Ying Hu Group

Single-molecule and superresolution imaging, nano photonics, immunology

[Ying Hu Group @GroupYing]

Neal's work on uncovering bispecific antibody mechanisms via 3D superresolution imaging is presented at ASH! This work highlights the translational impact of our research in hematologic oncology. https://t.co/ncnZWQvs6J @ChemistryatUIC @UICLAS @UICancerCenter @ASH_hematology

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Hirushi and Alyssa receive the BPS Travel Award! Many thanks to the BPS and congrats to both! We look forward to seeing everyone at the BPS Annual Meeting in San Francisco next February! @ChemistryatUIC @UICLAS @BiophysicalSoc

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Congrats to our undergrad researcher James Xie for winning the 2025 Luke Hanley Award! James pushes the boundaries of analytical chemistry in the analysis of live human T cells. @ChemistryatUIC @UICLAS

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Excited to share our new membrane labeling protocol, "Rapid and Uniform NHS-Ester-Based Membrane Protein Labeling of Live Mammalian Cells." https://t.co/8Zyw3PbGGg

[University of Illinois Cancer Center @UICancerCenter]

"Like ocean liners in a pitch-black sea" — Ying Hu, PhD, reveals how immune cells navigate the body.

In Nature Communications, Hu and colleagues unveiled a new technique to visualize the plasma membrane in under five minutes.

#CancerResearch

More here: https://t.co/dfQdsbLshQ

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Hirushi represented the UIC team at the Schaap Symposium at Hope College last week. Great conversations from a vibrant community! @Hope_Chemistry

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An essential aspect of imaging-driven biological research is quantifying complex spatial colocalization of protein assemblies. In this Preview, we outlined a recent advancement by Kiuchi and colleagues from the Watanabe group at Kyoto University.

[Structure @Structure_CP]

Color mapping of multitarget protein clusters https://t.co/3c6eGyZbMd

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Kudos to Dini for officially becoming a PhD candidate!

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Our undergrad James will be conducting summer research on lysosomes in immune cells, supported by the Paaren Summer Research Award. Congratulations to James, all recognized chemistry undergrads, and their dedicated mentors!

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A few members of our group took a well-deserved escape and soaked up some sunshine and nature just outside Chicago. Fresh air and a perfect pause as the semester winds down.

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Just published: our latest on enhancing cell membrane labeling for live super-resolution imaging! Congrats to Hirushi and team! @HirushiGunasek2 @ChemistryatUIC @thisisUIC @NatureComms https://t.co/f51t7Ii47k

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Alyssa's super-resolution image of ribosome biogenesis in lymphoma T cells graces the cover of Blood! 🌟 Check out the full collaboration article here: https://t.co/2T4FA9LM4k

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Thanks to the Travel Award, our grad student Neal is attending his first Cell Bio meeting in San Diego and sharing his superresolution imaging work on T cell microvilli.https://t.co/mIiCt2Eikx #ASCB2024

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Our lab's latest work shows vesicular dynamics and IL-2 distribution in T cells after activation. @BiophysJ

https://t.co/thUQfdMpm5

[Research Corporation for Science Advancement @RCSA1]

The final meeting of #Scialog: Advancing BioImaging concludes as teams of early career scientists pitch proposals for new research. Sponsored by RCSA, @cziscience and the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, with support from Walder Foundation.

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We are organizing a Special Interest Subgroup at ASCB from December 2-6 in Boston. The theme is "The Assemblies in and of Membranes: From Superresolution Imaging to Immunoengineering." We are accepting abstracts soon, and please help distribute the announcement!

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Our lab reports a new SMLM technique using single-antibody labeling. @ChemistryatUIC @ACS4Authors

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We are hiring a superresolution imaging postdoc to study T-cell cytokine biology and a lab tech/manager near downtown Chicago! https://t.co/1dvKinZOIM

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Our very own Hirushi Gunasekara will defend her Ph.D. thesis dissertation next Wednesday, 4/5, at 3 pm in SES 4286! Her thesis is titled: "Superresolution Imaging Through Single-Molecule Labeling."

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Ten Team Projects Awarded Funding in Second Year of Scialog: Advancing BioImaging https://t.co/ibGS3NVbgz