Dr. Anton Naumov Lab
Department of Physics and Astronomy at TCU & UNTHSC Medical School
Dr. Anton Naumov received his B.S. in Physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he started his nanotechnology research working on separation of chiral carbon nanotubes. He received his M.S. and Ph.D in Applied Physics from Rice University, where his research was focused on optical properties of carbon nanotubes and graphene. He worked at IBM and Honda Research Institute exploring optoelectronic applications of nanomaterials. After his Ph.D. Dr. Naumov joined Ensysce Biosciences Inc. as a Research Scientist and a complimentary Postdoctoral Fellow at Rice, working on the development of nanomaterials-assisted cancer therapeutics. Later on, he joined Central Connecticut State University as an Assistant Professor. In 2015 Dr. Naumov has joined TCU, where he continues his work in applied biophysics and nanotechnology as an Associate Professor of Biophysics.
Our lab’s work is focused on developing biological imaging, drug delivery and sensing applications of graphene quantum dots, carbon nanotubes and gold nanoparticles. We explore novel treatment avenues with CRISPR-Cas9 and siRNA gene therapeutics and advance nanomaterials-driven photodynamic therapy. Our lab synthesizes new nanomaterials and uses those to image and treat such conditions as cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and bacterial infections.
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Late news + thanks: I received the #TAGS student research scholarship grant for my Graphene Quantum Dots NIR in vivo brain imaging project🐁.
Thank you #TAGS for the funding. Also honored to be a finalist for @TCU LEAD ON Values In Action Award-thanks TCU research! 🟣⚪️🐸
Recent Publications
Five Near-Infrared-Emissive Graphene Quantum Dots for Multiplex Bioimaging.
2D Materials.
In Vitro Prostate Cancer Treatment via CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Facilitated by Polyethyleneimine-Derived Graphene Quantum Dots.
Advanced Functional Materials.
Biocompatible Aluminum-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots for Dual-Modal Fluorescence and Ultrasound Imaging Applications.
ACS Applied Nanomaterials.
Doped Graphene Quantum Dots as Biocompatible Radical Scavenging Agents.
Antioxidants.
Cancer Therapeutic siRNA Delivery and Imaging by Nitrogen- and Neodymium-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots.
ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering.
Automated Approach to In Vitro Image-Guided Photothermal Therapy with Top-Down and Bottom-Up-Synthesized Graphene Quantum Dots.
Nanomaterials.
Dual-Mode Fluorescence/Ultrasound Imaging with Biocompatible Metal-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots.
ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering.
Detection of Pancreatic Cancer miRNA with Biocompatible Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots.
Materials.
Team Members
Margarita Rubina
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Alina Valimukhametova
Graduate Research Assistant
Ugur Topkiran
Graduate Research Assistant
Mudit Panda
Graduate Research Assistant
Daniel Sandoval
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Ali Gasimli
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Himish Paul
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Abby Dorsky
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Diya Vashani
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Tejas Sukesh
High School RAP Program Researcher
Former Students
Olivia Sottile
– Undergraduate Research AssistantBong H. Lee
– Graduate Research AssistantElizabeth Campbell
– Graduate Research AssistantMd. Tanvir Hasan
– Graduate Research AssistantLaboratory
