Group News tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011-04-04:/kokko002/home//13705 2013-05-20T15:40:41Z Movable Type Enterprise 4.31-en May 2013 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2013:/kokko002/home//13705.395076 2013-05-15T16:26:58Z 2013-05-20T15:40:41Z Rachel received a competitive UMN Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for her work Targeted Liposomal Gene Delivery for Cancer Therapy. Congratulations. We welcome two undergraduate summer students into our group, Vasiliki (ChBE University of Pennsylvania) and Wenshi (CEMS UMN).... kokko002 Rachel received a competitive UMN Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for her work Targeted Liposomal Gene Delivery for Cancer Therapy. Congratulations.
We welcome two undergraduate summer students into our group, Vasiliki (ChBE University of Pennsylvania) and Wenshi (CEMS UMN).

]]> April 2013 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2013:/kokko002/home//13705.394473 2013-05-01T17:23:52Z 2013-05-01T17:25:52Z Christina received a competitive Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) award for her work entitled Optimization of Liposome Encapsulated siRNA Delivery Vehicle. Congratulations.... kokko002 Christina received a competitive Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) award for her work entitled Optimization of Liposome Encapsulated siRNA Delivery Vehicle. Congratulations.

]]> March 2013 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2013:/kokko002/home//13705.390484 2013-04-01T15:25:57Z 2013-04-01T15:25:32Z Our alumna Katerina Georgiou, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Congratulations Katerina.... kokko002 Our alumna Katerina Georgiou, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Congratulations Katerina.

]]> November 2012 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/kokko002/home//13705.376173 2012-11-30T20:06:00Z 2012-11-30T20:07:30Z Wenjie received a competitive Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) award for her work entitled Lipid Micelle Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery. Congratulations. Frankie joins our group. Welcome. We also welcome Dr. Ajay Vidyasagar to our group. Ajay has expertise in... kokko002 Wenjie received a competitive Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) award for her work entitled Lipid Micelle Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery. Congratulations.
Frankie joins our group. Welcome.
We also welcome Dr. Ajay Vidyasagar to our group. Ajay has expertise in thermal transitions and mechanical behavior of responsive and peptide based smart polymers.

]]> Nicole Graduates tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/kokko002/home//13705.374256 2012-11-15T00:00:00Z 2012-11-14T23:59:23Z Nicole successfully defends her Ph.D. thesis "Nanomaterial Solutions for the Protection of Insulin Producing Beta Cells". Congratulations Nicole! Good luck in your new job as R&D Engineer at Covidien.... kokko002 Nicole successfully defends her Ph.D. thesis "Nanomaterial Solutions for the Protection of Insulin Producing Beta Cells". Congratulations Nicole! Good luck in your new job as R&D Engineer at Covidien.

]]> August 2012 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/kokko002/home//13705.363658 2012-08-23T20:15:43Z 2012-08-24T23:34:49Z Efie discussed our Peptide- and Aptamer- Targeted Nanodevices for Drug Delivery work at the "Emerging technologies, materials, carriers and mechanisms" session of the "Drug Carriers in Medicine & Biology" Gordon Research Conference.... kokko002 grcphoto_2012_drugcarr.jpgEfie discussed our Peptide- and Aptamer- Targeted Nanodevices for Drug Delivery work at the "Emerging technologies, materials, carriers and mechanisms" session of the "Drug Carriers in Medicine & Biology" Gordon Research Conference.

]]> July 2012 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/kokko002/home//13705.363656 2012-08-23T20:03:43Z 2012-11-12T20:31:11Z Tim and Kamlesh's paper Peptide Targeted Lipid Nanoparticles for Anticancer Drug Delivery was featured on the inside cover of the July 24th Advanced Materials special issue on "Materials for Drug Delivery: Innovative Solutions to Address Complex Biological Hurdles". We are... kokko002 Tim and Kamlesh's paper Peptide Targeted Lipid Nanoparticles for Anticancer Drug Delivery was featured on the inside cover of the July 24th Advanced Materials special issue on "Materials for Drug Delivery: Innovative Solutions to Address Complex Biological Hurdles". We are grateful to Rachel for designing the cover artwork.

