Gang Han PHD
Title Assistant Professor
Institution University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology
Address University of Massachusetts Medical School
364 Plantation Street, LRB
Worcester MA 01605
Email
Other Positions
Institution UMMS - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Department Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology

Institution UMMS - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Department Interdisciplinary Graduate Program

Institution UMMS - Programs, Centers and Institutes
Department RNA Therapeutics Institute
Awards and Honors
2011 Worcester Foundation Mel Cutler Award
Narrative

Nanomaterials for Biomolecule Imaging and Therapy

B.S. Nanjing University, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts-Amherst , Postdoctoral Fellow. The Molecule Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley Lab. Phone: 508-856-3297

http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zmGmLBoAAAAJ

My research focuses on developing both small and bright tools for biomedical applications, that is, designing synthetic/semi-synthetic nanomaterials with unique programmable physical properties for basic science and biomedical applications.  These nanomaterials will be developed using a synergetic multidisciplinary approach, including synthetic chemistry, materials science, biochemistry, and cell biology.  In particular, we are most interested in developing optically active nanomaterials for probing signal transduction pathways, single-molecule imaging, synthesizing functional nanoscale scaffolds for targeted and traceable delivery of small molecules to cells and organelles, as well as for accurately detecting biomarkers in early stage disease.

Contact: email: gang.han@umassmed.edu Phone : 508-856-3297

People in Lab:

Postdoctoral fellows: Jie Shen Visiting graduate student: Xiang Wu, Liang Zhao Rotation student: Lejie Zhang LWA student : Samuel J. Kesseli

Alumni:

Postdoctoral fellows Yekui Zou ( Oct. 2010-May 2012, now at Pentelute Lab at MIT)

LWA students :Steven Buchholz (May 2011- Dec 2011) Lucas J. Brutvan, (May –Aug, 2011)

Past rotation students: Xizhe Gao and Artem Kutikov, (Feb. –May 2011)

Publications
1. Han G, Chen G. Theranostic Upconversion Nanoparticles (II). Theranostics. 2013; 3(5):354-5.
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2. Chen G, Han G. Theranostic upconversion nanoparticles (I). Theranostics. 2013; 3(4):289-91.
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3. Zhao L, Kutikov A, Shen J, Duan C, Song J, Han G. Stem Cell Labeling using Polyethylenimine Conjugated (a-NaYbF4:Tm(3+))/CaF2 Upconversion Nanoparticles. Theranostics. 2013; 3(4):249-57.
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4. Jie Shen, Guanying Chen, Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy, Samuel J. Kesseli, Steven Buchholz, Zhipeng Li, Paras N Prasad and Gang Han. Tunable Near Infrared to Ultraviolet Upconversion Luminescence Enhancement in (NaYF4:Yb,Tm)/CaF2 Core/Shell Nanoparticles for In Situ Real-time Recording Biocompatible Photoactivation, Accepted. Small. 2013.
 
