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CBM2 Publishes Review Paper on CTC Analysis
Prof. Steven Soper, Director of CBM2, published an extensive review paper on microfluidics for the isolation and molecular analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells (DOI: 10.1039/C7CS00016B). Co-authors were Dr. Matt Jackson, Dr. Maggie Witek and Dr. Joyce Kamande. ...
Interview with Dr. Steve Soper on KU Central District Development Project
An interview with Dr. Steven Soper was featured in the KU Central District Summer 2017 Project Update. ...
Provost recognizes Dr. Soper’s Work
Dr. Steven Soper’s work with the Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine was recognized in the March 27, 2017 edition of the Provost’s Strong Ties e-newsletter. ...
Prof. Soper gives presentation at TRI-CON Conference
Center Director, Professor Steve Soper will give a presentation at the TRI-CON Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA, on interrogating DNA damage in CTCs to monitor response to therapy. The technology uses nanofluidic devices emanating from CBM² to stretch DNA and optically read the chemotherapy-induced DNA damage...
Dr. Soper gives keynote at SelectBio World Congress
Dr. Steve Soper gave a keynote speech at the SelectBio World Congress on Circulating Markers, March 20-22, in Boston, MA, for the workshop “New Tools for the Efficient Selection of Liquid Biopsy Markers”. His speech was titled, “New Tools for Liquid Biopsies: Microfluidic Platforms for the Efficient Isolation and Molecular...
Prof. Soper presents at PITTCON
Prof. Steve Soper gave two presentations at PITTCON, March 4-8, 2017 in Chicago, IL titled “New Microfluidic Tools for the Efficient Selection of Circulating Markers used for Managing Cancer-related Diseases,” and “Nanosensors Fabricated in Plastics via NIL for the Detection of Single Molecules.”...
Godwin and Soper establishing The Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine
Profs. Andrew Godwin (KUMC) and Steven Soper (KU-L) are establishing the Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine, which seeks to generate mentoring and infrastructure support for young researchers (both basic science and clinical) engaged in discovering new markers for managing an array of complex diseases. Disease examples include cystic fibrosis, graft-versus-host...
CBM2 Calls KU ‘Home’
The team at CBM² is excited to bring our efforts to The University of Kansas in August 2016. The Center will be based out of the Multidisciplinary Research Building (MRB) in the West District of KU’s Lawrence campus. ...
Prof. Francis Barany named 2016 NAI Fellow
Prof. Francis Barany, whom is part of the Center leadership team, has been named as a 2016 NAI Fellow. Election as a NAI Fellow is the highest distinction given to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating outstanding inventions that have made an impact on...
Dr. Murphy Gives Talk
Dr. Michael Murphy (LSU) gave a talk titled "Toward Repeatable Assembly of Polymer, Modular Multi-scale Fluidic Systems," December 8, 2016 to KU’s Mechanical Engineering department in the ME Conference Room in Learned Hall. ...
Foundation Professors Focus on Green Chemistry, Cancer Research
Two new Foundation Distinguished Professors in the School of Engineering bring a wealth of private- and public-sector expertise and experience that will help KU broaden its teaching and research ambitions. ...
Drs. Keith August and Steven A. Soper Receive Grant from the Midwest Cancer Alliance
Dr. Keith August from Children’s Mercy Hospital and Dr. Steven Soper, Director of CBM², from the University of Kansas, Lawrence received grant funding from the Midwest Cancer Alliance to support a project focused on detecting disease recurrence in pediatric patients being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ALL. ...
Prof. Soper Gives Keynote Talks at International Liquid Biopsy Conferences
Prof. Steven Soper, Director of CBM2 was an invited Keynote speaker at the SelectBio Exosomes and Liquid Biopsies Asia Conference in Taipei, Taiwan and the Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) Liquid Biopsy Summit in San Francisco, CA. ...
Dr Kaufman presents abstract at the Experimental Biology 2016 Meeting
Dr. David Kaufman presented an abstract at the Experimental Biology 2016 Meeting, April 2-6 in San Diego...
CBM2 Developing New Technologies
Cancer patients often must undergo painful surgical biopsies to either diagnose their disease or determine the course of therapy following diagnosis. The Center of BioModular Multiscale Systems for Precision Medicine (CBM2) is developing new technologies that use Liquid Biopsies to make the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring for recurrence for all...
Chemistry Hosts Alumni Symposium
CBM2 Participates in KU Carnival of Chemistry, November 2019
CBM2 participated in the Carnival of Chemistry, November 24, 2019, which was hosted by the KU Department of Chemistry and the KU Chemistry Club. The CBM2 group gave a hands-on demonstration to school children and their families of how to fabricate a microfluidic chip. Kids were able to mold a...
2017 Team Meeting and EAB Meeting
CBM2 team members from Louisiana State University, Weill Cornell Medical College, and the University of North Carolina traveled to Lawrence, KS to participate in the 2017 all-hands meeting, held on 3/30/17 on the KU campus. The day-long meeting included research update presentations given by graduate students and post-doctoral associates, a...
Dr. Soper presents at Nortre Dame
“New Tools for Liquid Biopsies: Microfluidic Platforms for the Efficient Isolation and Molecular Profiling of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs), Cell Free DNA (cfDNA) and Nanovesicles (Exosomes)” is the title of the talk that Prof. Steven Soper gave on Monday, July 23, 2018 in South Bend, IN. Soper was one of...
KU Hosts ”How to Make It and Use It” Microfluidic Workshop 2018
The third annual “How to Make It and Use It” Microfluidic Workshop, presented by the Center of BioModular Multiscale Systems for Precision Medicine, was hosted this year at the University of Kansas August 1-3, 2018. Twenty participants came to KU from Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, and Oklahoma to learn how...
CBM2 Participates in Carnival of Chemistry, November 2018
The Department of Chemistry and the KU Chemistry Club hosted the Carnival of Chemistry on November 18, 2018. CBM2 participated in the event. The event, now in its 20th year, includes about a dozen activities or interactive exhibits for children in kindergarten through eighth grade and their families. Kids can...
CBM2 Participates in Engineering Expo at KU February 25, 2019
The University of Kansas School of Engineering organized an annual event (the Engineering Expo) that gathered 3,000 registered K-12 participants! This year's idea was “Creating the Future”. Engineering Expo is a free multi-day, student-run event that lets visitors explore the fields of engineering including bioengineering, and demonstrates projects tackled and...