Kim Lab News Archive 2012-2018
2018
- 12/15/18 - Ursula Triantafillu was hooded and received her Ph.D. Congratulations, Ursula!
- 12/6/18 - Will Raney presented at the Randall Research Scholars Program Live.
- 11/30/18 - Lab Christmas party at John Kim's home.
- 11/1/18 - John Kim presented an invited seminar at the Kookmin University Department of Applied Chemistry in Seoul, South Korea.
- 10/31/18 - John Kim presented an invited seminar at the Pusan National University Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering in Busan, South Korea.
- 10/29/18 - John Kim presented an invited talk at the 8th Asia Pacific International Congress of Anatomists in Busan, South Korea.
- 10/26/18 - John Kim presented an invited seminar at the Brain Research Institute of the Chungnam National University College of Medicine in Daejeon, South Korea.
- 10/26/18 - John Kim presented at the 2018 Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers Fall Meeting in Daegu, South Korea.
- 10/17/18 - Ursula Triantafillu, Joe Park, and Joline Hartheimer presented their work at BMES 2018. Special bonus was having a Kim Group reunion with former members Michael Raddatz and Andy Raddatz!
- 10/16/18 - First patent application from the group was approved! U.S. patent US10100286B2 is published. Congratulations to co-inventors Dave Dozier and Ursula Triantafillu!
- 10/8/18 - Congratulations to Ursula Triantafillu for successfully defending her thesis!
- 8/22/18 - Alexandra Avera and Brianna Beswick joins the Kim Lab. Welcome Alex and Brianna!
- 8/1/18 - Prof. Hyeon Min Ryu joins the Kim Lab as a visiting scholar. Welcome Prof. Ryu!
- 7/16/18 - Spenser Brown joins Kim Lab. Welcome Spenser!
- 5/1/18- Joline Hartheimer and Will Raney received the 2018 Randall Research Scholars Program Summer Research Fellowship. Congratulations, Joline and Will!
- 4/25/18 - John Kim presented a seminar at Auburn University Department of Chemical Engineering.
- 4/13/18 - Research collaboration with Prof. Elizabeth Papish (Chemistry) on light-activated chemotherapy is featured in UA Research Magazine.
- 4/5/18 - Ryan Brightwell was awarded the 2018 Alexander Stanton Memorial Endowed Research Award. Congratulations, Ryan!
- 3/29/18 - Bailey Creighton and Joline Hartheimer presented at the 2018 Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Conference. Congratulations to Joline Hartheimer for winning 2nd place in the Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematics & Water Division!
- 3/23/18 - John Kim presented a seminar at Louisiana State University Cain Department of Chemical Engineering.
- 3/19/18 - Ursula Triantafillu and Joe Park presented at the 2018 American Chemical Society BIOT Division National Meeting in New Orleans, LA.
- 2/21/18 - Ursula Triantafillu's paper is featured as the journal cover image of Biotechnology Progress vol 34 iss 1 Jan/Feb 2018 issue. Congratulations, Ursula!
- 1/10/18 - Ryan Brightwell and Will Raney joins Kim Lab. Welcome Ryan and Will!
2017
- 12/9/17 - Lab Christmas party at John Kim's home.
- 11/9/17 - John Kim presented a seminar at Pfizer (Pearl River, NY).
- 10/30/17 - Joe Park presented at the 2017 AIChE National Conference in Minneapolis, MN.
- 10/20/17 - John Kim directed the Engineering Day at Francis Marion High School (Marion, AL). Over 250 students participated and learned about engineering!
- 7/28/17 - Joline Hartheimer was awarded the 2017-2018 McKinley Creativity Scholarship to continue her research in the lab. Congratulations, Joline!
- 7/26/17 - John Kim was awarded a 2017-2018 SEC Faculty Travel Grant.
- 7/18/17 - Ursula Triantafillu's paper "Novel fluid shear-based dissociation device for improved single cell dissociation of spheroids and cell aggregates" got accepted for publication in Biotechnology Progress. Congratulations, Ursula!
- 7/5/17 - Justin Magrath's paper "Salinomycin's potential to eliminate glioblastoma stem cells and treat glioblastoma multiforme" got accepted for publication in International Journal of Oncology. Congratulations, Justin!
- 7/1/17 - Congratulations to Joe Park for being awarded the ALEPSCoR Graduate Research Scholarship. Congratulations, Joe!
- 6/23/17 - Collaborative project with Dr. Liz Papish (Chemistry) on ruthenium-based pH and light-activated chemotherapy (pHAMPs) is published in Inorganic Chemistry.
