Publications – Gassensmith Lab

Fluorescent molecular probe for in vivo and in vitro targeting and imaging of an intracellular bacterial infection

S. Koirala, M. A. Gaspar, Y. H. Wijesundara, D.-H. Li, J. G. Gadhvi, R. N. Ehrman, S. A. Cornelius, C. Mariasoosai, T.-Q. N. Nguyen, O. Trashi, I. Trashi, S. Kumari, L. M. Hagge, T. S. Howlett, H. Torabifard, B. D. Smith, N. J. De Nisco* J J. Gassensmith* Chem. Sci. 2025, Advance Article. [HTML][PDF]

Optimization of Immunogenic Cell Death in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer with Virus-like Particle-Based Photothermal Therapy

R. N. Ehrman, N. Tran, I. Trashi, O. Trashi, T. S. Howlett, Z. Wang, S. Kumari, A. C. Chiev, and J. J. Gassensmith* Mol. Pharm. 2025, 22, 1881–1891. [HTML][PDF]
A Self-Adjuvanting Large Pore 2D Covalent Organic Framework as a Vaccine Platform

Y. H. Wijesundara, N. Arora, R. N. Ehrman, T. S. Howlett, T. M. Weyman, I. Trashi, O. Trashi, S. Kumari, S. D. Diwakara, W. Tang, M. C. Senarathna, K. H. Drewniak, Z. Wang, R. A. Smaldone, J. J. Gassensmith, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202413020. [HTML][PDF]
Dually Functionalized Dendrimer for Stimuli-Responsive Release of Active Ingredients into the Skin

O. Trashi, N. Satish, I. Trashi, L. M. H., Y. H. Wijesundara, C. Hu, F. C. Herbert, R. A. Smaldone, J. J. Gassensmith, Acta Biomater. 2025, 193, 571–5834. [HTML][PDF]
Testing the Antigenic Potential of Transmembrane Proteins to Develop a Thermostable Tuberculosis MOF-Liposomal Vaccine

S. Kumari^#, J. Martinez-Garcia^#, R. N. Ehrman, W. Tang, J. Miles, P. Basak, T. S. Howlett, Y. H. Wijesundara, Z. Wang, A. Izzo, B. Restrepo, L. Lu, G. Meloni^*, and J. J. Gassensmith* ACS Infect. Dis. 2025, 11, 204-215. [HTML][PDF]

Mn and Zn-Doped Multivariate Metal-Organic Framework as a Metalloimmunological Adjuvant to Promote Protection Against Tuberculosis Infection

T. S. Howlett, S. Kumari, R. N. Ehrman, J. Masson, L. Izzo, T. Wang, H. Gull, I. Trashi, W. Tang, O. Trashi, N. Satish, Y. H. Wijesundara, F. C. Herbert, A. A. Izzo, J. J. Gassensmith, . Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2024, 2402358. [HTML] [PDF]

How Should Journals Address a Procedure that Turns out to be Dangerous?

O. Trashi, N. Satish, T-Q Nguyen, J. J. Gassensmith*, M.B. Mulcahy* “How Should Journals Address a Procedure that Turns out to be Dangerous?” ACS Chem. Health Saf. 2024, 3, 338-351. [HTML][PDF] Selected as an ACS Editor’s Choice!
TEMPO-Conjugated Tobacco Mosaic Virus as a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent for Detection of Superoxide Production in the Inflammed Liver

J. L. Lumata^#, L. M. Hagge^#, M A. Gaspar, I Trashi, R N. Ehrman, S. Koirala, A. C. Chiev, Y. H. Wijesundara, C. B. Darwin, S. Pena, X. Wen, J. Wansapura, S. O. Nielsen, Z. Kovacs, L. L. Lumata, J. J. Gassensmith* J. Mat. Chem. B. 2024 ,12, 3273-3281 [HTML][PDF]