News
Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia Journal Publishes New Article Co-Authored by Members of Soper Lab
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists formally recognizes KU chapter
International Journal of Molecular Sciences Publishes New Article from Soper Group
Elsevier Journal Publishes New Article from CBM² Labs
Chemistry postdoc strives to improve women’s health through precision medicine
CBM2 Welcomes Guests from Shimadzu
Royal Society of Chemistry Journal Publishes New Research from Soper Lab and Collaborators
Passing of Prof. Michael C. Murphy – A Colleague and Friend
Extracellular Vesicles and Circulating Nucleic Acids Journal Pubishes New Article from Prof. Andrew Godwin (Opens in new window)
Royal Society of Chemistry Journal Publishes New Research from Soper Lab and CBM2 Members
Journal of Clinical Oncology Publishes Three New Articles from Prof. Godwin
Student with Sunggook Park's Group Honored as Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher
LSU Student Corinne Martin was honored at the Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher ceremony for her work with CMB²'s Dr. Sunggook Park. Martin's qualifying project was titled "Nanoscale Control over the Pore Size for PEGDA In-Plane Nanopore Devices by a Pressure Jig." ...
CBM2's Webinar Draws 99 Enthusiastic Participants
Following the insightful webinar on "Liquid Gold in Precision Medicine: Liquid-Based Biopsies for Cancer Detection and Monitoring," hosted by the Center of BioModular Multi-Scale Systems for Precision Medicine (CBM2), the ripple effect of knowledge spread far and wide. A staggering 99 people joined the virtual event on December 13, 2023,...
CMB2 Graduate Student Quentin Jarrell Triumphs in KU 3 MT Competition
Quentin Jarrell, a master's student in bioengineering at the Center of BioModular Multiscale Systems for Precision Medicine (CBM2), has emerged victorious in the KU 3MT Competition. Jarrell claimed the first-place title with his impactful presentation titled "Unraveling our Genetic Puzzle." ...
CBM2 Engages Young Minds at the Carnival of Chemistry
CBM2 participated in the Carnival of Chemistry, November 19, 2023, a lively event hosted by the KU Department of Chemistry and the KU Chemistry Club. Eager school children and their families had the unique opportunity to delve into the world of science through hands-on activities facilitated by CBM2 researchers, and...
CBM2 Student to Attend KUMC OTD Program
CBM2 undergraduate student Shalee Mog is graduating from KU this spring with a major in Microbiology and minor in Spanish! Shalee will be attending the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) next year for the Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program. ...
CBM2 & BioFluidica researchers work on next generation CTC isolation and analysis platform
CBM2 researchers are working with investigators at BioFluidica to build the next generation CTC isolation and analysis platform. The platform uses a modular microfluidic cartridge that interfaces to instrumentation to enumerate the selected CTCs using either electrical or fluorescence imaging capabilities. ...
Kansasalumni Article Highlights Dr. Soper and Team Work on COVID-19 Test
Reprinted with permission from kansasalumni. ...
Hall Conducts Webinar
Webinar providing a foundation in solid-state nanopore technology, including the original of signals in the platforms (and factors that impact them), pros and cons of the different fabrication techniques used to make them, and the most exciting applications they are being developed towards. ...
Dr. Steve Soper receives a Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Award
Foundation Distinguished Professor and director of the Center of BioModular Multi-Scale Systems for Precision Medicine Dr. Steve Soper was one of four KU Faculty to receive a Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Award. Dr. Soper was honored with the Irvin Youngberg Award in Applied Sciences and has received this award for...
CBM2 Team Publishes Research Results
CBM2 Team published their research results in a peer reviewed journal Small, October 2021, ...
CBM2 Renewed
CBM2 was recently renewed for funding through the National Institutes of Health, NIH (National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; NIBIB; $6.0M over 5 years) as a National Biotechnology Resource Center (P41 Center). ...
CBM2 Secures $6.0M NIH Funding for 5 More Years
The Center of BioModular Multi-Scale Systems for Precision Medicine (CBM2) proudly announces the renewal of its $6.0 million NIH funding for the next 5 years. As one of 50 National Biotechnology Resource Centers (P41 Centers), CBM2 uniquely stands as the sole P41 Center within an NIH Institutional Development Awards (IDeA)...
CBM2 Publishes New Research in ACS Sensors, August 2021
New research from CBM2 was published in ACS Sensors in August 2021, titled, “Tailoring Thermoplastic In-Plane Nanopore Size by Thermal Fusion Bonding for the Analysis of Single Molecules.” Authors of the paper are Uditha S. Athapattu, Chathurika Rathnayaka, Swarnagowri Vaidyanathan, Sachindra S. T. Gamage, Junseo Choi, Ramin Riahipour, Anishkumar Manoharan,...
Review Paper Published in Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry
Researchers from the Center’s Soper group at the University of Kansas published a review paper in the June 2021 14th Volume of Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry. The paper is titled, “Analytical Technologies for Liquid Biopsy of Subcellular Materials.” Authors of the review are Camila D.M. Campos, Katie Childers, Sachindra...
CBM2 Researcher Takes Position at Cepheid
Thilanga N. Pahattuge, CBM2 graduate student from the Soper research group at the University of Kansas, graduated in May 2021 and joined molecular diagnosis company Cepheid in the position of Scientist I-Oncology. At Cepheid, Dr. Pahattuge will be developing novel molecular-based assays for the diagnosis and monitoring of various cancer...
New Paper Published in ACS Sensors
Center researchers published a paper titled, “System Modularity Chip for Analysis of Rare Targets (SMART-Chip): Liquid Biopsy Samples” which appeared in the ACS Sensors journal in May 2021. Authors of the paper include Thilanga N. Pahattuge, Ian M. Freed, Mateusz L. Hupert, Swarnagowri Vaidyanathan, Katie Childers, Malgorzata A. Witek, Kumuditha...
CBMM Researcher Joins Sandia National Laboratories
Swarnagowri Vaidyanathan, a 2021 graduate from the Bioengineering program at the University of Kansas, accepted a postdoctoral position at the Sandia National Laboratories for Joint BioEnergy Institute. Located in Emeryville, CA, Dr. Vaidyanathan will be working on microfluidic technologies to build automated systems for techniques such as CRISPR, Electroporation, and...
CBM2 Publishes Paper in March 2021 Lab on a Chip
CBM2 researchers published a paper in the March 2021 issue of Lab on a Chip titled, “Thermoplastic nanofluidic devices for identifying abasic sites in single DNA molecules.” Authors of the paper include Swarnagowri Vaidyanathan, Kumuditha M Weerakoon-Ratnayake, Franklin I Uba, Bo Hu, David Kaufman, Junseo Choi, Sunggook Park, and Steven...
Paper Published and Featured on Cover of EVCNA
A paper by CBM2 researchers titled, “Isolation and Analysis Methods of Extracellular Vesicles (EVs)” was published in the journal Extracellular Vesicles and Circulating Nucleic Acids in March 2021. It was also featured on the front cover of the journal. Authors of this paper include Zheng Zhao, Harshani Wijerathne, Andrew K. ...