Reem Khan
Thesis: Nanotechnology-based approaches for electrochemical detection
of contaminants of emerging concern
Research: - Developing new type biosensors based on 2D materials
- Application of single particle collision electrochemistry (SPCE) to analyze
relevant environmentally pollutants
Awards and Honors:
Best graduate commercialization potential project, Spring Research and Projects Showcase (RAPS), Clarkson University, Apr 14, 2023
Young Environmental Chemist Award (graduate student category), awarded by American Chemical Society, 2023
The Nano Pitch Contest Winner Award - The 11th SNO Conference, Austin, TX, November 10-13, 2022,
Best poster presentation award, The 11th Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) Conference, Austin, TX, November 10-13, 2022
Travel Award - The Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization - to attend the 11th SNO Conference, Austin, TX, November 10-13, 2022
Phalanx commendable leadership and service awards, Clarkson University, April, 2022
Petr Zuman Award, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, April, 2022
Best Poster Presentation award, The 31st International Conference on Soil, Water, Energy and Air under the Association for Environmental Health and Sciences (AEHS), March, 2022,
Best poster presentation award, The Sci-Mix poster session at ACS National Meeting, Fall 2021
Educational Award, ACS - Agrochemical (AGRO) Division, ACS National Meeting, Fall 2021
Certificate of Merit, ACS - Environmental Chemistry Division, ACS National Meeting, Spring 2021
Ph.D scholarship under “US-PAK knowledge corridor” Project to study in US 2019-2024
Research internship in France (University of Perpignan) under Peridot project (PAK-France joint research project) - 2018
Merit scholarship for outstanding academic record in MS chemistry - 2018
1st place (gold medalist) awarded by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for outstanding academic record - 2018
Merit scholarship for outstanding academic record in BS chemistry - 2016
Publications:
[14] Real-time monitoring of cellular superoxide anion release in THP-1 cells using a catalytically amplified SOD–based microbiosensor
A.S. Deshpande, T. Bechard, E. DeVoe, J. Morse, R. Khan, K.H. Leung, and S. Andreescu
Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 2024,
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00216-024-05437-z
[13] Sensitive Detection of Perfluoroalkyl Substances Using MXene–AgNP-Based Electrochemical Sensors (suppl. cover page)
R. Khan, Z.O. Uygun, D. Andreescu, and S. Andreescu
ACS Sens., 9(6), 2024, 3403-3412
https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.4c00776
[12] Atomically Precise Hexanuclear Ce(IV) Clusters as Functional Fluorescent Nanosensors for Rapid One-Step Detection of PFAS
M.H. Hassan, R. Khan, D. Andreescu, S. Shrestha, M. Cotlet and S. Andreescu
Adv. Funct. Mater., 2024, 202403364
https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202403364
[11] Catalytic MXCeO2 for enzyme based biosensors: Fabrication, characterization and application towards a wearable sweat biosensor
R. Khan, and S. Andreescu
Biosens. Bioelectron., 248, 2024, 115975
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2023.115975
[10] Aptamer-based Electrochemical Biosensor with S Protein Binding Affinity for COVID-19 detection: Integrating Computational Design with
Experimental Validation of S Protein Binding Affinity
R. Khan, A.S. Deshpande, G. Proteasa, and S. Andreescu
Sens. Actuators B Chem., 399, 2024, 134775
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2023.134775
[9] Nanoelectrochemistry Reveals Selective Interactions of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) with Silver Nanoparticles (cover page)
R. Khan, D. Andreescu, M. H. Hassan, J. Ye, and S. Andreescu
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 61(42), 2022, e202209164
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202209164
[8] Advances in electrochemical detection methods for measuring contaminants of emerging concerns
M. H. Hassan, R. Khan, and S. Andreescu
Electrochem. Sci. Adv. 2(6), 2022, e2100184
https://doi.org/10.1002/elsa.202100184
[7] Two-Dimensional Nanostructures for Electrochemical Biosensor
R. Khan, A. Radoi, S. Rashid, A. Hayat, A. Vasilescu, and S. Andreescu
Sensors, 21(10), 2021, 3369
https://doi.org/10.3390/s21103369