- 5/18/17 - New paper on polyethylene glycol microsphere cell encapsulation with collaborator Dr. Silviya Zustiak (Saint Louis University) is published in Biofabrication.
- 5/6/17 - Farewell and congratulations to Justin Magrath and Andy Raddatz on their graduation!
- 4/25/17 - Congratulations to Ursula Triantafillu for being named UA's 2017-2018 National Alumni Association Graduate Fellow!
- 4/10/17 - Congratulations to Bailey Creighton for winning 3rd place presentation award in the at the 2017 Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Conference.
- 4/5/17 - PhD students Ursula Triantafillu and Joe Park present at the 253rd ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, CA.
- 3/31/17 - Congratulations to former REU student Mike Doane for winning the 2017 Goldwater Scholarship. Congratulations, Mike!
- 3/30/17 - Bailey Creighton, Joline Hartheimer, Justin Magrath, and Andy Raddatz present at the 2017 Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Conference.
- 3/27/17 - Justin Magrath was named as the most outstanding student scholar at UA and won the Catherine J. Randall Award. Congratulations, Justin!
- 3/20/17 - Kim Lab received Stage 2 entrepreneurship funding from VentureWell for the collaboration with Dissociator LLC.
- 3/4/17 - Joline Hartheimer and Bailey Creighton presented at the WiSE Symposium and won first place and honorable mention, respectively. Congratulations, Joline and Bailey!
- 2/8/17 - Andy Raddatz's co-authored collaboration project "A coiled-coil strategy for the directional display of multiple proteins on the surface of iron oxide nanoparticles" with Profs. Yuping Bao and Carol Duffy got published in RSC Advances. Congratulations, Andy!
- 1/17/17 - Ursula Triantafillu's paper "Fluid shear stress induces cancer stem cell-like phenotype in MCF7 breast cancer cell line without inducing epithelial to mesenchymal transition" got accepted for publication in International Journal of Oncology. Congratulations, Ursula!
2016
- 12/9/16 - Elizabeth Haley and Samantha Tilson's co-first author paper "Acidic pH with coordinated reduction of basic fibroblast growth factor maintains the glioblastoma stem cell-like phenotype in vitro" got accepted for publication in the Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. Congratulations, Elizabeth and Samantha!
- 12/8/16 - John Kim presents at the University of South Carolina Department of Chemical Engineering.
- 12/4/16 - Lab Christmas party at John Kim's home.
- 12/1/16 - VentureWell funded award to the Kim Lab for entreprenership work with Viastem.
- 11/22/16 - NSF-IIP/I-Corps funding awarded (#1661600) for entreprenership work with Viastem.
- 11/18/16 - John Kim completes 7-week NSF I-Corps entreprenership curriculum with Jaron Nix, JuYeong Lee, and Ying Qin for the start-up company Viastem.
- 11/14/16 - Andy Raddatz, Ursula Triantafillu, and REU student Mike Doane present at the 2016 AIChE National Conference in San Francisco, CA.
- 10/5/16 - Justin Magrath, Andy Raddatz, and Ursula Triantafillu present at BMES 2016 National Conference in Minneapolis, MN (PDF link, 15.6 Mb).
- 8/22/16 - NSF-CBET/BME funding awarded (#1604677), with co-PI Prof. Shreyas Rao.
- 8/15/16 - Bailey Creighton and Joline Hartheimer joins Kim Lab. Welcome Bailey and Joline!
- 8/1/16 - Prof. Dong Woon Kim joins the Kim Lab as a visiting scholar. Welcome Prof. Kim!
- 7/6/16 - John Kim visits Technical University of Denmark (DTU) with colleagues Profs. Heath Turner and Jason Bara to co-lead study abroad summer lab hosted by Prof. Lars Kiørboe.
- 5/27/16 - Joe Park passes his PhD Qualifying exam. Congratulations, Joe!
- 5/24/16 - Michael Doane joins Kim Lab as summer REU student. Welcome Mike!
- 5/7/16 - Congratulations to Samantha Tilson, Elizabeth Haley, and David Dozier (not pictured) on their graduation!
- 4/20/16 - John Kim was honored by the UA Honors College as the 2016 Outstanding Computer-Based Honors Undergraduate Research Mentor.
- 4/6/16 - Justin Magrath is named as the recipient of the Henry Pettus Randall Jr. Endowed Research Scholarship for conducting exemplary undergraduate research. Samantha Tilson and Andy Raddatz were also named as 2016 Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers. Congratulations, Justin, Samantha, and Andy!
