News
Tue, 11/18/2025
CBM² Researcher Awarded at 2025 National Diversity in STEM Conference
Graduate research assistant Boluwatife Dosunmu won best in her division for her poster presentation at the 2025 NDiSTEM Conference.
Thu, 06/12/2025
Soper Group Hosts Tour at Gray-Little Hall During Economic Development Group Visit
As part of a larger KDOC Industry Engagement Visit, the Soper Group held a tour of the Gray-Little Hall cleanrooms and gave presentations on various research projects to an international delegation of consuls.
Tue, 06/10/2025
University of Kansas drives $7.8 billion economic impact in Kansas, study shows
The University of Kansas is a powerful engine of economic growth and job creation for the state of Kansas, according to a new study detailing the university’s impact.
Thu, 06/05/2025
Foundation Distinguished Professor Steven A. Soper named April 2025 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
The Department of Chemistry congratulates Distinguished Professor Steven A. Soper on receiving the April 2025 Sutton Family Research Impact Award! ...
Tue, 06/03/2025
New Publications from CBM² Members, May 2025
Last month, two new articles were published from Dr. Andy Godwin concerning research on different types of breast cancer.
Thu, 05/01/2025
New CBM² Publications, April 2025
New publications from CBM² members include two articles from Dr. Godwin on fallopian tube health and colorectal metastasis, research on head and neck cancers co-authored by Dr. Soper and Dr. Witek, and new insights on the use of nanopore sensors from the Soper Lab.
Tue, 04/01/2025
New CBM² Publications, March 2025
New publications from CBM² members include four articles from Dr. Godwin covering to various research on ovarian cancer and sarcoma.
Tue, 03/25/2025
Graduate Student with CBM² Wins People's Choice Award at KU 3MT® Competition
Suresh Shivanka, a graduate student in chemistry at CBM², took home the People's Choice Award at the 2025 3 Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition at KU. This is the third year in a row a a KU Chemistry Department student has won an award at the event.
Fri, 03/07/2025
New Articles from Dr. Godwin Published in Journal of Clinical Oncology and npj Breast Cancer
Last month, two journals published new articles with contributions from Dr. Andrew Godwin: one in the Journal of Clinical Oncology on genomic testing in colorectal cancer, and one in npj Breast Cancer on Residual Cancer Burden in breast cancer.
Fri, 02/28/2025
Record-high research at KU benefits Kansans, fuels state economy
Research and development expenditures spanning all University of Kansas campuses increased to $546.1 million in fiscal year 2024, surpassing the half-billion-dollar mark for the first time in university history. The reverberations of that growth extend far beyond KU to benefit people throughout the Sunflower State and beyond.
Wed, 02/19/2025
Expo to showcase the wonders of KU Engineering
The public is invited to Expo events from noon-3 p.m. Feb. 23 at the KU Engineering Complex, 1536 W. 15th St.
Tue, 01/14/2025
New Article from CBM2 Members Featured on American Chemical Society Journal Cover
A new article from researchers at KU and LSU on single peptide detection has been published in the journal Analytical Chemistry and featured on the latest issue's cover page.
Wed, 12/18/2024
American Chemical Society Journal Publishes New Article from Dr. Park
The journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces has published a new article on copper-epoxy interfaces for chip-to-chip interconnects, co-authored by Dr. Sunggook Park.
Thu, 12/12/2024
Nature Biotechnology Journal Publishes New Article on Ovarian Cancer Cells with Contributions from Dr. Godwin
The journal Nature Biotechnology has published a comprehensive article on the competitive advantages of ovarian cancers cells in cellular microenvironments.
Tue, 12/10/2024
Proteoglycan Research Journal Publishes New Article from Dr. Hall
The latest issue of Proteoglycan Research featured a new article on "High‐fidelity and iterative affinity extraction of hyaluronan" co-authored by Dr. Adam Hall.