]]> June 2012 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/kokko002/home//13705.359650 2012-06-29T22:40:00Z 2012-06-29T22:46:17Z Carolyn has been selected to receive a fellowship on the National Institute of General Medical Sciences Biotechnology Training grant. Congratulations. We welcome 3 undergraduate summer students, Brianna (ChEn Oregon State University), Katelyn (ChEn Iowa State University) and Pranay (BME Johns... kokko002 Carolyn has been selected to receive a fellowship on the National Institute of General Medical Sciences Biotechnology Training grant. Congratulations.
We welcome 3 undergraduate summer students, Brianna (ChEn Oregon State University), Katelyn (ChEn Iowa State University) and Pranay (BME Johns Hopkins University).

]]> May 2012 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/kokko002/home//13705.354594 2012-06-29T22:30:00Z 2012-06-29T22:35:17Z In collaboration with The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis, Efie visited different 4th grade classrooms at the Burroughs Community School, where she had the opportunity to talk to the students about nanotechnology and in particular our work in targeted drug delivery.... kokko002 Burroughs_Community_School_May_2012.jpgIn collaboration with The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis, Efie visited different 4th grade classrooms at the Burroughs Community School, where she had the opportunity to talk to the students about nanotechnology and in particular our work in targeted drug delivery.
Garrett received one of the six 2011-2012 CEMS Outstanding TA Awards given. Congratulations.
Congratulations to Rachel for receiving the Dow Chemical Unit Operations Lab TA award for Fall 2011.

]]> April 2012 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/kokko002/home//13705.349851 2012-04-27T17:05:00Z 2012-04-27T17:07:06Z Zach has received a competitive Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) award for his work on Targeted Drug Delivery Hybrid Complex. Congratulations. Kyle will be attending graduate school in the Department of Chemical Engineering at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Congratulations.... kokko002 Zach has received a competitive Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) award for his work on Targeted Drug Delivery Hybrid Complex. Congratulations.
Kyle will be attending graduate school in the Department of Chemical Engineering at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Congratulations.
Our alumnus Michael Baranello, a graduate student at the University of Rochester, has been awarded a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Congratulations Mike.
We welcome Christina, an undergraduate student in Chemical Engineering, into our group.

]]> March 2012 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/kokko002/home//13705.346368 2012-03-02T20:44:30Z 2012-04-06T20:06:18Z A poster with Efie's facetime profile highlighting our research is displayed in the Walter Library lobby. The poster was prepared by Meghan Lafferty. Katerina will be attending graduate school in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC... kokko002 Facetime_Efie_Kokkoli2.jpg


A poster with Efie's facetime profile highlighting our research is displayed in the Walter Library lobby. The poster was prepared by Meghan Lafferty.

Katerina will be attending graduate school in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Berkeley. Congratulations.


]]> January 2012 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2012:/kokko002/home//13705.334472 2012-01-24T19:09:05Z 2012-01-24T20:51:05Z Todd successfully defends his Ph.D. thesis "Targeted Delivery of Polymer Vesicles Functionalized with Fibronectin Mimetic Peptides to Cancer Cells". Congratulations Todd! Good luck in your new job as Senior Engineer at Dow Chemical.... kokko002 Todd successfully defends his Ph.D. thesis "Targeted Delivery of Polymer Vesicles Functionalized with Fibronectin Mimetic Peptides to Cancer Cells". Congratulations Todd! Good luck in your new job as Senior Engineer at Dow Chemical.

]]> December 2011 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/kokko002/home//13705.325513 2011-12-04T20:58:42Z 2011-12-04T21:07:18Z We welcome Kangbao, an undergraduate student in Chemistry from Saint Paul College, into our group.... kokko002 We welcome Kangbao, an undergraduate student in Chemistry from Saint Paul College, into our group.

]]> November 2011 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/kokko002/home//13705.322082 2011-11-15T00:19:47Z 2011-11-15T00:20:00Z Efie gave an invited talk at the 6th Sino-US Joint Conference of Chemical Engineering in Beijing, China.... kokko002 Efie gave an invited talk at the 6th Sino-US Joint Conference of Chemical Engineering in Beijing, China.

]]> October 2011 tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/kokko002/home//13705.322081 2011-11-15T00:15:53Z 2011-11-15T00:15:53Z We welcome Wenjie, an undergraduate student in Chemical Engineering, into our group.... kokko002 We welcome Wenjie, an undergraduate student in Chemical Engineering, into our group.

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