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Allison Dennis is an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Northeastern University, leading the Design and Engineering of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology for Imaging and Sensing (DENNIS) Lab. Her research develops semiconductor quantum dots for biomedical imaging and biosensing applications.
Education includes a B.S./B.A. from Rice University and Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology, followed by postdoctoral work at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Research focuses on heterostructured nanoparticle design, colloidal chemistry, and biofunctionalization to create fluorescent probes. Current projects include NIR-emitting quantum dots for multiplexed imaging and plasmonic nanostructures for interfacial excitation transfer.
Publications demonstrate advances in quantum dot engineering for in vivo biosensing and medical imaging, with recent breakthroughs in SWIR contrast agents and multimodal nanothermometers.
- Scialog ABI Fellow (2021-2023)
- MAVEN Sr. Scientist (2021-2022)
- Fulbright Scholar (2002-2003)
Funded projects include NSF and NIH grants for nanomaterial development. Laboratory facilities include dedicated spaces in the Egan Research Center.
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