NEWS ARCHIVE: April 2015 - Our manuscript titled "Synthesis of biodegradable conjugated polymers with controlled backbone flexibility" has been highlighted on the front cover of the latest issue of the Journal of Polymer Science A: Polymer Chemistry! DOI: 10.1002/pola.27662 March 2015 - Our manuscript titled "Synthesis of biodegradable conjugated polymers with controlled backbone flexibility" has just been published in the Journal of Polymer Science A: Polymer Chemistry! DOI: 10.1002/pola.27622 February 2015 - Ms Tereza Vokata received a SOFLACS Graduate Travel Award to present her research at the 249th ACS National Meeting in Denver, CO. Congratulations! February 2015 - Our manuscript titled "Differential interactions of conjugated polymer nanoparticles with glycosaminoglycans in synthetic urine" has just been published in Chemical Communications! DOI: 10.1039/C5CC00110B September 2014 - Dr Moon received an NSF CAREER award (9/1/2014 - 8/31/2019) for a project titled "Self-Assembled Biodegradable Conjugated Polymers for RNA Interference." Spring 2014 - Ms Michelle Pierre joined our group as a PhD student. Welcome! February 2014 - Welcome to our new postdoc Rajib Choudhury!!! November 2013 - Welcome to our new postdoc Rajeshkumar Manian!!! August 2013 - Our manuscript titled "Synthesis of Poly(phenylenebutadiynylenes) Using the Decarboxylative Coupling of Propiolic Acid and Aryl Iodides" has been selected by the Editorial Board of SYNFACTS for its important highlights! DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1339630 August 2013 - Our latest manuscript titled "Fabrication of Core–Shell Nanoparticles via Controlled Aggregation of Semiflexible Conjugated Polymer and Hyaluronic Acid" has just been published in Macromolecules! DOI: 10.1021/ma400996y June 2013 - Our manuscript titled "Synthesis of Poly(phenylenebutadiynylenes) Using the Decarboxylative Coupling of Propiolic Acid and Aryl Iodides" has just been published in SynLett! DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1339189 May 2013 - Our manuscript titled "Side chain and backbone structure-dependent subcellular localization and toxicity of conjugated polymer nanoparticles" has just been published in Chemical Communications! DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43015D May 2013 - Our manuscript titled "Caveolae-Mediated Endocytosis of Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles" has just been published in Macromolecular Bioscience! DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201300030 April 2013 - Ms Tereza Vokata was awarded 1st place in Florida Statewide Graduate Student Research Symposium (Biological Sciences category) for her poster on the "Synthesis of phenyleneethynylene-doped poly(p-phenylenebutadiynylene)s for live cell imaging." Congratulations! April 2013 - Mr Eladio Mendez was awarded 2nd place in Materials Research Society's prestigous Young Scientist Poster Award for his poster on "Cellular Toxicity, Uptake and Photostability of Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles". Congratulations! Jan 2013 - Our manuscript titled "Synthesis of phenyleneethynylene-doped poly(p-phenylenebutadiynylene)s for live cell imaging" has just been published in Macromolecules! DOI: 10.1021/ma3019975 Jan 2013 - Mr Yong Myoung joined our group as a PhD student. Welcome! Dec 2012 - Mr Prakash Manandhar and Mr Salauddin Ahmed joined our group as PhD students. Welcome! Aug 2012 - Ms Yoonmi Na joined our group as a research assistant. Welcome! Ms Megan Twomey and Ms Tereza Vokata joined our group as PhD students. Welcome!