Whelanlab members, Spring 2024

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

October 26, 2024 - Several members of the Whelan lab attended the 3rd Annual Chemical Biology Symposium at KU. Rebecca--in her role as co-director of the T32 training program--helped organize the meeting, Trisha received a poster prize, and Ashten got the award for best lightning talk. Congratulations, Trisha and Ashten!

October 15, 2024 - Rebecca, Chien-Wei, and Bhagya attended the ACS Midwest Regional Meeting in Omaha, NE. Rebecca co-chaired a day-long symposium on environmental and biomedical sensors co-organized by Denis Svechkarev (University of Nebraska - Omaha). Chien-Wei gave a talk, and Bhagya presented a poster. It was a great few days of sharing science!

October 1, 2024 - Our latest collaborative publication, "Immunoaffinity-free chromatographic purification of ovarian cancer biomarker CA125 (MUC16) from blood serum enables mass spectrometry characterization" has appeared in Analytical Methods. As an added bonus, art contributed by post-doc Miyuru De Silva landed us on the outside front cover. Congratulations to the entire team!

September 27, 2024 - Rebecca attended Emerging Technologies for Diagnostics and Liquid Biopsies in New Orleans. It was a great chance to discuss some cutting-edge research in an intimate setting. Many thanks to Professor Steve Soper for the invitation.

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Funding Sources

  • We are grateful to have received support from the National Cancer Institute, the National Science Foundation, Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine, T.E.A.L. Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer, the Dreyfus Foundation, and Research Corporation