News

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Hong Y. Choi, a former postdoctoral researcher in our lab, has started his independent research lab as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Gangneung-Wonju National University in Korea, as of September 1st. Dr. Choi becomes the 6th faculty member among our lab alumni, and we wish him great success in his future endeavors!

Our undergraduate intern Erika Kay-Tsumagari (UW-Madison, Department of Biochemistry) earned a Hilldale Fellowship for the Summer 2023. Congratulations, Erika!

Our undergraduate intern Elizabeth Yang (UW-Madison, Department of Biology) has been named a L&S Summer of Excellence in Research (LASER) scholar. Congratulations Elizabeth!

Our paper entitled “Gold nanoparticles in virus detection: Recent advances and potential considerations for SARS-CoV-2 testing development” (WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, 2022; 14: e17154) has been chosen as the top downloaded paper in 2022 from the Journal of WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology. The authors are Jianxin (Jason) Wang, Adam J. Drelich, Caroline M. Hopkins, Dr. Sandro Mecozzi, Dr. Lingjun Li, Dr. Glen Kwon, and Dr. Seungpyo Hong. Congratulations!

The lab door decorated by Piper A. Rawding, Caroline Hopkins, and DaWon Kim won the first place in Holiday Door Decorating Contest held in UW School of Pharmacy.