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Hawker's Group

Hawker's Group

Materials Research Laboratory
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
phone: (805) 893-4558
fax: (805) 893-8797
Goals

Within the NHLBI-PEN project, the Hawker group will synthesize multifunctional polymer nanoparticles, both for imaging and radiation therapy. To be able to monitor the nanoparticles in animal studies, they will be functionalized with optically-active labels, chelators for radioactive64Cu (PET imaging) or gadolinium (MRI imaging). Initial tissue targeting, to sites of acute vascular injury, will be based upon labeling of the surfaces of the nanoparticles with an αVβ3-targeting ligand.


An example of a Functionalized Polymer Star


Facilities

The Hawker group occupies two labs (total ~2000 ft2) in the Engineering II building and and the Materials Research Laboratory. Between both facilities, the group occupies 9 large fume hoods equipped with the necessary equipment to perform polymer synthesis and characterization. The group also has full access to all of the characterization equipment present in the MRL, a complete description of the MRL facilities can be obtained at http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/mrl/centralfacilities/index.html.




Eric Pressly (left) & former postdoc, Ken-ichi Fukukawa (right)


People

Craig J. Hawker, Ph. D.
Co-Investigator and Material Synthesis Component Leader
Materials Research Laboratory
University of California at Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
phone: (805) 893-7161
fax: (805) 893-8797
hawker@mrl.ucsb.edu

Roey J. Amir, Ph.D.
Postdoc
University of California, Santa Barbara
Materials Research Laboratory
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
phone: (805)893-
fax: (805) 893-8797
amirroey@umail.ucsb.edu

Luke A. Connal, Ph.D.
Postdoc
Materials Research Laboratory
University of California at Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
phone: (805) 893-7771
fax: (805) 893-8502
connalla@unimelb.edu.au

Jasmine N. Hunt
Graduate Research Assistant
University of California, Santa Barbara
Materials Research Laboratory
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
phone: (805)893-4408
fax: (805) 893-8797
jasmine_hunt@umail.ucsb.edu

Ashley Mynar Piekarski
Graduate Research Assistant
University of California, Santa Barbara
Materials Research Laboratory
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
phone: (805)893-7937
fax: (805) 893-8797
amynar@chem.ucsb.edu


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