Tue, 11/26/2024
Dr. Soper Hosts Training Course, Gives Keynote Presentation at SelectBio World Congress
Dr. Soper hosted a training course at SelectBio's Lab-on-a-Chip and Microfluidics World Congress 2024. The following day he gave a keynote presentation on label-free detection of single molecules.
Tue, 11/05/2024
American Chemical Society Journal Publishes New Article from Dr. Godwin
The journal ACS Applied Bio Materials has published a new article on techniques for minimally invasive tracking of extracellular vesicles (EVs), co-authored by Dr. Andrew Godwin.
Thu, 10/31/2024
2024 Carnival of Chemistry
The Chemistry Department at the University of Kansas would like to invite you and your family to the 2024 Carnival of Chemistry! The Carnival of Chemistry is a family-friendly fun afternoon of science experiments and demonstrations geared toward kids in kindergarten through middle school.
Join us Sunday, November 24th 1:00-4:00 PM in Gray-Little Hall!
Thu, 10/24/2024
Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia Journal Publishes New Article Co-Authored by Members of Soper Lab
The journal of Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia has published a new article with contributions from Dr. Steven Soper and Dr. Maggie Witek.
Fri, 10/18/2024
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists formally recognizes KU chapter
The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists (NOBCChE) welcomed students to its annual conference, where members of KU's chapter accepted their certificate of charter. Members represented the Department of Chemistry at tabling events and presented research at poster sessions.
Tue, 10/08/2024
International Journal of Molecular Sciences Publishes New Article from Soper Group
The International Journal of Molecular Sciences has published a new article from members of the Soper Research Group in their latest issue.
Thu, 09/19/2024
Elsevier Journal Publishes New Article from CBM² Labs
The Elsevier Journal, Sensors and Actuators Reports, has published a new article authored by CBM² members from multiple institutions.
Mon, 09/16/2024
Chemistry postdoc strives to improve women’s health through precision medicine
Shakila Peli Thanthri is helping equip doctors with faster, more efficient diagnostic tools.
Thu, 08/29/2024
Royal Society of Chemistry Journal Publishes New Research from Soper Lab and Collaborators
The Royal Society of Chemistry journal, Lab on a Chip, has published a new paper co-authored by students and faculty at the Soper Lab.
Thu, 08/29/2024
CBM2 Welcomes Guests from Shimadzu
Members of the Shimadzu Corporation paid a visit to the Lawrence campus this week to meet with Dr. Soper and other collaborators in the Departments of Chemistry and Engineering.
Fri, 08/09/2024
CBM² Hosts Seventh Annual "How to Make It/How to Use It" Workshop
The Center of BioModular Multi-Scale Systems for Precision Medicine (CBM²) hosted the annual “How to Make It/How to Use It” Workshop at Gray-Little Hall August 7th–9th. The workshop featured presentations from the CBM² team and members of the Soper Research Group.
Thu, 07/11/2024
Passing of Prof. Michael C. Murphy – A Colleague and Friend
Dr. Soper remembers our colleague, Prof. Michael C. Murphy, who passed away Monday morning.
Mon, 07/01/2024
Extracellular Vesicles and Circulating Nucleic Acids Journal Pubishes New Article from Prof. Andrew Godwin (Opens in new window)
The Extracellular Vesicles and Circulating Nucleic Acids Journal has published a new article from Prof. Godwin and his colleagues at the University of Kansas Medical Center on "The multifaceted roles of extracellular vesicles for therapeutic intervention with non-Hodgkin lymphoma."
Mon, 06/10/2024
Royal Society of Chemistry Journal Publishes New Research from Soper Lab and CBM2 Members
Members of the Soper lab and CBM² have published a new article in the Royal Society of Chemistry's journal, Lab on a Chip.
Sat, 06/01/2024
Journal of Clinical Oncology Publishes Three New Articles from Prof. Godwin
Prof. Andrew Godwin, PhD had three new articles published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology this month in a series of investigations related to breast cancer treatment.