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Nano HQP

Currently, gold nanoparticles employed in biomedical applications use sulfur–gold linkages to protect the GNP from decomposition and enable targeting of cancerous tissues. However, this linkage is vulnerable to oxidation, resulting degradation & loss of selective targeting. To address this issue, C2MCI is developing robust, oxidation-resistant carbon-based ligands, resulting in remarkably improved stability and novel luminescence properties. Our research will be transformative for hard-to-treat cancers and will dramatically improve outcomes for radiation therapy in cancers with high mortality rates, such as pancreatic cancer, melanoma, and renal cell carcinoma.

If you are interested in learning more about our current projects at the Nano level, please contact our Managing Director, Jyoti Kotecha, or email a member of the research team. 

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Art Ahmedi

MSc Candidate

Capicciotti Group

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Nicole Boileau

MSc Candidate
Capicciotti Group

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Juan Chen

Scientific Associate
Zheng Group

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Jason Fu

MSc Student

Crudden Group

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Rachel Heaney

BSc Student

Capicciotti Group

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Sakiat Hossain

Postdoctoral Researcher
Crudden Group

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Jaekwan Kim

Postdoctoral Researcher

Crudden Group

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Nahyun Kwon

Postdoctoral Fellow
Zheng Group

 

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Sami Malola

Senior Scientist
Hakkinen Group

 

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Yulin Mo

PhD Candidate
Zheng Group

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Duong Nguyen

MSc Candidate

Capicciotti Group

 

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Daniel Reddy

PhD Candidate

Oleschuk Group

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Kumar Siddhant

Postdoctoral Researcher

Crudden Group

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Angus Sullivan

Postdoctoral Researcher

Zheng Group

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Tianyu Wei

PhD Candidate

Ding Group

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Bohan Zhang

MSc Candidate

Hedberg Group

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Mina Alidoust

PhD Candidate
Oleschuk Group

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Kayla Boire

BSc Student

Lee Group

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Neeladitya Chowdhury

PhD Candidate
Heidar-Zadeh Group

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Jason Gandrapu

MSc Candidate

Crudden Group

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Tiffany Ho

Postdoctoral Researcher
Wilson Group

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Omid Hosseinzadeh

PhD Candidate

Heidar-Zadeh Group

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Youjin Kim

PhD Candidate
Capicciotti Group

 

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Andrew Laluk

PhD Candidate
Crudden Group

 

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Maria Francisca Matus

Postdoctoral Fellow

Hakkinen Group

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Negar Molavi

MSc Candidate

Heidar-Zadeh Group

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David Orbach

BSc Student

Crudden Group

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Olivia Roland

BSc Student

Capicciotti Group

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Peter Slovensky

Postdoctoral Researcher

Hedberg Group

 

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Shinjiro Takano

Assistant Professor

Tsukuda Group

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Rachel Wood

MSc Candidate

Oleschuk Group

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Parimah Aminfar

Postdoctoral Fellow

Stamplecoskie Group

 

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Zhenzhong Cai

PhD Candidate

Ding Group

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Lili Ding

Research Technician

Zheng Group

 

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Xiaojing Guo

Research Associate

Capicciotti Group

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Matthew Horn

Research Technician

Koritzinsky Group

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Giulia Kassab

Postdoctoral Researcher

Zheng Group

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Sarita Kolay

Postdoctoral Researcher

Tsukuda Group

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Ian Lee

PhD Candidate

Ding Group

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Anastasia Messina

PhD Candidate
Crudden Group

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Maryam
Momeni Moqadam

MSc Candidate
Capicciotti Group

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Patrick Policicchio

MSc Candidate

Lawson Group

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Brendan Samaroo

Postdoctoral Researcher

Coolens Group

 

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Monika Snowdon

Postdoctoral Researcher

Crudden Group

 

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Zhiqiang Wang

Research Associate

Hedberg Group

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Ellie Yang

PhD Candidate

Zheng Group

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Hannah Aubin

MSc Candidate
Crudden Group

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Isaac Chan

MSc Student

Coolens Group

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Klaus Effenberger

MSc Candidate

Capicciotti Group

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Morgan Guyan

MSc Candidate

Crudden Group

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Christine Hoskin

MSc Candidate
Stamplecoskie Group

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Seyedeh

Marzieh Kalantarian

PhD Candidate

Hedberg Group

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Killian Krapp

MSc Candidate

Crudden Group

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Tetyana Levchenko

Postdoctoral Fellow
Crudden Group

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Ella Millenaar

BSc Student
Capicciotti Group

 

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Debalina Mondal

PhD Candidate

Stamplecoskie Group

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Tasnim Rahman

MSc Candidate
Coolens Group

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Hetvi Shah

PhD Candidate

Zheng Group

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Emily Steele

Postdoctoral Researcher

Coolens Group

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Alina Weaver-Rodriguez

MSc Candidate

Capicciotti Group

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Elham Zeinizade

PhD Candidate

Zheng Group

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