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In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Markita Landry, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at University of California, Berkeley, about her research at the intersection of nanotechnology and biological systems. If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology, go to nano.gov or email us at info@nnco.nano.gov. Closed captioning is provided on our YouTube channel. For this episode, go to: https://youtu.be/r6kRJtM1sIM CREDITS Special thanks to:  Markita LandryUniversity of California, Berkeley Music:  Corporate Uplifting by Scott Holmes  http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Corporate__Motivational_Music/Corporate_Uplifting_1985https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode Produced by:  Mallory Hinks, Ph.D.  AAAS S&amp;T Policy Fellow at NNCO Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this podcast are those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office or United States Government. Additionally, mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by any of the aforementioned parties. Any mention of commercial products, processes, or services cannot be construed as an endorsement or recommendation.

In this episode of Stories from the NNI, Lisa Friedersdorf, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, speaks with Markita Landry, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at University of California, Berkeley, about her research at the intersection of nanotechnology and biological systems. If you would like to learn more about nanotechnology, go to <a href="http://nano.gov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nano.gov</a> or email us at info@nnco.nano.gov. Closed captioning is provided on our YouTube channel. For this episode, go to: <a href="https://youtu.be/r6kRJtM1sIM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/r6kRJtM1sIM</a> CREDITS Special thanks to:  Markita LandryUniversity of California, Berkeley Music:  Corporate Uplifting by Scott Holmes  <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Corporate__Motivational_Music/Corporate_Uplifting_1985" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Corporate__Motivational_Music/Corporate_Uplifting_1985</a><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode</a> Produced by:  Mallory Hinks, Ph.D.  AAAS S&amp;T Policy Fellow at NNCO Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this podcast are those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office or United States Government. Additionally, mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by any of the aforementioned parties. Any mention of commercial products, processes, or services cannot be construed as an endorsement or recommendation.

The Intersection of Nanotechnology and Biology: A Conversation with Markita Landry

Assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at UC Berkeley, Markita Landry, joins the podcast to discuss her latest research on nanoparticles and single molecule fluorescence methods.  She explains the following:  How nanoparticles can be used as DNA, RNA, or protein-delivery vessels in a way that confers important advantages to crops  What is fluorescence, why it’s useful, and why some materials are naturally fluorescent What dopamine imaging studies using nanoscale probes have revealed about the way individual neurons respond to a certain psychoactive drug   In Dr. Landry’s lab, she and her team are researching the uses and advantages of being able to control molecules that are on the scale of the building blocks of life—single nanoparticles the size of a single molecule of water. She discusses the two primary focuses of her research, the first of which uses nanoparticles to deliver DNA, RNA, and protein into plants to improve their ability to resist pathogens and drought conditions. She explains that the technology they’ve created is different than conventional approaches which genetically modify plants, and as a result, the plants they alter will not be subject to lengthy and strict regulatory processes. In turn, this means that they will be easier to bring to market. The second focus of her lab involves chemically altering nanoparticles in a way that will make them responsive to dopamine, an important signaling molecule in the brain that is a target for antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs. Dr. Landry and her team have created probes that fluorescently image dopamine in healthy and diseased brains, and this has led to surprising findings about the way in which individual neurons respond to certain substances.   Tune in for the full conversation and visit http://landrylab.com/ to learn more.

Assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at UC Berkeley, Markita Landry, joins the podcast to discuss her latest research on nanoparticles and single molecule fluorescence methods. She explains the following: <ul> <li>How nanoparticles can be used as DNA, RNA, or protein-delivery vessels in a way that confers important advantages to crops </li> <li>What is fluorescence, why it’s useful, and why some materials are naturally fluorescent</li> <li>What dopamine imaging studies using nanoscale probes have revealed about the way individual neurons respond to a certain psychoactive drug</li> </ul> In Dr. Landry’s lab, she and her team are researching the uses and advantages of being able to control molecules that are on the scale of the building blocks of life—single nanoparticles the size of a single molecule of water. She discusses the two primary focuses of her research, the first of which uses nanoparticles to deliver DNA, RNA, and protein into plants to improve their ability to resist pathogens and drought conditions. She explains that the technology they’ve created is different than conventional approaches which genetically modify plants, and as a result, the plants they alter will not be subject to lengthy and strict regulatory processes. In turn, this means that they will be easier to bring to market. The second focus of her lab involves chemically altering nanoparticles in a way that will make them responsive to dopamine, an important signaling molecule in the brain that is a target for antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs. Dr. Landry and her team have created probes that fluorescently image dopamine in healthy and diseased brains, and this has led to surprising findings about the way in which individual neurons respond to certain substances.   Tune in for the full conversation and visit <a href="http://landrylab.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://landrylab.com/</a> to learn more.

On the Latest in Single-Molecule Research—Markita Landry, PhD—University of California, Berkeley, College of Chemistry