Overview
We work at the interfaces of analytical, physical, materials, and biological chemistry, exploiting electrochemical and spectroscopic techniques to achieve dynamic molecular information. The systems we study range from neurons to soil to nanostructures.
News
- 11.23.2009
- John Thompson is awarded a UROP award to continue his research in the Haynes Lab.
- 11.20.2009
- Christy presents an invited seminar in the University of Kansas Chemistry Department.
- 11.10.2009
- Zhen (Nancy) Liu is awarded a UROP award to continue her research in the Haynes Lab.
- 11.05.2009
- Christy presents an invited seminar in the UT, Austin Chemistry Department.
- 10.21.2009
- Christy and Kyle attend FACSS 2009 where Christy presents an invited seminar and Kyle presents a poster.
- 10.15.2009
- Christy presents an invited seminar in the University of Minnesota Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development.
- 10.08.2009
- Christy presents an invited seminar in the Georgia Tech Chemistry Department.
- 09.29.2009
- Christy presents her promotion seminar as part of the University of Minnesota Chemistry Department Seminar series.
- 09.25.2009
- Christy presents a poster about the group's platelet work at the NIH Pionner Sympoisum in Bethesda, MD.
- 09.23.2009
- Kyle's recent collaborative work with the Oh group to create nanohole SERS substrates was accepted for publication in Langmuir.
- 09.14.2009
- Bryce, Melissa, and Kathy's work on nanotoxicity of Au in mast cells was accepted for publication in The Analyst.
- 09.07.2009
- Jenna Stevens and John Thompson join the Haynes lab as undergraduate researchers.
- 08.25.2009 - 08.30.2009
- Bryce, Sara, Melissa and Christy attend the 4th International Conference on Nanotechnology - Occupational and Environmental Health in Helsinki, Finland. Both Sara and Christy gave talks while Bryce and Melissa presented posters.
- 08.18.2009
- The Haynes Lab hosts Chemistry Day at Centennial Elementary School. Photos available in the web gallery.
- 08.11.2009
- The Haynes Lab (and friends) host the 4th annual Chemistry Day at W. 7th Community Center. Photos are available in the web gallery, and a video edited by Bryce is also available.
- 08.06.2009
- Haynes lab Lando NSF REU student, Ivan Lenov wins second place in the MRSEC/YCC poster session. His poster details the work he did during summer 2009 in collaboration with Kyle and Nate.
- 08.05.2009
- Secil Koseoglu joins the Haynes Lab as a doctoral student. Secil will collaborate with Shencheng initially and work to integrate single platelet measurements into the immune system-on-a-chip platform.
- 07.25.2009
- Yu-Shen's work on multifunctional mesoporous silica nanoparticles was accepted for publication in Chemistry of Materials.
- 06.22.2009
- Kyle is awarded the Agnes Hansen travel award from the Xi Chapter of Graduate Women in Science.
- 06.12.2009
- Christy is one of many co-authors of an educational article accepted by the Journal of Chemical Education aiming to teach high school students about scanning probe microscopy. The activity is titled "Coffee Cup Atomic Force Microscopy" and is based on work done while Christy was a graduate student at Northwestern University.
- 05.29.2009
- Kyle wins the Society for Applied Spectroscopy poster session - her prize is a travel grant to attend FACSS 2009. Nice work Kyle!
- 05.27.2009
- Christy gives a talk at the 2009 University of Minnesota NIH Chemical Biology Symposium. In addition, Haynes group work is featured in posters presented by Shencheng Ge, Bryce Marquis, Melissa Maurer-Jones, Nate Wittenberg, and Ozlem Ersin.
- 05.06.2009
- Shencheng has been named a 2009-2010 University of Minnesota Doctoral Dissertation Fellow. This award "is intended to enable Ph.D. candidates of particular promise to devote full-time effort to the research and writing of the dissertation during 2009-10".
- 04.28.2009
- Christy has been named a 2009 Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar. This award "recognizes Christy's considerable body of scientific accomplishments and her dedication to education in the chemical sciences".
