20.309:Presentations

Session 1: Thursday, Sep. 28, 7:00PM

1. Connie Yee: J. W. Hong, et al. "A nanoliter-scale nucleic acid processor with parallel architecture," Nature Biotech. 22(4): pp. 435-439 (2004).
2. Emily Slutsky: J. M. Nam, C. S. Thaxton, C. A. Mirkin "Nanoparticle-based bio-bar codes for the ultrasensitive detection of proteins," Science 301(5641): pp. 1884-1886 (2003).
3. Kelly Chang and Iliana Jäätmaa: E. Winfree, et al. "Design and self-assembly of two-dimensional DNA crystals," Nature 394(6693): pp. 539-544 (1998). AND P. W. K. Rothemund "Folding DNA to create nanoscale shapes and patterns," Nature 440(7082): pp. 297-302(2006).
4. (C. S. J. Hou, et al. "Label-free microelectronic PCR quantification" Analytical Chemistry 78(8): pp. 2526-2531 (2006). AND R. Y. Lai et al. "Rapid, sequence-specific detection of unpurified PCR amplicons via a reusable, electrochemical sensor" PNAS 103(11): pp. 4017-4021 (2006).)

Session 2: Thursday, Oct. 19, 12:00PM (in class)

1. John Sy: A. Engell and D. J. Muller "Observing single biomolecules at work with the atomic force microscope," Nature Stuct. Biol. 7(9): pp. 715-718 (2000).
2. Yao-Chung Weng: F. Schwesinger et al. "Unbinding forces of single antibody-antigen complexes correlate with their thermal dissociation rates" PNAS 97(18): pp. 9972-9977 (2000).
3. Justin Lo: 20.309 Lab Module 1 -- measuring DNA melting curves.
4. (D. Rugar et al. "Single spin detection by magnetic resonance force microscopy," Nature 430(6997): pp. 329-332 (2004).)

Session 3: Thursday, Nov. 16, 8:00PM

1. Laura Sontag: P. J. Verveer et al., "Quantitative Imaging of Lateral ErbB1 Receptor Signal Propagation in the Plasma Membrane," Science 290 pp. 1567-70 (2000).
2. Sabrina Spencer: C. S. Chen et al., "Geometric control of cell life and death," Science 276 pp. 1425-28 (1997).
3. Dan Taub: Z. E. Perlman et al., "Multidimensional Drug Profiling by Automated Microscopy," Science 306 pp. 1194-98 (2004).
4. John Healy: Y. Wang et al., "Visualizing the mechanical activation of Src," Nature 434, pp. 1040-45 (2005).
5. Jen Mitchel: J. Fritz et al. "Translating biomolecular recognition into nanomechanics," Science 288(5464): pp. 316-318 (2000).
6. (D. Axelrod, "Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy in Cell Biology," Traffic 2 pp. 764-774 (2001).)
7. (E. Chung, D. Kim, and P. T. C. So, "Extended resolution wide-field optical imaging: objective-launched standing-wave total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy," Opt. Lett. 31(7) pp. 945-7 (2006).)
8. (A. M. W. van Marion et al., "Morphology of the bone marrow after stem cell transplantation," Histopahology 48, pp. 329-42 (2006).)

Session 4: Thursday, Nov. 30, 8:00PM

1. Andrea Bryan: G. E. Fantner et al. "Sacrificial bonds and hidden length: Unraveling molecular mesostructures in tough materials" Biophys. Journal 90(4): pp. 1411-1418 (2006).
2. Andrzej Wojcieszynski: S. M. Block et al., "Probing the kinesin reaction cycle with a 2D optical force clamp," PNAS 100(5), pp. 2351-56 (2003).
3. Jenny Chan: S. Yamada, D. Wirtz, and S. C. Kuo, "Mechanics of Living Cells Measured by Laser Tracking Microrheology," Biophys. J 78(4), pp. 1736-47 (2000).
4. Sally Lou: B. Yap and R. D. Kamm, "Cytoskeletal remodeling and cellular activation during deformation of neutrophils into narrow channels," J Appl. Physiol. 99, pp. 2323-30 (2005).
5. (J. C. Crocker et al., "Two-Point Microrheology of Inhomogeneous Soft Materials," Phys. Rev. Lett. 85(4), pp. 888-91 (2000).)
6. (I. Rousso et al., "Microsecond atomic force sensing of protein conformational dynamics: Implications for the primary light-induced events in bacteriorhodopsin," PNAS 94, pp. 7937-41 (1997).)

Session 5: Tuesday, Dec. 12, 12:00PM (in class)

1. Jing Tang: M. J. Miller et al., "Two-Photon Imaging of Lymphocyte Motility and Antigen Response in Intact Lymph Node," Science 296 pp. 1869-73 (2002).
2. Evelyn Ho: T. Ichimura et al., "Application of tip-enhanced microscopy for nonlinear Raman spectroscopy," Appl. Phys. Lett. 84(10), pp. 1768-70 (2004).
3. Chris Savage: T-W. Koo, S. Chan, and A. A. Berlin, "Single-molecule detection of biomolecules by surface-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering," Opt. Lett. 30(9), pp. 1024-6 (2005).
4. Ali AlHassani: H. Wang et al., "Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Imaging of Axonal Myelin in Live Spinal Tissues," Biophys. J 89(1), pp. 581-91 (2005).
5. (K. M. Hanson et al., "Two-Photon Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging of the Skin Stratum Corneum pH Gradient" Biophys. J 83(3) pp. 1682-90 (2002).)
6. (P. J. Campagnola et al., "Three-Dimensional High-Resolution Second-Harmonic Generation Imaging of Endogenous Structural Proteins in Biological Tissues," Biophys. J 81(1) pp. 493-508 (2002).)