- 4/2/16 - Samantha Tilson and Justin Magrath won first and second place, respectively, in the AIChE SRC 2016 Poster Competition. Congratulations, Samantha and Justin!
- 3/31/16 - Andy Raddatz is named as a recipient of the prestigious national 2016 Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Congratulations, Andy!
- 3/30/16 - Justin Magrath, Andy Raddatz, and Samantha Tilson present at the 2016 Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Conference.
- 3/29/16 - Samantha Tilson is awarded the prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Congratulations, Samantha!
- 3/15/16 - John Kim presents at the 251st American Chemical Society's National Meeting in San Diego, CA.
- 2/24/16 - Samantha Tilson is featured in UA's "Find Your Passion."
- 2/11/16 - Ursula Triantafillu was awarded the 2016 National Science Foundation's East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) Fellowship. Congratulations, Ursula!
- 1/23/16 - Samantha Tilson wins first place at the WiSE (Women in STEM Experience) Symposium 2016. Congratulations, Samantha!
2015
- 12/4/15 - Lab Christmas party at John Kim's home.
- 12/3/15 - Andy Raddatz and Justin Magrath presents at CBH Live.
- 11/23/15 - Andrew Raddatz presents at the American Physical Society 68th Annual DFD Meeting, Boston, MA.
- 11/2/15 - Our recent review article in JOM was selected as an "Editor's Choice" for the November issue.
- 10/10/15 - Andrew Raddatz presents at AIChE 2015 National Conference at Salt Lake City, UT.
- 10/10/15 - Samantha Tilson and Andrew Raddatz present at BMES 2015 National Conference at Tampa, FL.
- 9/15/15 - John Kim's review article The Role of Biomaterials on Cancer Stem Cell Enrichment and Behavior with collaborator Silviya Zustiak is published in JOM.
- 7/13/15 - Samantha Tilson et al.'s manuscript ROCK Inhibition Facilitates In Vitro Expansion of Glioblastoma Stem-Like Cells is published in PLoS One. Congratulations, Samantha!
- 5/1/15 - Nikki Klaassen joins Kim Lab as summer REU student. Welcome Nikki!
- 4/7/15 - Justin Magrath, Andrew Raddatz, and Samantha Tilson presents at the 2015 Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Conference at UA. Congrats to Andrew for being selected as one of the winning presenters!
- 4/1/15 - Samantha Tilson is named as the recipient of the Henry Pettus Randall Jr. Endowed Research Scholarship for her excellent undergraduate research. Congratulations, Samantha!
- 3/31/15 - Samantha Tilson is named as a recipient of the prestigious national 2015 Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Congratulations, Samantha!
- 3/13/15 - All five Kim Lab undergraduate student researchers were named as recipients of the 2015 Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award. Congratulations, Elizabeth, Justin, Andrew, Michael, and Samantha!
- 3/23/15 - John Kim chairs "Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine" sessions at the 249th American Chemical Society's Biochemical Technology Division National Meeting & Exposition in Denver, CO.
- 1/3/15 - Seungjo (Joe) Park joins Kim Lab. Welcome Joe!
2014
- 12/7/14 - Lab Christmas party at John Kim's home.
- 11/23/14 - Brittney Sunday presents at the American Physical Society 67th Annual DFD Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
- 11/18/14 - David Dozier and Ursula Triantafillu give oral presentations of their work at the AIChE 2014 AIChE National Meeting in Division 15: Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering.
Pictured with department friends John Whitley and Rhythm Shah. - 11/17/14 - Samantha Tilson presents and wins first place in the Food, Pharmaceutical, and Biotechnology IX Undergraduate Poster Session at the 2014 AIChE National Meeting. Congratulations, Samantha!
- 10/26/14 - Elizabeth Haley and Samantha Tilson present their research at Biomedical Engineering Society 2014 National Meeting at San Antonio, TX.
- 10/25/14 - Ursula Triantafillu presents her research at NanoBio Summit 2014.
- 8/16/14 - Andrew Raddatz and Justin Magrath joins Kim Lab. Welcome Andy and Justin!
- 8/3/14 - John Kim presents research at Gordon Research Conference: Rare Cells in Circulation.
- 8/2/14 - Congratulations to Ursula Triantafillu for successfully completing her MS in Chemical Engineering!
- 8/1/14 - Samantha Tilson presents at the UA Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Presentation.
- 7/31/14 - Thank you to Brittney Sunday and Erin Retzlaff-Roberts for a great REU summer!