- 04.27.2009
- Emily Woo is selected as a winner of the Thomas DuBruil Undergraduate Research Award for 2009 based on her work done in the Haynes Lab with Shencheng Ge.
- 04.17.2009
- Christy is named the 2010 Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry (SEAC) Young Investigator. The award announcement is included in the SEAC spring 2009 newsletter.
- 04.14.2009
- Christy gives an invited talk at the "Design of Medical Devices" conference on Yu-Shen's nanoparticle drug delivery work.
- 04.13.2009
- Bryce successfully delivers his 4th year independent research proposal.
- 04.10.2009
- Audrey is named a 2009 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. This is a highly prestigious award that includes 3 years of support and a travel grant. Nice work and congratulations to Audrey!
- 04.06.2009
- Shencheng successfully delivers his 4th year independent research proposal.
- 04.02.2009
- Emily has been chosen as a 2009 Heisig/Gleysteen Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow based on her academic and research accomplishments. Congratulations!
- 03.31.2009
- Kyle has been chosen to receive a 2009 Coblentz Society Student Award. Congratulations!
- 03.22.2009
- Shencheng's newest platelet paper is featured as a "Research Profile" in Analytical Chemistry.
- 03.19.2009
- Christy gives an invited talk at the founding meeting of a Minnesota chapter of Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS).
- 03.08.2009 - 03.11.2009
- Christy, Shencheng, Bryce, Kyle, Sara, Yu-Shen, and Melissa present their work at PittCon 2009 in Chicago.
- 03.10.2009
- Melissa is awarded a Mary Haga Travel Award from the Xi Chapter of Graduate Women in Science to attend PittCon in Chicago. Congratulations Melissa!
- 02.26.2009
- Bryce is awarded a Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry (SEAC) travel award to attend PittCon in Chicago. The award announcement is included in the SEAC spring 2009 newsletter. Congratulations Bryce!
- 02.26.2009
- Our nanotox review article in The Analyst is featured as a "Hot Article."
- 02.20.2009
- Christy gives an invted seminar called "Electroanalytical Eavesdropping on Cellular Communications" at the University of St. Thomas
- 02.09.2009
- The nanotox team's appearance on DragonflyTV is available on the web.
- 02.09.2009
- Christy gives Analytical Seminar.
- 02.09.2009
- Our second paper on the topic of SERS-based pollutant sensing, titled "Partition Layer-Modified Substrates for Reversible Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Detection of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons," was accepted for publication in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry . Great work Courtney and Kyle!
- 02.06.2009
- Our second paper on the topic of platelet secretion, titled "Quantal Release of Serotonin from Platelets," was accepted for publication in Analytical Chemistry . Great work Shencheng!
- 02.02.2009
- Undergraduate chemistry major, Chelsea DeRuyter, joins the Haynes group to work with Kyle on designing polymer-templated SERS substrates.
- 01.20.2009
- Undergraduate biochemistry major, Allison Fortenberry, joins the Haynes group to work with Yu-Shen on drug delivery nanoparticles.
- 01.15.2009
- Christy, Bryce, and Melissa visit the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN where Christy gives an invited talk and we meet with potential collaborators.
- 01.13.2009
- Yu-Shen Lin passes his candidacy exam.
- 12.24.2008
- The Haynes Group Immune System-on-a-Chip project is featured on the University of Minnesota website.
- 12.22.2008
- Our critical review article, titled "Analytical Methods to Assess Nanoparticle Toxicity," for the journal Analyst was accepted for publication. Great work Bryce, Sara, and Kathy!
- 12.16.2008
- Melissa Maurer-Jones passes her candidacy exam.
- 12.07.2008
- Courtney Jones, an undergraduate researcher working with Kyle Bantz, graduates with honors. Her honors thesis is a manuscript that has been submitted for publication. Courtney has accepted a position at Cargill in Dayton, OH. Congratulations to Courtney - we'll miss you!
- 11.25.2008
- Benjamin Manning, a first year graduate student, joins the Haynes group to work on our new microfluidics project with Audrey and Donghyuk. Welcome Ben!
