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Authors: Krishna Deo Sharma, Karrer M Alghazali, Rabab N Hamzah, Sahitya Chetan Pandanaboina, Zeid A Nima Alsudani, Malek Muhi, Fumiya Watanabe, Guo-Lei Zhou, Alexandru S Biris, Jennifer Yanhua Xie. Publication: Nanomaterials. 2022 Mar 11;12(6):929. Publication Date: March 11, 2022. DOI: 10.3390/nano12060929 Abstract: Gold nanorods (AuNRs) have been proposed to promote stem cell differentiation in vitro … Gold Nanorod Substrate for Rat Fetal Neural Stem Cell Differentiation into Oligodendrocytes

Authors: Bryan E White, Molly K White, Zeid A Nima Alsudani, Fumiya Watanabe, Alexandru S Biris, Nawab Ali Publication: Nanomaterials. 2022 Mar 12;12(6):937. Publication Date: March 12, 2022. DOI: 10.3390/nano12060937 Abstract: Nanosized materials have been proposed for a wide range of biomedical applications, given their unique characteristics. However, how these nanomaterials interact with cells and tissues, … Cellular Uptake of Gold Nanorods in Breast Cancer Cell Lines

Authors: Karrer M. Alghazali, Alisha P. Pedersen, Rabab N. Hamzah, Pierre-Yves Mulon, Rebecca E. Rifkin, Anwer Mhannawee, Zeid A. Nima Alsudani, Christopher Griffin, Malek A. H. Muhi, Nikki Mullen, Robert L. Donnell, David E. Anderson & Alexandru S. Biris Publication: Scientific Reports. 12, Article number: 3208 (2022) Publication Date: February 25, 2022 Abstract: The aim of … Development of a polymeric biomedical device platform with controlled disassembly and in vivo testing in a swine intestinal model

If you are a UA Little Rock undergraduate junior, we welcome you to apply for the INBRE summer researcher position! Please fill out and submit the form linked below by April 15 to be considered. INBRE Summer Undergraduate Researcher Position Application

Source: UA Little Rock Office of Communications The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received state and federal approval to award a services contract to NuShores Biosciences LLC for Generation 1 manufacturing of the NuCress bone void filler scaffold products. This contract is funded by a $5.6 million grant awarded by the Department of … MILITARY MEDICAL SPONSORS AWARD MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO NUSHORES BIOSCIENCES

Source: UA Little Rock Office of Communications The path to becoming a researcher takes many different forms. For UA Little Rock student William King, it all started with a fifth-grade plot to take over the world. A lofty dream, but the Bradford, Arkansas, native was practical about it — the first step had to be, … UA Little Rock Student Researches Improving and Prolonging Human Life

Source: UA Little Rock Office of Communications A University of Arkansas at Little Rock doctoral student has been selected for a highly competitive postdoctoral scholarship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).  Emilie Darrigues, a doctoral student in applied science with an emphasis in chemistry who is graduating in May, is one of … Darrigues Selected for Competitive Postdoctoral Research Program at UAMS

From the UA Little Rock Office of Communications The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to support the development of potentially life-saving bone regeneration technology during a Nov. 15 visit from Sen. John Boozman. The visit celebrated on-campus research initiatives that the senator championed for … UA Little Rock announces $750,000 grant for bone regeneration

From the UA Little Rock Office of Communications The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded the University of Arkansas at Little Rock a $5.6 million grant to advance the NuCress™ scaffold, a groundbreaking bone regeneration technology. The grant brings together an interdisciplinary team from UA Little Rock, led by principal investigator Dr. Alex Biris; … U.S. Department of Defense awards UA Little Rock $5.6 million grant

  For nearly 20 years, the Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program (ABCRP) has promoted innovative research work in breast cancer factors, prevention, detection, and treatment. Beginning in the fall of 2015, ABCRP is supporting Dr. Alexandru Biris, chief scientist and director of the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences, in launching his research project “Tunable Plasmonic Nanostructures … Dr. Biris Receives Grant for Breast Cancer Research