Dr. James Tunnell, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, received the 2007 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities. The award is for his research entitled "In vivo Tumor Targeting with Metal Nanoparticles" that focuses on treating cancers using light irradiated nanoparticles that find and attach themselves to cancer cells in the body.
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