Alex M. Chen

Email: chenminhua@yahoo.com

Education

M.S. in Analytical Chemistry  University of North Texas, Denton, TX, August, 2002

B.S.  in Chemistry     Peking University of China, Beijing, China, July, 2000

Publication

1.   Chen, A. M., Santhakumaran, L. M., Nair, S. K., Amenta, P. S., Thomas, T., He, H. X. and Thomas, T. J. “Oligodeoxynucleotide Nanostructure Formation in the Presence of Polypropyleneimine Dendrimers and Their Uptake in Breast Cancer Cells”, Nanotechnology 2006, Accepted.

2. Chen, A. M., Nair, S. K., Thomas, T., Thomas, T. J. He, H. X. “Delivery of Therapeutic Oligonucletides to Breast Cancer Cells with Dendrimers and Dendrimer Modified Gold Nanoparticle” NSTI Nanotech (Nano Science and Technology Institute), Boston, May 7-11, 2006. Technical Proceedings of the Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Vol. 2, 29-32. 

3. Nair, S. K., Thomas, T. J., Greenfield, N. J., Chen, A. M., He, H. X., Thomas, T. S. “Conformational dynamics of estrogen receptors a and b as revealed by intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence and circular dichroism” J. Molecular Endocrinology 2005, 35, 211-223

4. L. M. Santhakumaran, A. Chen, C.K.S. Pillai, T. Thomas, H. He, and T.J. Thomas, "Nanotechnology in Nonviral Gene Delivery", in Nanofabrication for Biomedical Applications: Techniques, Tools, Applications, and Impact, Eds: J. Hormes, C. Kumar, and C. Leuschner, Wiley-VCH, (2004) 253-280

5. S.H. Cypes,  R. M. Wenslow, S. M. Thomas, A. M. Chen, J. G. Dorwart, J. R. Corte, and M. Kaba, Drying an Organic Monohydrate: Crystal Form Instabilities and a Factory-Scale Drying Scheme to Ensure Monohydrate Preservation, Organic Process Research & Development, (2004), 8(4), 576-582

6. A. M. Chen, C. Pingsuthiwong, and T. D. Golden, Electrodeposition of Diamondlike Carbon Films on Nickel Substrates, J. Mater. Res., (2003) 18(7), 1561-1565  

Conferences

1. A. M. Chen, S. K. Nair, T. Thomas, H. He, and T.J. Thomas. Antisense Oligonucleotide Nanoparticles and Their Transport in Breast Cancer Cells, 2006 AACR 97th Annual Meeting, April 1-5, 2006

2. Chen, A.; Thomas, T. J.; He, H. Condensation and uptake of therapeutic oligonucletides to breast cancer cells with dendrimers and dendrimer modified gold nanoparticles.  231st ACS National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States, March 26-30, 2006

3. Chen, A. M.; Santhakumaran, L. M.; Nair, S. K.; Thomas, T.; Thomas, T. J.; He, H. Multifunctional Non-Viral Condensing Agent for Gene Delivery. 37th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society,  May 22-25, 2005

4. Chaudhry, J., Jr.; Chen, A; He, H. Synthesis of G3 PPI Dendrimer Encapsulated Ag Nanocomposites and Their Potential Applications in the Condensation of DNA. 37th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, May 22-25, 2005

5. Sandhya Y.K. Nair, TJ Thomas, Norma Greenfield, A. Chen, H. He, Thresia Thomas. Thermal unfolding of estrogen receptors alpha and beta, 2005 AACR 96th Annual Meeting, April 16-20, 2005

6. Thomas, T. J.; Chen, A.; Santhakumaran, L. M.; Thomas, T.; He, H. Robust production of DNA nanoclusters by polypropylenimine dendrimers. MACRO 2004, International Conference on Polymers for Advanced Technologies, India, Dec. 15-17, 2004

7. Taratula, O; Zhang, J.; Chen, A; Chauhdry, J; He, H. Pd Nanowire arrays fabricated by spontaneous organization. 228th ACS National Meeting,  August 22-26, 2004

8. T. D. Golden, C. Pingsuthiwong and M. Chen, Electrodeposition of Diamond-like Carbon Films, 224^th ACS National Meeting, Boston, August, 2002

9. M. Chen, C. Pingsuthiwong, and T. D. Golden, New Synthesis Approach for Diamond-like Carbon Films in Liquid Ammonia, ACS Miniature, Dallas, TX April, 2002

10. M. Chen, C. Pingsuthiwong, and T. D. Golden, Electrodeposition of Diamond-like Carbon Films on Ni Substrate, The Pittsburgh Conference, New Orleans, LA March, 2002

11. M. Chen, C. Pingsuthiwong, and T. D. Golden, Mechanism Study for the Electrodeposition of Diamond-like Carbon Films, ACS Regional Meeting, San Antonio, TX October, 2001

12. T. D. Golden, C. Pingsuthiwong and M. Chen, Electrodeposition of Diamond-like Carbon Films from Acetylene, AAAS-SWARM Meeting, Denton, TX, April, 2001