Category: News

• Our book chapter, titled “Microfluidics: On-Chip Platforms as In Vitro Disease Models,” is published in Microfluidic Technologies for Human Health by World Scientific Publishing Company.
• A postdoctoral position is available immediately for research on nanotechnology and neuroengineering. Details can be found here.
• Damla Dimlioğlu passes her preliminary exam in Electrical Engineering. Congrats, Damla!
• Professor Şeker becomes an Associate Scientific Advisor for Science Translational Medicine.
• Özge Kurtuluş passes her PhD qualifying examination in Chemical Engineering. Congrats, Özge!
• Pallavi Daggumati passes her PhD qualifying examination in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Congrats, Pallavi!

Dr. Juan Manuel Artés Vivancos joins the group as a postdoctoral researcher and will be co-advised by Professor Josh Hihath. He received his PhD in Biotechnology and MS degrees in Biotechnology and Experimental Chemistry from University of Barcelona, Spain. His BS degrees are in Biotechnology and Biochemistry from Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. He will be developing nucleic acid-based sensors for real time monitoring of biomarkers. Welcome, JuanMa!

Professor Şeker joins Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Graduate Program at UC Davis.

Özge Kurtuluş wins a departmental poster award for her work illustrating nanoporous gold as a biomedical device coating. The event attendees included the Board of Visitors and several biotech companies. Congrats, Özge!

Damla Dimlioğlu joins the group as a graduate student researcher. She is a PhD student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She earned her BS degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Middle East Technical University in Turkey. She will be developing cell-based electrophysiological sensor platforms. Welcome, Damla!

• Chris Chapman is awarded a Graduate Assistance Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship from the US Department of Education. Congrats, Chris!
• Pallavi Daggumati joins the group as a graduate student researcher. She is a PhD student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She earned her BS degree in Information and Communication Technology at DA-IICT in India and MS degree in Electrical Engineering at Duke University. She will be studying nanostructure-biomolecule interactions for the enhancement of biosensor performance. Welcome, Pallavi!
• Professor Şeker is awarded a UC Lab Fees Grant in collaboration with Dr. Monika Biener at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. This three-year award will focus on the development of miniaturized cell-based sensors that utilize nanostructured electrode-neuron combinations for the detection and identification of neurotoxins.

• John Flynn and Ramya Raman join the group as summer student researchers. They will be working on various projects related to material-tissue interactions and learning valuable lab techniques.
• Professor Şeker is awarded a UC Davis Academic Senate Grant. This one-year seed grant will facilitate the electrochemical testing of nanostructured sensors.

Özge Kurtuluş passes her preliminary exam in Chemical Engineering. Congrats, Özge!

Professor Şeker gives an invited talk, titled “Nanotechnology & Neuroengineering,” at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Our paper, titled “Microfabrication-compatible nanoporous gold foams as biomaterials for drug delivery,” is featured as Front Cover in the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials.