[email protected]Cluster Hire Initiative, Nano-Bio Sciences December 1, 2014 Christopher J. Easley, Ph.D. Knowles Associate Professor Auburn University Chemistry and Biochemistry Auburn, AL, USA Auburn University Cluster Hire Initiative Session #5: Nano-Bio Sciences Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA December 1, 2014 Opportunities in Measurement Science and Chemical Biology using Nanoscale Assemblies
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Christopher J. Easley, Ph.D.Knowles Associate Professor
Auburn UniversityChemistry and Biochemistry
Auburn, AL, USA
Auburn University Cluster Hire InitiativeSession #5: Nano-Bio Sciences
Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
December 1, 2014
Opportunities in Measurement Science and
Chemical Biology using Nanoscale Assemblies
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Diabetes in the US (2004 – 2010)
29.1 million in U.S. (9.3%) $245 billion in 2012 = 8 × NIH
budget Related to heart disease,
Alzheimer’s, stroke, blindness, kidney disease, nervous system disease, …
Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Diabetes Statistics Report 2014, Atlanta, GA: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
Sarah Illenberger
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Godwin, L. A.; Brooks, J. C.; Hoepfner, L. D.; Wanders, D.; Judd, R. L.; Easley, C. J., Analyst 2014, DOI: 10.1039/C4AN01725K.
Microfluidic Methods for Secretion Sampling from Primary Cells
• Collaboration with Judd group (AU Vet Med, AP&P)• Boshell Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research Program
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Nanoliter-Scale Protein Assays
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Negou, J.; Li, X.; Kim, J.; Hu, J.; Easley, C. J., 2014, in preparation.
Detection of 300 attomoles of
protein in ~10 minutes with direct
fluorescence
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Rapid Protein Assays in Undiluted Human Serum
• Developed in collaboration with Shannon lab (AU Chem & Biochem)
• Additional collaborations with Simonian lab (AU Mat. Eng.) and Greene lab (AU Nutrition)Hu, J.; Wang, T.; Kim, J.; Shannon, C.; Easley, C. J., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 7066–
7072.Hu, J.; Shannon, C.; Easley, C. J.; et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 8467-8474.
AU-IGP
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