CCIL Member Develops New Quantum-Dot Imaging Probes

CCIL Member Develops New Quantum-Dot Imaging Probes

Andrew Smith, Associate Professor of Bioengineering, has recently led and published a study in which his team developed a novel type of quantum dots (QDs) with short-wave infrared (SWIR) emission. The SWIR-QDs are used for imaging single molecules in tissue and offer...
Student Spotlight: Craig Richard

Student Spotlight: Craig Richard

Craig Richard, Bioengineering Tissue Microenvironment (TiMe) Program Why did you join the Tissue Microenvironment (TiMe) training program?  When I was an undergrad, I interned with Dr. Rohit Bhargava’s lab in 2014 through the Nano@Illinois Program. I decided to join...
Student Spotlight: Tarun Nagarajan

Student Spotlight: Tarun Nagarajan

Tarun NagarajanCancer Scholars Program How did you get involved in the Cancer Scholars Program? I have immediate family members who have been affected by cancer which helped fuel my interest in cancer research. As an incoming freshman, I had the opportunity to be a...
Student Spotlight: Bingtao Tang

Student Spotlight: Bingtao Tang

Bingtao Tang, PhD Candidate, Molecular and Integrative Physiology C*STAR Program, 2018 Cohort What led to your interest in cancer research? I received my bachelor’s degree in bioengineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University in China. After that, I came to the...
Saif First Koiter Medal Winner From Illinois

Saif First Koiter Medal Winner From Illinois

Image of professor Taher Saif.  MechSE professor Taher Saif has been named the 2018 recipient of the Warner T. Koiter Medal from ASME. He is the first winner of this award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “The Executive Committee of the ASME...