2022 · Research Trainee
Photothermal therapy with carbon nanotubes
Experimental work on bioconjugation of carbon nanotubes with chemotherapeutic agents for targeted breast cancer therapy.
Problem
Targeted delivery of chemotherapeutics remains limited by off-target toxicity; photothermal approaches using functionalized carbon nanotubes are a candidate strategy.
Approach
Trained in photothermal cancer therapy and bioconjugation of carbon nanotubes with chemotherapeutic drugs, including cell culture techniques, cultivation of E. coli for gene expression, and maintenance and treatment of breast cancer cell lines.
Result
Contributed to an international co-investigation recognized by the University of Oklahoma for photothermal therapy research.
Research training at the School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma (Roger Harrison Lab), USA.