BME lab @UTEP designing improved drug carriers to deliver medical agents to specific sites in the body π§¬π§«π§ͺπ¬ Tweets by lab members & @wilsonpoon
Huge congrats to @Mariomata099 for successfully defending his MS thesis yesterday - accepted as is with no corrections! π¨βπβοΈπ¬π He is the 1st @UTEPBME grad of @ThePoonLab & I'm so proud of what he has pioneered in not only my lab, but also the IBN imaging core! π₯³ππΎππ» #proudPI
What a privilege it is to once again be the history speaker at the @UTEP Engineering Pre-Commencement Order of the Engineer & Hooding Ceremony! Congrats to all the new initiates & a special shout-out to @Mariomata099, soon-to-be 2nd MS grad from @ThePoonLab ! ππ₯πΎππ»
Extremely proud of @ThePoonLab this academic year, we cleaned up at the MMBME Annual Banquet last night!π₯³ππΎπ₯ 4 graduates, 2 research awards, 2 departmental achievement awards, 2 academic honors, and 2 student organization recognitions! πποΈππ₯ #proudPI
Our latest research from @ThePoonLab - "Development of Chemical Tags for Universal Lipid Nanoparticle Visualization and Tracking in 2D and 3D Imaging" - is now published in @NanoLetters! β¨π¬π§«π Learn more about our SPARKLE tags here: https://t.co/s0WSOCGt4j
Thank you @CTiannano for inviting me to visit @VT_Science! π¦ππ§ͺβοΈ It was a pleasure giving my lecture in Advanced Nanomedicine, sharing @ThePoonLab research, and connecting with the brilliant faculty & students! Grateful for the hospitality & insightful conversations! β¨π¬π¨π»βπ¬π‘
Friends! I'll be at #ACSSpring2025 in San Diego this week! Come check out my talk in the @ACS_BIOT / @POLY_ACS session on Delivery and Targeting of Nanoparticles on Tues Mar 25 afternoon! ππ¨π»βπ¬π§ͺβοΈ Also, please send recommendations for restaurants, cafes, and bars! π½οΈβοΈπ»
Thanks @HuPharm_college and Dr Baskaran for inviting me to share the cool research happening in @ThePoonLab at their departmental seminar series! π¨π»βπ¬ππ¬β¨ What a beautiful campus to visit with (some) blooming cherry blossoms! πΈπΈπΈ
Wrapping up an inspiring 2 days at the 2nd Annual @UTSystem Trauma Research Symposium! π€ππ¦Ύπ¦Ώ It was great presenting our posters & engaging with the trauma research community. Very grateful to @UTTRC4 for the funding support - we're inspired to keep pushing forward! π¨π»βπ¬π¬βοΈπ
Happy new year! π We're kicking off 2025 with excitement as we expand into our newly renovated molecular biology lab space! π§¬βοΈπ¬β¨ Ready for fresh beginnings and new discoveries ahead!
Very busy day today - commuted 3h to NIH in Bethesda this morning from Baltimore ππ, but it was so worth it to learn about BME collab opportunities, presenting my research, & networking with program officers! π¨ββοΈπ·ββοΈπ¨βπ¬ Thank you @NIBIBgov & @DrPlattLab for organizing this! #newPI
We also have 4 (!) undergrads in the group - Estefania, Melissa, and Hannia rejoin as COURI MERITUS students, and Xiomara is our new OCSEO undergraduate research assistant! π§ͺβοΈπ¬β¨
Angel rejoins the lab as a staff member - he is our research technician / lab manager! We also have two new graduate students - Jael rejoins as a BME PhD student, and Che joins as a BME MS student! π«π§«π§¬π