learn more about Dr. Tim Hanusa and his research group. The Hanusa Group uses solid-state mechanochemistry (grinding and milling without solvent) to synthesize reactive inorganic and organometallic compounds that can’t be made in solution. Watch on YouTube | Hear more from Tim Hanusa… Read More

While at Vanderbilt, Anna began her studies developing nanostructured materials that can improve the performance of energy storage devices including lithium and sodium ion batteries. Read More

Learn more about Dr. Ethan Lippmann and his group. The Lippmann group applies biomolecular and biomedical engineering strategies to basic science and translational investigations that address the role of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in health and disease. Watch on YouTube | Hear more from… Read More

Did you know the Zeiss Merlin SEM can rapidly identify the chemical composition of your sample? Equipped with an Oxford X-max 50 SDD EDS detector, the chemical-specific X-rays excited by the electron beam can identify and even quantify the sample’s chemical composition. You can also generate beautiful and… Read More

The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) is holding a competition seeking images to be displayed in the VINSE Facilities.  If you have materials or devices that have been fabricated, characterized, or imaged using VINSE equipment, submit entries to VINSE no later than August 15. Image enhancement… Read More

VINSE is excited to kick-off a new video series that will introduce VINSE professors and show the broad range of the VINSE research areas spanning drug delivery, cellular communication, metamaterials, sensors, batteries, and photodetectors. To kick off this series, learn more about VINSE Director, Sharon… Read More

The VINSE summer nanoseminar series provides an opportunity for graduate students or post-docs to share their current research with the larger VINSE community to foster discussion and collaboration.  Each seminar will consist of 2 talks of 15-20 minutes each with 10-15 minutes of questions.  The goal of these… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Jenna Dombroski, Biomedical Engineering *under the direction of Mike King “Nano-vaccines and dendritic cell processing for anti-cancer therapies” 05.18.23  |  12:00PM CST  |  5326 Stevenson Center  |   Zoom 1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, representing a need for effective preventative measures… Read More