5. Liang Zhao, Artem Kutikov, Jie Shen, Chunying Duan, Jie Song and Gang Han . Stem Cell Labeling using Polyethylenimine Conjugated (a-NaYbF4:Tm3+)/CaF2 Upconversion Nanoparticles. Theranostics (featured on cover). 2013; 4(3):249-257.
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6. Guanying Chen, Hailong Qiu, Rongwei Fan, Shuwei Hao, Shuo Tan, Chunhui Yang, and Gang Han. Lanthanide-Doped Ultrasmall Yttrium Fluoride Nanoparticles with Enhanced Multicolor Upconversion Photoluminescence. J. Mater. Chem.,( featured on front cover). 2012; 38(22):20190 - 20196 .
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7. Chen G, Shen J, Ohulchanskyy TY, Patel NJ, Kutikov A, Li Z, Song J, Pandey RK, Agren H, Prasad PN, Han G. (a-NaYbF(4):Tm(3+))/CaF(2) Core/Shell Nanoparticles with Efficient Near-Infrared to Near-Infrared Upconversion for High-Contrast Deep Tissue Bioimaging. ACS Nano. 2012 Sep 4.
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8. Chan EM, Han G, Goldberg JD, Gargas DJ, Ostrowski AD, Schuck PJ, Cohen BE, Milliron DJ. Combinatorial discovery of lanthanide-doped nanocrystals with spectrally pure upconverted emission. Nano Lett. 2012 Jul 11; 12(7):3839-45.
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9. Shen J, Zhao L, Han G. Lanthanide-doped upconverting luminescent nanoparticle platforms for optical imaging-guided drug delivery and therapy. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2012 May 22.
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10. Ostrowski AD, Chan EM, Gargas DJ, Katz EM, Han G, Schuck PJ, Milliron DJ, Cohen BE. Controlled Synthesis and Single-Particle Imaging of Bright, Sub-10 nm Lanthanide-Doped Upconverting Nanocrystals. ACS Nano. 2012 Feb 22.
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11. Zhang X, Jing X, Liu T, Han G, Li H, Duan C. Dual-Functional Gadolinium-Based Copper(II) Probe for Selective Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Fluorescence Sensing. Inorg Chem. 2012 Feb 20; 51(4):2325-31.
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12. Qiu, H., Chen, Sun,L., Hao, S., Han, G * and Yang, C.* .(* co- corresponding authors). Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)-Controlled Synthesis of Multicolor Lanthanide Doped BaYF5 Upconversion Nanocrystals. J Mater Chem. 2011; (21):17202-17208.
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13. Liang X, Chen T, Jung YS, Miyamoto Y, Han G, Cabrini S, Ma B, Olynick DL. Nanoimprint-induced molecular stacking and pattern stabilization in a solution-processed subphthalocyanine film. ACS Nano. 2010 May 25; 4(5):2627-34.
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14. Chan EM, Xu C, Mao AW, Han G, Owen JS, Cohen BE, Milliron DJ. Reproducible, high-throughput synthesis of colloidal nanocrystals for optimization in multidimensional parameter space. Nano Lett. 2010 May 12; 10(5):1874-85.
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15. Kim B, Han G, Toley BJ, Kim CK, Rotello VM, Forbes NS. Tuning payload delivery in tumour cylindroids using gold nanoparticles. Nat Nanotechnol. 2010 Jun; 5(6):465-72.
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16. Jordan BJ, Hong R, Han G, Rana S, Rotello VM. Modulation of enzyme-substrate selectivity using tetraethylene glycol functionalized gold nanoparticles. Nanotechnology. 2009 Oct 28; 20(43):434004.
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17. Wu S*, Han G*, Milliron DJ, Aloni S, Altoe V, Talapin DV, Cohen BE, Schuck PJ. (co-first authors) . Non-blinking and photostable upconverted luminescence from single lanthanide-doped nanocrystals. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009; 106(27):10917-21.
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18. Han G, Mokari T, Ajo-Franklin C, Cohen BE. Caged quantum dots. J Am Chem Soc. 2008 Nov 26; 130(47):15811-3.
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19. Ghosh PS, Kim CK, Han G, Forbes NS, Rotello VM. Efficient gene delivery vectors by tuning the surface charge density of amino acid-functionalized gold nanoparticles. ACS Nano. 2008 Nov 25; 2(11):2213-8.
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20. Chompoosor A, Han G, Rotello VM. Charge dependence of ligand release and monolayer stability of gold nanoparticles by biogenic thiols. Bioconjug Chem. 2008 Jul; 19(7):1342-5.
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21. Ghosh P, Han G, De M, Kim CK, Rotello VM. Gold nanoparticles in delivery applications. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2008 Aug 17; 60(11):1307-15.
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22. Ghosh PS, Han G, Erdogan B, Rosado O, Rotello VM. Binding of nanoparticle receptors to peptide alpha-helices using amino acid-functionalized nanoparticles. J Pept Sci. 2008 Feb; 14(2):134-8.
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23. Leroueil PR, Berry SA, Duthie K, Han G, Rotello VM, McNerny DQ, Baker JR, Orr BG, Holl MM. Wide varieties of cationic nanoparticles induce defects in supported lipid bilayers. Nano Lett. 2008 Feb; 8(2):420-4.
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24. Ghosh PS, Han G, Erdogan B, Rosado O, Krovi SA, Rotello VM. Nanoparticles featuring amino acid-functionalized side chains as DNA receptors. Chem Biol Drug Des. 2007 Jul; 70(1):13-8.
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25. Han G, Ghosh P, Rotello VM. Functionalized gold nanoparticles for drug delivery. Nanomedicine (Lond). 2007 Feb; 2(1):113-23.
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26. Han G, Ghosh P, Rotello VM. Multi-functional gold nanoparticles for drug delivery. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2007; 620:48-56.
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27. Srivastava, S.; Samanta, B.; Arumugam, P.; Han, G. Rotello, V. M. . Journal of Material chemistry. Influence of DNA on Spacing and Magnetic Properties of Iron Platinum (Fe-Pt) Nanoparticles. 2007; 17(1):52-55.
 
