Welcome to the Whelan Lab!
We are a bioanalytical chemistry lab studying Ovarian Cancer.
Our Motivation:
The long-term survival statistics associated with ovarian cancer have remained unchanged for decades, and most ovarian cancer patients are diagnosed only after their disease has progressed to a metastatic stage. These cancer deaths are largely preventable: early detection of ovarian cancer correlates strongly with high rates of long-term survival. Early detection of ovarian cancer remains out of reach, however, in part because the existing tests for cancer-specific proteins (biomarkers) are insufficiently informative to be useful.
We view ovarian cancer as a human health problem in need of a measurement science solution. If we can identify alternative affinity probes—displaying more reliable detection of cancer-associated proteins—we can then use these probes as the basis of new tests for ovarian cancer.
Our Motivation:
The long-term survival statistics associated with ovarian cancer have remained unchanged for decades, and most ovarian cancer patients are diagnosed only after their disease has progressed to a metastatic stage. These cancer deaths are largely preventable: early detection of ovarian cancer correlates strongly with high rates of long-term survival. Early detection of ovarian cancer remains out of reach, however, in part because the existing tests for cancer-specific proteins (biomarkers) are insufficiently informative to be useful.
We view ovarian cancer as a human health problem in need of a measurement science solution. If we can identify alternative affinity probes—displaying more reliable detection of cancer-associated proteins—we can then use these probes as the basis of new tests for ovarian cancer.
June 2021: Whelan Lab Matching Shirts!
Announcements
New Funding from the Center for Bioanalytic Metrology!
The Whelan Lab is proud to announce that the CBM has chosen to fund our work to develop new methods to detect D-amino acid-containing peptides. We are excited for the opportunity to advance this research!
November 15, 2021 The Whelan Lab Welcomes Two Undergraduate Researchers.
We are happy to welcome Christine DeRosa and Cecilia Leber, our newest undergraduate researchers, to the Whelan Lab. They have already begun working in the lab and make a great addition to our group!
November 10, 2021 |
Simon Presents his Work at MUACC.
Our very own Simon Weaver spent the weekend in Columbus, OH at MUACC presenting his research. We are proud of his exciting research on using an OER for coding in an Analytical Chemistry course!! Check out his poster here.
October 20, 2021 A Viewpoints Piece by Dr. Whelan.
A Viewpoints article, written by Dr. Whelan, was recently published in the South Bend Tribune. The article is titled "For Economic and Personal Health, Fund Cancer Research". Please check out this persuasive article!!
October 10, 2021 |
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Whelan Lab Funding -Center for Bioanalytic Metrology (an NSF-IUCRC) -T.E.A.L. Foundation -Institute for Precision Health -Indiana CTSI Disease Diagnostics Inventors Challenge -Walther Cancer Foundation -CBBI (to Naviya and Simon) -Berry Family Foundation Fellowship -Rebecca Taiclet Hizer Memorial Fellowship -Harper Cancer Research Institute |
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