A new paper by Li and Walker, Signature of Hydrophobic Hydration in a Single Polymer, has been highlighted in the PNAS Early Edition and ScienceDebate.com Read the PNAS commentary and ScienceDebate.com discussion
Gilbert Walker was featured in the Spring 2011 edition of U of T Magazine, where he highlighted the research in bioplasmonics that is being undertaken by the BiopSys NSERC Strategic Network, of which he is Scientific Director. Read the article
Shell Ip became the 3rd member of the Walker Group to complete a PhD this month when he successfully defended his dissertation, "Lipid bilayers as a surface-functionalization platform in planar and particle-based biosensors." Congratulations, Dr. Ip!
On September 13, 2010, James Li successfully defended his PhD dissertation, "Atomic Force Microscopy of Nano-Scale, Self-Assembled, Polymeric Systems." Congratulations, Dr. Li!
Ruby May Sullan successfully defended her PhD dissertation, "Nanomechanics of Barnacle Proteins and Multicomponent Lipid Bilayers Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy," on September 9, 2010. Soon, Ruby will head off to the University of Colorado to begin a postdoctoral fellowship. [...]
The assembly of a nearfield infrared microscope for imaging protein aggregates is described. View the protocol
Michelle Xu was featured on "Small Wonders" - a series on Global National on nanotechnology. View the video
BiopSys was among the newest NSERC Strategic Research Networks announced today at a public event with Minister of State (Science & Technology) Gary Goodyear and NSERC President Suzanne Fortier. See the NSERC News Release and the University of Toronto News [...]
Michelle Xu, joint student with Prof. Stewart Aitchison and member of BiopSys, was featured in the Young Professional Roundtable on Choosing an Ethical Career in Optics in Optics & Photonics News (September 2009). Read the article at Optics and Photonics [...]
NSERC has awarded funding for a Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Professor Stewart Aitchison is principal investigator. Co-investigators are Professors Mohammad Mojahedi, Gilbert Walker, Daniel James, Harry Ruda and Nazir Kherani. Read about the [...]