28. Nakade H, Jordan BJ, Xu H, Han G, Srivastava S, Arvizo RR, Cooke G, Rotello VM. Chiral translation and cooperative self-assembly of discrete helical structures using molecular recognition dyads. J Am Chem Soc. 2006 Nov 22; 128(46):14924-9.
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29. Vanderpuije BN, Han G, Rotello VM, Vachet RW. Mixed monolayer-protected gold nanoclusters as selective peptide extraction agents for MALDI-MS analysis. Anal Chem. 2006 Aug 1; 78(15):5491-6.
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30. Han G, You CC, Kim BJ, Turingan RS, Forbes NS, Martin CT, Rotello VM. Light-regulated release of DNA and its delivery to nuclei by means of photolabile gold nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2006 May 5; 45(19):3165-9.
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31. Goodman CM, Chari NS, Han G, Hong R, Ghosh P, Rotello VM. DNA-binding by functionalized gold nanoparticles: mechanism and structural requirements. Chem Biol Drug Des. 2006 Apr; 67(4):297-304.
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32. Hong R, Han G, Fernández JM, Kim BJ, Forbes NS, Rotello VM. Glutathione-mediated delivery and release using monolayer protected nanoparticle carriers. J Am Chem Soc. 2006 Feb 1; 128(4):1078-9.
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33. Han G, Martin CT, Rotello VM. Stability of gold nanoparticle-bound DNA toward biological, physical, and chemical agents. Chem Biol Drug Des. 2006 Jan; 67(1):78-82.
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34. Han G, Chari NS, Verma A, Hong R, Martin CT, Rotello VM. Controlled recovery of the transcription of nanoparticle-bound DNA by intracellular concentrations of glutathione. Bioconjug Chem. 2005 Nov-Dec; 16(6):1356-9.
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35. You CC, De M, Han G, Rotello VM. Tunable inhibition and denaturation of alpha-chymotrypsin with amino acid-functionalized gold nanoparticles. J Am Chem Soc. 2005 Sep 21; 127(37):12873-81.
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36. Chen, G ; Ou, SJ; Bai, ZP ; Han, G; Duan, CY . Synthesis, crystal structure and electrochemistry of biferrocene palladium complex. CHINESE JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY. 2003; 19(5):501-505.
 
37. Dong G, Gang H, Chun-ying D, Ke-liang P, Qing-jin M. Novel ferrocene-containing helical triangular macrocycle achieved via an exchange reaction. Chem Commun (Camb). 2002 May 21; (10):1096-7.
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38. Gang, H ; Dong, G ; Duan, CY ; Hong, M ; Meng, QJ . Self-assembly of a novel mixed-valence tetranuclear molecular square [(Fe3FeL2)-Fe-II-L-III(HL)(2)](3+) and [M(HL)](4)(4+) squares (M = Ni, Zn and Cd) {H2L = bis(2-acetylpyridine) thiocarbazone}. NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY. 2002; 26(10):1371-1377.
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39. Fang, CJ ; Duan, CY ; He, C; Han, G ; Meng, QJ . A supramolecular analog of cyclohexane sustained by aromatic C-H center dot center dot center dot pi interactions between ferrocene moieties: molecular packing of ferrocene-containing thiosemicarbazato metal complexes. NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY. 2000; 24(9):697-701.
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40. Fang, CJ ; Han, G ; Liu, YJ ; Duan, CY; Meng, QJ . Acetylferrocene thiosemicarbazone. 1999; 55 :2058-2060.
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