[6] MXenes-Based Bioanalytical Sensors: Design, Characterization, and Applications
R. Khan, and S. Andreescu
Sensors, 20(18), 2020, 5434
https://doi.org/10.3390/s20185434
[5] Magnetic particles-based analytical platforms for food safety monitoring
R. Khan, A. Rehman, A. Hayat, and S. Andreescu
Magnetochemistry, 5(4), 2019, 63
Prior to the PhD program at Clarkson
[4] Nanomaterials in fluorescence-based biosensors: Defining key roles
A. Sharma, M. Majdinasab, R. Khan, Z. Li, A. Hayat, and J.-L. Marty
Nano-Struct. Nano-Objects, 27, 2021, 100774
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoso.2021.100774
[3] Switchable fluorescence sensor toward PAT via CA-MWCNTs quenched aptamer-tagged Carboxyfluorescein
R. Khan, T.A. Sherazi, S. Rasheed, J.-L. Marty, and A. Hayat
Food Chem., 312, 2020, 126048
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.126048
[2] Development of an impedimetric aptasensor for label free detection of patulin in apple juice
R. Khan, S. Ben Aissa, T.A. Sherazi, G. Catanante, A. Hayat, J.-L. Marty
Molecules, 24(6), 2019, 1017
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24061017
[1] Designed Strategies for Fluorescence-Based Biosensors for the Detection of Mycotoxins
A. Sharma, R. Khan, G. Catanante, T.A. Sherazi, S. Bhand, A. Hayat, J.-L. Marty
Toxins, 10(5), 2018, 197
Conferences:
Oral presentations:
The 11th Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) Conference, Austin, TX, November 10-13, 2022
- "DNA-based bioelectrochemical interface for Covid-19 detection"
ACS, Fall Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 21-25, 2022
- "Probing Environmental Chemical Processes through Nanoelectrochemistry"
The 50th Middle Atlantic Regional meeting (MARM) of the American Chemical Society. June 3, 2022
- "Design and development of an electrochemical detection method of PFASs substances through nano-impact electrochemistry"
Chemistry & Biomolecular Science Department Seminar Series, Clarkson University, April 1, 2022
- "Low-cost ultrasensitive method for PFASs detection through electrochemistry"
ACS, Fall Meeting, (virtual), August 22, 2021
- "Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Detection of Per and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Species in Drinking Water"
The 239th ECS Meeting, with the 18th International Meeting in Chemical Sensors (IMCS), (virtual), May 30, 2021
- "Electrochemical sensing of perfluoroalkyl substances for environmental remediation"
ACS, National Spring Meeting , Session: Sensors & Biosensors for Widespread Environmental Monitoring, April 16, 2021
- "MXenes-based Bioanalytical Sensors: Design, Characterization and Applications"
Chemistry & Biomolecular Science Department Seminar Series, Clarkson University, March 19, 2021
Meetings with poster presentations:
- Spring Research and Projects Showcase (RAPS), Clarkson University, Apr 14, 2023
- The 1st Annual Center of Excellence (CoE) Meeting: "A conversation on advances in water science and technology", SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, March 12, 2023
- The 11th Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) Conference, Austin, TX, November 10-13, 2022
- ACS Fall National Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 21-25, 2022
- CAMP Annual Technical Meeting, Clayton, NY, May 23, 2022
- ACS - Northern New York Local Section, Undergraduate and Graduate Chemistry and Biology Research Symposium, SUNY Potsdam, April 2, 2022
- Eastern Analytical Symposium & Exposition (EAS), Plainsboro, NJ, November 15-17, 2021
- ACS Fall National Meeting (The Sci-Mix poster session), August 24, 2021
- Summer Research and Project Showcase (RAPS), Clarkson University, August 2, 2021
Nov., 2021 - EAS Conference, Plainsboro, NJ
April, 2022 - NNY-ACS Undergraduate and Graduate Chemistry and Biology Research Symposium
April 1, 2022 - Chemistry & Biomolecular Science Department Seminar
April, 2022 - Phalanx commendable leadership and service awards
(R) November 2022 The 11th Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) Conference, as a proud winner of three awards (link)
February 14, 2023 - STARTScience@Clarkson Symposium registration desk (15 High Schools from Upstate NY, and ~ 150 participants)
Thesis defense: February 23, 2024
Committee (l-r): Profs: Michelle Crimi, Ka Ho Leung, Taeyoung Kim, Devon Shipp, and Silvana Andreescu
Congratulation Dr. Khan !
Commencement day: May 9, 2024