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Tiny Pipes, Big Discoveries: Lebanon High School Students Explore Microfluidics Lab
How can differences in designs alter the behavior of the fluid? On Thursday, February 12, 2026, VINSE welcomed 16聽students from Lebanon High School to our Cleanroom Microfluidics Lab. They went inside the VINSE cleanroom, home of the cleanest air in Middle Tennessee, and found out with hands-on activities! The students… Read MoreFeb. 12, 2026
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Ion Wave 10 Returns to the VINSE Cleanroom
VINSE is pleased to announce that the Ion Wave 10 Batch Plasma System has been successfully repaired and returned to service in the VINSE cleanroom. The Ion Wave 10 is a microwave plasma processing system that delivers higher ion and radical densities at lower substrate bias voltages than traditional RF… Read MoreFeb. 12, 2026
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VINSE Welcomes Asheley Chapman
Starting in January 2026, Dr. Asheley Chapman joined 天美传媒官网 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Asheley鈥檚 research strengthens Vanderbilt鈥檚 efforts at the interface of nanotechnology, immunology, and translational medicine. 聽… Read MoreFeb. 12, 2026
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Spotlight on Camille Trinidad, Ph.D.: Developing Nanoparticles to Prevent Preterm Labor
Camille Trinidad, PhD. Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Todd Giorgio Research Group I have always been passionate about making an impact in patients鈥 lives. My PhD research focused on identifying biomarkers for the early detection of ovarian cancer using extracellular vesicles. This work ignited a broader passion for women鈥檚… Read MoreFeb. 11, 2026
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Spotlight Publication: “Proteomics in Practice: A Case Study Highlighting Tandem Mass Tag-Based MS for Quantitative Profiling of Extracellular Vesicles and Application to Irradiated Fibroblasts” published in Proteomics
Workflow for label- free and TMT-based proteomic profiling of control and irradiated EVs. EV indicates extracellular vesicle; TMT, tandem mass tag. Congratulations to Greg Berumen S谩nchez! Greg’s article 鈥淧roteomics in Practice: A Case Study Highlighting Tandem Mass Tag-Based MS for Quantitative Profiling of Extracellular Vesicles and Application to Irradiated Fibroblasts鈥… Read MoreFeb. 9, 2026
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Summit High School Students Join Microfluidics Lab
How do design choices impact the way fluids move? On Friday, February 6th, VINSE hosted 7 students from Summit High School in the Cleanroom Microfluidics Lab. During their visit, students entered the VINSE cleanroom, containing the cleanest air in Middle Tennessee, and participated in immersive, hands-on learning! They created microscopic… Read MoreFeb. 6, 2026
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Spotlight on Ryan (He) Zhuo: Controlling Nickel聽Selenide聽Nanoparticles
Ryan (He) Zhuo Graduate Student, Chemistry Janet Macdonald Research Group My interest in nanoscale science was sparked in two exciting ways: through my undergraduate research and by discovering how fascinating materials can be when they are tiny. During my undergrad days, I loved working in a lab and… Read MoreFeb. 4, 2026
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Spotlight Publication: “Photosystem I Photopolymerizes Pyrrole into Spherical Nanocomposites” published in Biomacromolecules
SEM and STEM images highlighting the spherical morphology of photopolymerization times >12 h. The panel on the left shows an SEM image of a film before it was removed for STEM imaging. The STEM EDX image on the right introduces a green highlight to the presence of sulfur suggesting PSI. Read MoreFeb. 2, 2026
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Varga awarded Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Teaching
Please join in congratulations Dr. K谩lm谩n Varga for his exceptional achievements in teaching and undergraduate research. Prof. Varga recently received the Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Natural Sciences, honoring his dedication to students in the classroom and through research mentorship. He was recognized for his sustained… Read MoreJan. 21, 2026
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Spotlight Publication: “Potentiating cancer immunotherapies with modular albumin-hitchhiking nanobody鈥揝TING agonist conjugates” published in Nature Biomedical Engineering
a, Scheme depicting the concept of an albumin-hitchhiking nanobody鈥揝TING agonist conjugate for cancer immunotherapy. Anti-albumin nanobodies conjugated to STING agonists bind to circulating albumin in situ, resulting in improved pharmacokinetics and increased biodistribution to tumour sites that stimulates antitumour innate and adaptive immune responses. b, Computational model of the anti-albumin… Read MoreJan. 20, 2026