Tan Group

Molecular Engineering Subgroup

Dr. Xiaoling Zhang
Beijing Instit. of Tech.
From 2008
Zhangxl@chem.ufl.edu

Yanrong Wu
Graduate Student
From 2005
ellenwu@ufl.edu

Chemical Biology
Subgroup

Ye Xu
Visiting Scholar
Xiamen University
xmxuye@ufl.edu

Xiangling Xiong
Graduate Student
From 2007
xxiong@chem.ufl.edu

Parag Anil Parekh
Graduate Student
From 2006
paragp@ufl.edu

Jen Martin
Grad. Student
From 2005
jmartin@chem.ufl.edu

Hui (William) Chen
Graduate Student
From 2003
hchen@chem.ufl.edu

Dalia Lopez-Colon
Graduate Student
From 2006
dalia@chem.ufl.edu

George Naah Ansoanuur
Undergraduate
From Fall 2007

Bionanotechnology
Subgroup

Yufen Huang
Postdoc
From 2007
jsmith@chem.ufl.edu

Jilin Yan
Postdoc
From 2006
jyan@chem.ufl.edu

Hui Wang
Graduate Student
From 2007
huiwang@chem.ufl.edu

Suwussa Bamrungsap
Graduate Student
From 2007
suwussa@ufl.edu

Meghan B. O'Donoghue
Graduate Student
From: 2006
mod@chem.ufl.edu

Administrative
Assistance

Last Update: Wednesday, September 17, 2008; Site Designed by: Bo Li, William Chen, Meghan O'Donoghue
The Tan Group. Chemistry Department, University of Florida.

Dr. Xiaoling Zhang Beijing Instit. of Tech. From 2008 Zhangxl@chem.ufl.edu		Michael Mavros Undergraduate From 2008 mmavros@ufl.edu
Engineering molecules and synthesizing novel fluorescence probes for bioanalysis, biosensors, biotechnological and biomedical applications.	I work on monitoring binding affinities in biological systems including cancer cells using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy.
Yanrong Wu Graduate Student From 2005 ellenwu@ufl.edu		Karen Martinez Graduate Student From 2004 kmartine@ufl.edu
I am interested in molecular probe design aimed at biomedical applications, like diagnosis, therapy or some bioligical study.	My research involves the synthesis and development of fluorescence probes for intracellular measurements. Currently, I am working with a hybrid linear probe.
Yan Chen Graduate Student From 8/2005 ychen@chem.ufl.edu		Dosung Sohn Graduate Student From 8/2003 dsohn@chem.ufl.edu
Molecular engineering: engineer molecules and synthesize novel molecular probes for bioanalysis, biosensors, biotechnological and biomedical applications.	My research interest is biological sample separation with capillary electrophoresis. Currently, I am determining several important molecule concentrations for nitrite, glutamate, and taurine in single cells of Aplysia californica

Ye Xu Visiting Scholar Xiamen University xmxuye@ufl.edu		Kwame Sefah Graduate Student skwame@ufl.edu
I am working on developing aptamer based micro fluidic device for multiplex cell capture and sorting.	DNA probe manipulation and aptamer selection and applications. I am currently selecting high affinity DNA aptamers against different myeloid leukemia cells using cell-based SELEX.
Xiangling Xiong Graduate Student From 2007 xxiong@chem.ufl.edu		Youngmi Kim Graduate Student From 1/2004 ykim@chem.ufl.edu
Interested in aptamer based cancer detection. Currently I'm working on one type of colon cancer cell SELEX.	I am interested in development of robust molecular beacons using non-standard bases, and SELEX using proteins and peptides.
Parag Anil Parekh Graduate Student From 2006 paragp@ufl.edu		Ling Meng Graduate Student From 2005 mengling@ufl.edu
Aptamer selection and applications for infectious diseases.	My research focuses on liver cancer Selex and PTK7 function investigation by RNAi.
Jen Martin Grad. Student From 2005 jmartin@chem.ufl.edu		Basri Gulbakan Grad. Student From Fall 2007 basrig@ufl.edu
Working with Youngmi on drug SELEX project, and trying to better the LOD on homemade CE/LIF.	My research interest is in mass spectrometry. Currently I am working on aptamer based affinity mass spectrometry applications.
Hui (William) Chen Graduate Student From 2003 hchen@chem.ufl.edu		Dr. Joseph Phillips Postdoc From 3/07 joephill@ufl.edu
Selection of aptamers for targeting of lung and leukemia cancer.	Microfluidic devices for the detection of cancer cells using aptamers.
Dalia Lopez-Colon Graduate Student From 2006 dalia@chem.ufl.edu		Elizabeth Jimenez Graduate Student From Fall 2008 elizadi@ufl.edu
Aptamer applications for ovarian cancer therapy.
George Naah Ansoanuur Undergraduate From Fall 2007
I'm working on selecting an aptamer for the mutant Huntingtin Protein.

Yufen Huang Postdoc From 2007 jsmith@chem.ufl.edu		M.-Carmen Estevez Postdoc From 2006 cestevez@chem.ufl.edu
The development of nanoparticles such as gold nanorods for targeted detection and delivery of cancer.	Nanobiotechnolgy and in particular, application of nanoparticles for the development of sensitive assays for bioanalytical detection and biomaging
Jilin Yan Postdoc From 2006 jyan@chem.ufl.edu		Huaizhi Kang Graduate Student From 2005 hkang@chem.ufl.edu
Nanoparticle based biorecognition; nanoparticle based test strip for diagnosis; molecular assembly and related devices.	Interest in developing novel nanotechnology and nanomaterials, especially in biomedical and bioengineering fields.
Hui Wang Graduate Student From 2007 huiwang@chem.ufl.edu		Zhi Zhu Graduate Student From 8/2006 zhizhu@chem.ufl.edu
Computational SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment), biosensor synthesis and design.	My research interest involves the synthesis and development of nanoparticles or nanostructure based nanodevice and nanotechnology.
Suwussa Bamrungsap Graduate Student From 2007 suwussa@ufl.edu		Xiaolan Chen Visting Scholar From: 2007 mod@chem.ufl.edu
	Synthesis, development and application of nanomaterials in biomedical fields.
Meghan B. O'Donoghue Graduate Student From: 2006 mod@chem.ufl.edu		Haipeng Liu Postdoc From 7/2007 liuh@chem.ufl.edu
I'm working on aptamer targeted delivery of liposomes. But building DNA-based nanomachines is what I look forward to doing.	Molecular self-assembly: synthesis and design of molecular self-assemblies for biological applications.
Administrative Assistance		In Transition