In work started during his time at Rice University, Deepak Nagrath continues to research cancer cell metabolism and how cancer cells interact. Learning how the cells communicate could lead to new targets for more effective treatments than those currently is use.

Currently being used in a breast cancer clinical trial to isolate cancer cells in blood, Sunitha Nagrath and Max Wicha led the development of a hydrodynamic maze called the labyrinth chip. With its innovative design, the labyrinth chip allows researchers to capture cells for molecular analysis so they can know what to target with treatments.

The article is entitled “GCaMP expression in retinal ganglion cells characterized using low-cost fundus imaging system”.

An article co-authored by N. Kotov and P. Green reports on the role of branched aramid nanofibers in three-dimensional network. The article appeared in Angewandte Chemie.

BI director, Joerg Lahann, is part of the U-M team for the newly announced NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC). Led by Boston University, the NSF-ERC aims to grow new heart tissues. For more details on the award and team, please visit here.

The article entitled “Synthetic high-density lipoprotein nanodisks for targeted withalongolide delivery to adrenocortical carcinoma” was published in International Journal of Nanomedicine.

The findings are published in an article entitled “Self-encapsulating PLGA Microspheres for Intranasal Vaccine Delivery” in Molecular Pharmaceutics.

The article is entitled “Facile Affinity Maturation of Antibody Variable Domains Using Natural Diversity Mutagensis”.

“Nitric Oxide: The Forgotten Child of Tumor Metabolism” appears in Trends in Cancer

Known as nanobiotics, Nicholas Kotov and J. Scott VanEpps have created a nanoparticle-based antibiotics focused on fighting medical device infections. They discuss their work in more detail in this video.

The Single Cell Analysis Core, led by co-directors Evan Keller and Sunitha Nagrath, is using blood tests to isolate cancer cells to better understand the disease. In what they hope to become routine practice, “liquid biopsies” are being analyzed to provide an early determination of whether patients may need additional treatment.

Mike Solomon has been appointed as interim dean and interim provost for academic affairs-graduate studies of the UM Rackham Graduate School.

For more info on this appointment, please visit here.

Cindy Chestek and Jim Weiland are members of the research team awarded a $7.75M, 5-year National Science Foundation NeuroNex Technology Hub. The project, called Multimodal Integrated Neural Technologies (MINT) focuses on advancing the understanding of the brain using neural probes with micro LEDs. Additional information on the award and researchers can be found here.

Along with Kevin Pipe, research performed by Jinsang Kim’s group regarding a process to change plastic’s molecular structure to better dissipate heat was published in the July issue of Science Advances.

The development of a biodegradable scaffold, in partnership between Lonnie Shea’s group and the U-M medical school team, has the potential to lead to new treatments for lung diseases in the future.