Mirkin Group News
Ziyin Huang accepted to Biotechnology Training Program
Mirkin Group graduate student, Ziyin Huang, has been accepted to the Biotechnology Training Program as a Cluster Trainee. Congratulations, Ziyin!
Farewell Dr. Ko!
We wish former Mirkin Group Scientific Officer Dr. Caroline Ko well as she transitions to the NewCures office based out of the Innovation and New Ventures Office at Northwestern.
Jungsoo Park – Chicago Cancer Baseball Charities Award Winner
Congratulations to Mirkin graduate student Jungsoo Park who has been selected to receive the Chicago Cancer Baseball Charities at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center beginning September 1, 2017.
Mirkin announced as 2017 ACS Fellow
Prof. Mirkin has been selected as a member of the 2017 class of Fellows of the American Chemical Society. You can read more about the program here and see a full list of Fellows here.
Mirkin Meetup – Boston
Boston area Mirkin alumni met up on Friday, June 16 while Chad was in town for the 2017 Koch Institute Summer Symposium. Back row left to right - Dr. Drew Prigodich, Dr. Tuncay Ozel, Dr. Will Briley, Prof. Chad A. Mirkin, Dr. Xing Liao, Prof. Keith Brown, Dr. Andrew...
Using SNAs in Cancer Vaccines
Prof. Mirkin discussing SNAs in cancer vaccines at the 2017 Pittcon Conference.
Janet McMillan wins GRS poster session
Congratulations to Mirkin graduate student Janet McMillan who was recognized for her poster at the recent 2017 Self-Assembly & Supramolecular Chemistry GRS & GRC meeting in Les Diablerets, Switzerland. Janet's poster was selected along with seven others as...
GRS & GRC Mirkin Group Reunion
Seven current and former Mirkin Group members participated in the 2017 Self-Assembly & Supramolecular Chemistry GRS & GRC meetings in Les Diablerets, Switzerland. Left to right: Prof. Nat Rosi (U Pitt), Janet McMillan (grad student), Dr. Matt Jones (UC...
Dr. Andrea Luthi accepts faculty position
Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Luthi, a former Mirkin Group graduate student, who has accepted a tenure-track biochemistry position at Emporia State University, her alma mater. Andrea is currently a postdoc in the Gianneschi Group at UCSD.
Congratulations Nathaniel Kim, MD!
Congratulation to Mirkin Group alumni, Nathaniel Kim who graduated from the Indiana University School of Medicine.
MRS Graduate Student Gold Award – Peng-Cheng Chen
Peng-Cheng Chen received an MRS Graduate Student Gold Award at the 2017 MRS Spring Meeting, the top honor for graduate students in material science community. Please click here to learn more. Congratulations, Peng-Cheng!
Jarad Mason – 2016 Omar Farha Award Winner
Congratulations to Mirkin postdoc, Jarad Mason, who was honored with the 2016 Omar Farha Award. This prestigious award is given annually to an outstanding research scientist working in the department in recognition of their stewardship, cooperation and leadership in...
Chad A. Mirkin wins 2017 Dickson Prize in Science
Prof. Chad A. Mirkin has been named the 2017 Dickson Prize in Science honoree. Prof. Mirkin will travel to Carnegie Mellon University in early February to receive the award and present a lecture titled, "Nanotechnology: Small Things Matter." You can read more about...
Mirkin – 2016 Highly Cited Researcher
Prof. Chad A. Mirkin was announced as a 2016 Thompson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher.
Mirkin made Honorary Professor
Prof. Chad A. Mirkin was made an honorary professor at Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, the university's highest honor.
Sun Times Sunday Sitdown: Chad Mirkin
Prof. Mirkin was featured in the Chicago Sun Times Sunday Sitdown. You can read the article here.
Chad Mirkin – 2016 RUSNANOPRIZE Winner
Chad A. Mirkin has been awarded the 2016 RUSNANOPRIZE for his invention of spherical nucleic acids (SNAs), tiny structures used around the globe for medical diagnostics, therapeutics and research purposes. Mirkin received the international nanotechnology prize, worth...
AFOSR Young Investigator Award – Mirkin Alumni
Congratulations to Dr. Robert Macfarlane, Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Dr. Guoliang Liu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University who have received AFOSR Young Investigator Award Grants. You can read more about it here.
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