WELCOME

The Hong Research Group is located in the Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago. The newly-renovated first-class laboratory is located within the UIC college of pharmacy that is in the heart of the Illinois Medical District, which includes the University of Illinois Medical Center, Rush University Hospitals, and other health science colleges and hospitals.

WHAT WE DO?

Our research focus lies at the interface of materials science, biology and nanotechnology to develop novel polymeric nanodevices for biological analysis, diagnostics and therapeutics. The ultimate goal of our laboratory is to achieve marriage of biomimetics and nanotechnology. Our work is being conducted in a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative environment that provides opportunities for students with backgrounds and/or interests in chemistry, engineering, biology, medicine and pharmaceutical sciences.

More specifically, we are interested in understanding and controlling biological interactions of polymers with cells at the nano-scale. The fundamental understanding will lead us to more translational cancer research fields including: i) Targeted drug delivery with enhanced targeting efficacy using newly designed nanocarriers; ii) Local, transdermal delivery of drugs such as chemo-preventive medicine; and iii) Biomimetic multifunctional devices for effective detection and isolation of rare cells such as circulating tumor cells (CTCs).

Group

From left to right, Seungpyo Hong, Ja Hye Myung, Yang Yang, Fahad Fawad (Sayam Uddin), Suhair Sunoqrot, Ryan Pearson, Khyati Gajjar, Myung-Han Yoon, Su-Eon Jin, Kevin Shyu, Chanwoo Lee, Jin Woo Bae

Missing members: Jelena Saric, Jacqueline Handley, Chelsea Stowell

 

RECENT NEWS (for more, click here!)

11/14/2011

Our recent Angewandte Chemie paper is highlighted in Faculty of 1000 by Dr. Don Tomalia who is the inventor of dendrimers!!! The paper is also highlighted by UIC NEWS RELEASE!

10/31/2011

Jelena is selected as a representing applicant of UIC for the Merage Foundation for the American Dream Fellowship! Congratulations!!!!

10/31/2011

Angewandte Chemie selects our recent paper as a HOT PAPER!!!

9/22/2011

Angewandte Chemie accepts our paper entitled "Dendrimer-mediated Multivalent Binding for Enhanced Capture of Tumor Cells". The authors are Ja Hye, Khayti, Jelena, Dr. Eddington, and Dr. Hong. Congratulations!

8/02/2011

Our paper entitled "Dendron-mediated Self-assembly of Highly PEGylated Block Copolymers: A Modular Nanocarrier Platform" is accepted for publication in Chemical Communications. The authors are co-first authors Jin Woo Bae and Ryan Pearson, and co-authors include Niladri Patra, Suhair Sunoqrot, Lela Vukovi, Dr. Petr Kral, and Dr. Hong.

6/04/2011

Ryan receives the prestigious Pre-doctoral fellowship from American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE)! Congratulations!!!

6/01/2011

We have several new group members joining the lab over the summer! Jacqueline Handley of UIUC, Chelsea Stowell of Vanderbilt University, Jeromy Bentley coming back from Naperville Central High School, John Lee of IMSA, Kayla Lee and Mina Hur of Neuqua Valley High School. Welcome everyone!!!