- 11.24.2008
- Ozlem Ersin joins the Haynes lab as a research fellow to work on our immune system-on-a-chip.
- 11.17.2008
- Our review article, titled "Toxicity of Therapeutic Nanoparticles," for the journal Nanomedicine was accepted for publication. Great work Melissa, Kyle, Sara, and Bryce!
- 10.25.2008
- The group spent an afternoon at the Pine Tree Apple Orchard - photos are up in the group gallery
- 10.15.2008
- Donghyuk Kim, a first year graduate student, joins the Haynes group to work on our new microfluidics project. Welcome Donghyuk!
- 09.22.2008
- Christy is chosen as a 2008 NIH New Innovator. This award comes with 5 years of generous support for a new project combining our electrochemical analysis of cell communication with microfluidics. Coverage of this award was featured in The Scientist, the Minnesota Daily, and on Fox9 News.
- 09.19.2008
- Audrey Guerard, a first year graduate student, joins the Haynes group to work on our new microfluidics project. Welcome Audrey!
- 09.04.2008
- Yu-Shen is awarded the Robert L. Ferm Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award for 2007-2008. Great work!
- 09.03.2008
- Sara, Bryce, and Christy's Focal Point article titled “Recent Advances in Nanomaterial Plasmonics: Fundamental Studies and Applications” was accepted for publication in Applied Spectroscopy.
- 08.27.2008
- The Haynes group spent a day eating junk food at the Minnesota State Fair. A few photos have been posted in our gallery.
- 08.07.2008
- Haynes lab Lando NSF REU student, Richard Kurker wins first place in the MRSEC/YCC poster session. His poster details the work he did during summer 2008 in collaboration with Nate.
- 08.05.2008
- Christy is quoted in an article titled It's a small, small world in the Star Tribune.
- 07.30.2008
- Shencheng and Nate's work is featured on the department website.
- 07.30.2008 - 08.04.2008
- Christy presents the group's work at the Transatlantic Frontiers of Chemistry 2008 conference in Manchester, England.
- 07.24.2008
- Nate and Christy's review article titled “Using Nanoparticles to Push the Limits of Detection” was accepted for publication in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine.
- 07.11.2008
- Kyle's work on a SERS-based PCB sensor was accepted for publication in Vibrational Spectroscopy.
- 07.08.2008
- The Haynes Group visits the West 7th Community Center for our 3rd Annual Chemistry Day. See the photos of our day with these curious kids.
- 07.03.2008
- Bryce's work demonstrating mast cell/fibroblast co-cultures as an in vitro model for chronic toxicity was accepted for publication in Biophysical Chemistry.
- 06.30.2008
- Christy is appointed as a senior member of the graduate faculty in the field of Chemical Physics.
- 06.18.2008
- Bryce presents a poster and Christy gives a talk on the topic of nanoparticle toxicity at 3M.
- 06.11.2008
- Emily Woo, an undergraduate Chemistry major, joins the Haynes lab to work with Shencheng to study platelet exocytosis.
- 06.04.2008
- Shencheng and Nate's amperometry work on platelets was accepted for publication as an Accelerated Publication in Biochemistry.
- 06.03.2008
- Richard Kurker, a Lando summer researcher, joins the Haynes group to work with Nate on calcium imaging in neurons.
- 05.20.2008
- Both Shencheng Ge and Bryce Marquis give excellent talks at the University of Minnesota Department of chemistry Graduate Student Symposium.
- 04.24.2008
- Courtney Jones is selected as the winner of the 2008 George T. Walker Scholarship and junior prize for outstanding achievement in undergraduate research and overall scholastic excellence from the Department of Chemistry.
- 04.23.2008
- Kathy Braun's UROP award is renewed to continue her work studying the interaction of nanoparticles and cells using transmission electron microscopy.
- 04.18.2008 and 04.25.2008
- Kathy Braun presents a poster on her work at the University of Minnesota undergraduate poster session and the American Chemical Society Winchell Symposium.