UCCS BioFrontiers

Variability in perinatal sleep quality is associated with an atypical cortisol awakening response and increased mood symptoms, Michele L. Okun, Suzanne Segerstrom, Susan Jackman, Kharah Ross, Christine Dunkel Schetter, Mary Coussons-Read, Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume 172, 107248 2025

Field-dependent magnetic relaxation times of magnetic nanoparticle systems: Analytic approximations supported by numerical simulations Jonathon C. Davidson, Nicholas R. Anderson and Karen L. Livesey, Physical Review B 110, 144447 2024

Synergistic Effect in Hybrid Plasmonic Conjugates for Photothermal Applications, Viktoriia Savchuk, Ruizheng Wang, Lyle Small, and Anatoliy Pinchuk, ACS Omega Volume 9, 47436-47441 2024

Using NMR linewidth broadening for magnetic characterization of micrometer-size particles in silicone matrix, Yu Hao, Janusz H. Hankiewicz , Robert E. Camley, Stephen E. Russek, Zbigniew Celinski, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Volume 612, 172644, 2024

Curie-Weiss behavior and the interaction temperature of magnetic nanoparticle ensembles: Local structure strongly affects the magnetic behavior, Robert E. Camley, Rair Macêdo, and Karen L. Livesey, Phys. Rev. B 110, 144440 2024

Influence of magnetic external field and particle size on the formation of a single domain state Yu Hao, Robert E. Camley, Zbigniew Celinski, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Vol 589, 171523 2024

Open-source microscope add-on for structured illumination microscopy. Hannebelle, Mélanie TM, Esther Raeth, Samuel M. Leitao, Tomáš Lukeš, Jakub Pospíšil, Chiara Toniolo, Olivier F. Venzin et al. " Nature Communications 15, no. 1 (2024): 1550. 2024

Sleep and Mood Among Women With Histories of Depression When They Used a Responsive Infant Bassinet During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Gellasch, Patricia, Maria Torraca, and Michele L. Okun. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 2024

Prenatal mood and anxiety disorders and associated cytokine changes Mancuso, R.A., Ross, K.M., Accortt, E., Coussons-Read, M., Okun, M.L., Irwin, J., Carroll, J., Hobel, C.J. and Schetter, C.D., 2024. Journal of Affective Disorders, 347, pp.635-644. 2024

Influence of magnetic external field and particle size on the formation of a single domain state. Hao, Yu, R. E. Camley, and Z. Celinski. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 589 (2024): 171523.

2024

Psychosocial impacts, preventive behaviours, and concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic for pregnant and non-pregnant women: A matched analysis from the International iCARE Study. Séguin, Katherine, Eva Suarthana, Michele L. Okun, Mariam Atoui, Kim L. Lavoie, and Catherine M. Herba. Archives of women's mental health (2024): 1-11. 2024

Enhancing Open-World Bacterial Raman Spectra Identification by Feature Regularization for Improved Resilience against Unknown Classes. Balytskyi, Yaroslav, Nataliia Kalashnyk, Inna Hubenko, Alina Balytska, and Kelly McNear. Chemical & Biomedical Imaging (2023). 2023

Aqueous Dispersion of Manganese–Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles Protected by PEG as a T2 MRI Temperature Contrast Agent Lachowicz, D., Kmita, A., Gajewska, M., Trynkiewicz, E., Przybylski, M., Russek, S.E., Stupic, K.F., Woodrum, D.A., Gorny, K.R., Celinski, Z.J. and Hankiewicz, J.H., 2023.. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(22), p.16458. 2023

Super-Resolution Imaging of Neuronal Structures with Structured Illumination Microscopy. Paul, Tristan C., Karl A. Johnson, and Guy M. Hagen. Bioengineering 10, no. 9 (2023): 1081.J. Stroud, Y. Hao, T.S. Read, J.H. Hankiewicz, P. Bilski, K. Klodowski, J.M. Brown, K. Rogers, J. Stoll, R.E. Camley, and Z.J. Celinski, "Magnetic particle based MRI thermometry at 0.2 T and 3 T." Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 100, pp.43-54. 2023

M. L. Okun, and R. N. Glidewell, "Improvement of Insomnia Symptoms following a Single 4-Hour CBT-I Workshop." Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 21(1), 72-83. 2023

J.A. Stoll, D. Lachowicz, A. Kmita, M. Gajewska, M. Sikora, K. Berent, M. Przybylski, S.E. Russek, Z.J. Celinski, and J.H. Hankiewicz, "Synthesis of Manganese Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles in Medical-Grade Silicone for MRI Applications." International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(6), p.5685. 2023

T. C. Paul, G. M. Hagen, A. O. Pinchuk, K. L. McNear, "Optimization of laser deposited silver nanoparticle substrates for surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy." Nanotechnology, 33(31), 315703. 2022

K. Culhane, V. Savchuk, A. O. Pinchuk, K. McNear, "Complementary Photothermal Heating Effects Observed between Gold Nanorods and Conjugated Infrared-Absorbing Dye Molecules." Applied Nano, 3(4), 233-244. 2022

J. Lewis, and R. E. Camley. "Exploring Projections for HIV Infection with Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Usage in a High-Risk Population." Applied Sciences 12.16 2022

Department of Defense, US Army Medical Research “Improving maternal mental health in military-affiliated pregnant women- Effectiveness of a smart bassinet” $3,800,000 - Michele Okun

National Institute of Health “Heterogeneity of protein corona using highly sensitive magnetic levitation (MagLev) system” $75,000 - Aliakbar Ashkarran

National Institutes of Health Grant "Imaging Cells and Tissues with Super-Resolution Structured Illumination Microscopy"  Principal Investigator – Guy Hagen

National Institutes of Health Grant "Insomnia phenotypes and their impact on maternal and infant health"  Principal Investigator – Michele Okun

Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade Grant "Ultra-sensitive fluorescent nanochip for toxins detection" Principal Investigator – Anatoliy Pinchuk

Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award: by  US-Australia Fulbright Commission, and The University of Newcastle, Australia "Improving cancer therapies and medical treatments with magnetic nanoparticles" – Robert Camley