Rifat Emrah Özel
Thesis: Electrochemical Assessment of Nanoparticle-Induced
Organ Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress
Research: - Design modified CFMs for selective in vivo neurotransmitters detection in live zebrafish embryos
- Asses the effect of ceria nanoparticles on intestinal serotonin level in zebrafish
- Evaluate the intestinal nitric oxide level in embryonic zebrafish exposed to different metal oxide nanoparticles
Awards and honors:
Charles Shipley Jr. Endowed Graduate Student Fellowship, 2013-2014
Graduate travel award, the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization to attend the SusNano conference, Santa Barbara, CA, November 2013
Publications:
[10] Recent Developments in Electrochemical Sensors for the Detection of Neurotransmitters for Applications in Biomedicine
E.R. Özel, A. Hayat, and S. Andreescu
Anal. Lett., 48(7), 2014, 1044-1069
https://doi.org/10.1080/00032719.2014.976867
[9] Applications and Implications of Nanoceria Reactivity: Measurement Tools and Environmental Impact
D. Andreescu, G. Bulbul, E.R. Özel, A. Hayat, N.P. Sardesai, and S. Andreescu
Environ. Sci. Nano, 1, 2014, 445-458
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4EN00075G
[8] Electrochemical methods for nanotoxicity assessment
E.R. Özel, X. liu, R.S.J. Alkasir, and S. Andreescu
Trends Anal. Chem., 59, 2014, 112-120
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2014.04.006
[7] Glutamate oxidase biosensor based on mixed ceria and titania nanoparticles for the detection of glutamate in hypoxic environments
E.R. Özel, C.R. Ispas, M. Ganesana, J.C. Leiter, and S. Andreescu
Biosens. Bioelectron., 52, 2014, 2240-2249
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2013.08.054
[6] Alterations of intestinal serotonin following nanoparticle exposure in embryonic zebrafish
E.R. Özel, K.N. Wallace, and S. Andreescu
Environ. Sci. Nano, 1, 2014, 27-36
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3EN00001J
[5] Comparative Evaluation of Intestinal Nitric Oxide in Embryonic Zebrafish Exposed to Metal Oxide Nanoparticles
R.E. Özel, R.S.J. Alkasir, K. Ray, K.N. Wallace, and S. Andreescu
Small, 9(24), 2013, 4250-4261
https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201301087
[4] Effect of cerium oxide nanoparticles on intestinal serotonin in zebrafish
R.E. Özel, A. Hayat, K.N. Wallace, and S. Andreescu
RSC Adv., 3, 2013, 15298-15309
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3RA41739E
[3] Loss of ascl1a prevents secretory cell differentiation within the zebrafish intestinal epithelium resulting in a loss of posterior intestinal
motility
G. Roach, R.H. Wallace, A. Cameron, R.E. Özel, C.F. Hongay, R. Baral, S. Andreescu, and K.N. Wallace
Dev. Biol., 376(2), 2013, 171-186
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.01.013
[2] Chapter 7 - Methodologies for Toxicity Monitoring and Nanotechnology Risk Assessment
S. Andreescu, E. Özel, M. Gheorghiu, and K. N. Wallace
in: ACS Symposium Series, vol. 1079, - Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Risk Assessment: Minding and Managing the
Potential Threats around Us, (Eds. S. Ripp and T.B. Henry, American Chemical Society, 2011, 141-180
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/bk-2011-1079.ch007
[1] Chitosan functionalized carbon fiber microelectrodes for real-time in vivo detection of neurotransmitters in live embryonic zebrafish
E.R. Özel, K.N. Wallace, and S. Andreescu
Anal. Chim. Acta, 695(1-2), 2011, 89-95
Conferences:
Oral presentations:
- Invited speaker -"Opportunities of micro-sensing technology in clinical applications”
Conductive Technologies, Inc., 2013 - Invited speaker
- "Assessment of intestinal nitric oxide in embryionic zebrafish exposed to metal oxide nanoparticles"
The Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SusNano) conference, November 2-4, Santa Barbara, CA, 2013
- "Quantitative assessment of Nanoparticle-induced organ dysfunction and oxidative stress in embryonic zebrafish"
PITTCON, Philadelphia, PA, March 17-21, 2013
- "Chitosan Based Electrochemical Microsensors for In vivo Detection of Serotonin in Zebrafish Embryos"
PITTCON, Orlando, FL, March 11-15, 2012
- “Implantable sensors for in vivo measurement of neurological activity and nanoparticle-induced toxicity”
The 37th ACS-Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM), SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY, June 2-5, 2010
Meetings with poster presentations:
- Institute for a Sustainable Environment (ISE), Clarkson University, 2013
- The 244th ACS fall national meeting, Philadelphia, Aug 19-23, 2012
- The 3rd Undergraduate and Graduate chemistry and biology research symposium of the ACS - Northern New York Section , SUNY-Potsdam,
April 21, 2012
Thesis defense: April 7, 2014
Congratulation Dr. Özel !
Thesis defense: April 7, 2014
Committee: Profs: Kenneth Wallace, Paul Goulet (signing), Silvana Andreescu, and -not in the picture Dan Goia, Costel Darie and He Dong
Emrah and his supportive BIOsem groupmates, with Erica (first left) getting ready for her PhD defense on the following week
Summer 2013 - Working to develop implantable microsensors to asses the toxicological effect of nanoparticles in zebrafish intestine, and the results (photo right)