- 7/1/14 - 2014 FIFA World Cup US-Belgium match viewing party
- 5/24/14 - Ursula Triantafillu passes her PhD Qualifying exam. Congratulations, Ursula!
- 5/1/14 - Brittney Sunday and Erin Retzlaff-Roberts joins Kim Lab as summer REU students. Welcome Brittney and Erin!
- 4/19/14 - End-of-the-semester Lab Party at John Kim's home
- 4/17/14 - Undergraduate researchers Elizabeth Haley, Michael Raddatz, and Samantha Tilson presents at UA's Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Conference.
- 4/14/14 - David Dozier is named UA National Alumni Association Graduate Fellow for 2014-2015. Congratulations, Dave!
- 4/11/14 - The Kim Group and the Honors College co-hosts the Science & Engineering Day at Francis Marion High School to promote and broaden participation of students in science and engineering education and careers.
- 4/10/14 - Ursula Triantafillu presents at ChBE department seminar.
- 3/6/14 - Congratulations to Elizabeth Haley, Michael Raddatz, and Samantha Tilson for becoming recipients of the 2014 Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award!
- 2/25/14 - Congratulations to Michael Raddatz for being named a recipient of the McKinley Scholarship!
- 2/5/14 - Alexandra Branyi joins Kim Lab. Welcome Sandra!
- 1/21/14 - John Kim presents at University of Alabama, Birmingham's Neuro-Oncology Seminar.
2013
- 12/7/13 - Lab Christmas party at John Kim's home.
- 12/5/13 - Samantha Tilson and Michael Raddatz presents at CBH Live.
- 12/5/13 - David Dozier and Ria Domier presents Special Topics in Fluid Dynamics lecture in CHE 304 Fluid Flow Operations.
- 12/4/13 - Elizabeth Haley's manuscript The Role of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor in Glioblastoma Multiforme and Glioblastoma Stem Cells and in Their In Vitro Culture got accepted for publication in Cancer Letters. Congratulations, Elizabeth!
- 11/25/13 - Ria Domier presents at the American Physical Society 66th Annual DFD Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.
- 11/12/13 - David Dozier competed in UA's inaugural Three Minute Thesis (3MT) 2013 Competition. He finished first in the ChBE department and was its sole representative in the semi-final competition. Congratulations, Dave!
- 11/1/13 - John Kim chairs Cell Culture I: Process and Media Design and Cell Culture II: Host Cell Engineering, Screening, and Scale-Down Models sessions at AIChE 2013 National Meeting in San Francisco, CA.
- 10/18/13 - Samantha Tilson presents Dissociation of U87-MG Glioblastoma Tumorspheres for In Vitro Propagation of Cancer Stem Cells at NanoBio Summit 2013. She won third place for her poster presentation. Congratulations, Samantha!
- 8/14/13 - Amanda Volk joins Kim Lab. Welcome Amanda!
- 8/13/13 - NSF BRIGE funding awarded (EEC #1342388).
- 8/10/13 - John Kim presents Proteomic Analysis of Glioblastoma Stem Cells within Controlled Microenvironments at Bioengineering Sympoisum at US-Korea Conference 2013.
- 8/2/13 - Samantha Tilson presents at the UA Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Presentation.
- 7/19/13 - Lab picnic at John Kim's home.
- 7/17/13 - Ursula Triantafillu joins Kim Lab. Welcome Ursula!
- 7/17/13 - David Dozier passes his PhD Qualifying exam. Congratulations, Dave!
- 5/20/13 - Ria Domier joins Kim Lab as summer REU student. Welcome Ria!
- 5/6/13 - Bret Buckler joins Kim Lab. Welcome Bret!
- 4/26/13 - David Dozier is named UA National Alumni Association Graduate Fellow. Congratulations, Dave!
- 4/19/13 - Michael Raddatz joins Kim Lab. Welcome Michael!
- 4/16/13 - Elizabeth Haley presents at Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity (URCA) Conference.
- 3/15/13 - David Dozier presents at Society for Biomaterials at Vanderbilt University SFB Biomaterials Day.
- 3/13/13 - Samantha Tilson joins Kim Lab. Welcome Samantha!
- 2/14/13 - David Dozier presents at ChBE department seminar.
- 1/3/13 - Elizabeth Haley joins Kim Lab. Welcome Elizabeth!
2012
- 8/28/12 - Ben Wires joins Kim Lab. Welcome Ben!
- 8/16/12 - David Dozier joins Kim Lab. Welcome Dave!
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