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Our paper entitled “Effect of Size, Surface Charge and Hydrophobicity of Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimers on Their Skin Penetration” is published as a “Just Accepted” article in Biomacromolecules!

The authors are the first author Yang, Suhair, Chelsea, Jingli, Chan-Woo, Dr. Kim, Dr. Khan, and Dr. Hong. Congratulations!

The Hong lab, in collaboration with Dr. Joanna Burdette’s lab, starts developing a new type of nanocarrier that provides both therapeutic and preventive methods for ovarian cancer, being supported by The Chancellor’s Discovery Funds!
Khyati’s poster regarding our CTC project received “Honorable Mention” from the undergraduate research competition at AACR National Meeeting held in Chicago, IL.

Her work was highlighted as one of the top 10 posters. Congratulations Khyati!!

Our paper entitled “Temporal Control over Cellular Targeting through Hybridization of Folate-targeted Dendrimers and PEG-PLA Nanoparticles” is published by Biomacromolecules as an “Just Accepted” paper!

The authors are Suhair, Dr. Bae, Ryan, Kevin, Dr. Liu, Dr. Kim, and Dr. Hong. Congratulations!

Dr. Hong joins the Editorial Board of Journal of Nanopharmaceutics and Drug Delivery where he also serves as Associate Editor.
Our college hosts the Annual COP Research Day. At the award ceremony, our three group members – Ja Hye, Suhair, and Yang – are recognized as van Doren Scholars! Congratulations!
Dr. Hong gives a Featured Talk at the MiniSymposium on Drug Delivery and Nanomaterials held at Northwestern University Cancer Center.
Dr. Hong gives an Invited Talk entitled “Biomimetic Nanotechnology to Tackle Cancer” at the Oak Ridge National Lab.
Our recent Angewandte Chemie paper is highlighted in Faculty of 1000 by Dr. Don Tomalia who is the inventor of dendrimers!!! The paper is also highlighted by UIC NEWS RELEASE!
Dr. Hong delivers an Invited Talk in the Cancer Center at the University of Chicago.