October 27, 2011 - Paper by Isaac Li and Gilbert Walker highlighted in Nature
Li and Walker's recent PNAS paper has been highlighted in a review in Nature.
Read the Nature review

September 27, 2011 - New paper by Isaac Li and Gilbert Walker highlighted by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and ScienceDebate.com
A new paper by Li and Walker, Signature of Hydrophobic Hydration in a Single Polymer, has been highlighted in the PNAS Early Edition and ScienceDebate.com
Read the PNAS commentary and ScienceDebate.com discussion

March 17, 2011 - Gilbert Walker and BiopSys featured in U of T Magazine
Gilbert Walker was featured in the Spring 2011 edition of U of T Magazine, where he highlighted the research in bioplasmonics that is being undertaken by the BiopSys NSERC Strategic Network, of which he is Scientific Director.
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September 21, 2010 - Congratulations to Shell Ip!
Shell Ip became the 3rd member of the Walker Group to complete a PhD this month when he successfully defended his dissertation, "Lipid bilayers as a surface-functionalization platform in planar and particle-based biosensors." Congratulations, Dr. Ip!

September 13, 2010 - Congratulations to James Li!
On September 13, 2010, James Li successfully defended his PhD dissertation, "Atomic Force Microscopy of Nano-Scale, Self-Assembled, Polymeric Systems." Congratulations, Dr. Li!

September 9, 2010 - Congratulations to Ruby May Sullan!
Ruby May Sullan successfully defended her PhD dissertation, "Nanomechanics of Barnacle Proteins and Multicomponent Lipid Bilayers Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy," on September 9, 2010. Soon, Ruby will head off to the University of Colorado to begin a postdoctoral fellowship. Congratulations, Dr. Sullan!

November 25, 2009 - Melissa Paulite publishes video in the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)

October 7, 2009 - Michelle Xu featured on Global National
Michelle Xu was featured on "Small Wonders" - a series on Global National on nanotechnology.
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September 24, 2009 - BiopSys Goes Public!
BiopSys was among the newest NSERC Strategic Research Networks announced today at a public event with Minister of State (Science & Technology) Gary Goodyear and NSERC President Suzanne Fortier.
See the NSERC News Release and the University of Toronto News Release

September 2009 - Michelle Xu featured in Optics & Photonics News
Michelle Xu, joint student with Prof. Stewart Aitchison and member of BiopSys, was featured in the Young Professional Roundtable on Choosing an Ethical Career in Optics in Optics & Photonics News (September 2009).
Read the article at Optics and Photonics News

June 5, 2009 - NSERC CREATE Program in Nanoscience Awarded
NSERC has awarded funding for a Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Professor Stewart Aitchison is principal investigator. Co-investigators are Professors Mohammad Mojahedi, Gilbert Walker, Daniel James, Harry Ruda and Nazir Kherani.
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