National Science Foundation     |     Directorate for Engineering  (ENG) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, & Transport Systems  (CBET)     Additional Program Information - 7236     Example Areas of Research   Recent Research Highlights Example Areas of Research Videos, Nuggets, & Research Images Program Director Details Below are CBET Research Highlights indicating the breadth and scope of the Biophotonics program                   Focus Area   Fiscal Year   Principal Investigator with Link to Abstract Institution   Simplified Title with Link to Award Achievements & Highlights*                 * Macromolecule Markers   2011   Wax, Adam Duke University   Identifying Cancer Cells with Gold and Silver Nanoparticles See also more research by Adam Wax: Noninvasively Detecting Esophageal Cancer                 * Macromolecule Markers   2010   Rinaldi, Carlos University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez   NIRT: Magnetically and Thermally Active Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment                 * Low Coherence Sensing at the Nanoscale   2007   Backman, Vadim Northwestern University   Early Colon Cancer Screening without Colonoscopy                 * Neurophotonics   2006   Humayun, Mark Doheny Eye Institute   Biocompatible Technology for a High-Density, High-Resolution Retinal Stimulator See also: An Intraocular Camera for Retinal Prostheses                 * Micro- and Nano-photonics   2008   Lvov, Yuri Louisiana Tech University   Nanoengineered Shells for Drug Delivery                 * Micro- and Nano-photonics   2008   Xu, Xiaohong Nancy Old Dominion University   In Vivo Imaging of Transport and Biocompatibility of Single Nanoparticles in Early Development of Zebrafish Enbryos                 * Micro- and Nano-photonics   2010   Rinaldi, Carlos University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez   NIRT: Magnetically and Thermally Active Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment                 * Micro- and Nano-photonics   2009   Strano, Micahel Massachusetts Institute of Technology   NIRT: Single Particle Tracking of Carbon Nanotubes in Live Mammalian Cells via Near-Infrared Photoluminescence                 * Optogenetics   2008   Menon, Latika Northeastern University   NER: Nano-Biodevices for the Reliable, Long-Term Recording and Stimulation of Neuronal Activity                 Top of Page This page was Updated on 11 May 2012.