Higuita-Castro Nano-Medicine Lab
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Higuita-Castro Nano-Medicine Lab
Micro and Nanoscale Technologies for Fundamental and Translational Biomedical Research
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Mission
The Nano-Medicine Laboratory at OSU is dedicated to the development and implementation of novel micro-/nanoscale platforms (e.g., Lab-on-Chip devices, gene delivery chips, tissue engineering scaffolds) for applications in fundamental and/or translational medical research.

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Team Members

Ludmila Diaz-Starokozheva
Research Assistant

Amrita Anaparthi
Undergraduate Research Asst.

Ellie Guilfoyle
Undergraduate Research Asst.

Natalia Mendonca
Undergraduate Research Asst.

Pratima Prabala
Undergraduate Research Asst.
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News
Study finds that naturally derived nanocarriers reduce inflammation, tissue damage in lungs of mice
June 20, 2023
Study finds that naturally derived nanocarriers reduce inflammation, tissue damage in lungs of mice
Higuita-Castro and Purmessur awarded a new $2.5M RO1 grant from NIH
April 12, 2022
Higuita-Castro and Purmessur awarded a new $2.5M RO1 grant from NIH
BME Professors granted patent for breakthrough technology
February 18, 2022
BME Professors granted patent for breakthrough technology
Undergraduate member Pratima Prabala selected for the Stanford Summer Research Program
March 8, 2021
Undergraduate member Pratima Prabala selected for the Stanford Summer Research Program
Undergraduate member Natalia Mendonca selected for prestigious SRF Summer Scholars Program
February 24, 2021
Undergraduate member Natalia Mendonca selected for prestigious SRF Summer Scholars Program
Drs. Devina Purmessur and Natalia Higuita-Castro featured on College of Engineering website
November 1, 2019
Drs. Devina Purmessur and Natalia Higuita-Castro featured on College of Engineering website
Nano-Medicine Lab Members Present at BMES 2019
October 19, 2019
Nano-Medicine Lab Members Present at BMES 2019
Drs. Purmessur and Higuita-Castro awarded the NIH R61 grant
September 24, 2019