The Whelan Lab
Research in the Whelan lab is motivated by the need to detect and treat ovarian cancer in its early stages. We approach the problem of ovarian cancer detection with a diverse tool kit drawn from bioanalytical chemistry, molecular biology, bioinformatics, and nanoscience.
Recent Whelan Group News
March 13, 2025 - Third-year graduate student Caitlin McEntee has been selected to participate in the Cold Spring Harbor Course on Expression, Purification & Analysis of Proteins and Protein Complexes. Her attendance at this intensive two-week course will be supported in part by the Alumni Fund for Graduate Research in Chemistry. Congratulations, Caitlin, and thank you to the Chemistry Department for the generous support!
March 7, 2025 - Our first-year Bioengineering graduate student Danielle Dotson has been selected for the Self Graduate Fellowship. This highly competitive fellowship provides generous financial support and professional development activities to future leaders among KU graduate students. Congratulations, Danielle!
February 28, 2028 - Rebecca gave an invited seminar to the Chemistry Department at Iowa State University. It was great seeing some old friends and meeting new possible collaborators. Many thanks to Professor Robbyn Anand for the invitation and being a great host!
February 27, 2025 - Today we send off our postdoc, Miyuru de Silva, to a job at BMS in New Jersey. Miyuru made great contributions to the lab's capillary electrophoresis (CE) capabilities, on our commercial and homebuilt CE instruments. All the best for a bright future, Miyuru, and thank you!
February 5, 2025 - Rebecca gave an invited talk to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Wichita State University. It was a great day discussing shared scientific interests. Thank you to Professor Haifan Wu for the invitation and being a gracious host!