Catherine F. Dial

Dissertation Title: "Protein-Polymer Interactions Influence on the Stability of Polymeric Micelle Formulations"

ORCID: 0000-0003-2616-724X

Dial CF, Gemeinhart RA. Mechanisms and impacts of micelle stability (Review), in preparation.

Sokolowski K, Dial CF, Wenzler ER, Bulman ZB, Gemeinhart RA. Drug Delivery with Fewer Fouls: Localized Antibiotic Release and Reduced Surface Biofouling with Glutathione-conjugated Hydrogels, submitted.

Dial CF, Gemeinhart RA. Biophysical Characterization of Interactions between Serum Albumin and Block Copolymer Micelles. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 8(7): 2899-2907, 2022. DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00016

Mock JR, Dial CF, Tune MK, Gilmore RC, O’Neal WK, Dang H, Doerschuk CM. Impact of Tregs on AT2 cell transcriptomes during resolution of ALI and contributions of IFN-?. Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2020 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2019-0399OC

Mock JR, Tune MK, Dial CF, Torres-Castillo J, Hagan RS, Doerschuk CM. Effects of IFN-? on immune cell kinetics during the resolution of acute lung injury. Physiol. Rep. 8(3):e14368, 2020.

Mock JR, Dial CF, Tune MK, Norton DL, Martin JR, Gomez JC, Hagan RS, Dang H, Doerschuk CM. Transcriptional Analysis of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells and Functions of Two Identified Molecules during Resolution of ALI. JCI Insight, 4(6):e124958, 2019.

Dial CF, Tune MK, Doerschuk CM, Mock JR. Foxp3(+) Regulatory T Cell Expression of Keratinocyte Growth Factor Enhances Lung Epithelial Proliferation. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 57(2): 162-173, 2017. DOI 10.1165/rcmb.2017-0019OC

Llanga T, Nagy N, Conatser L, Dial C, Sutton RB, Hirsch ML. Structure-Based Designed Nano-Dysferlin Significantly Improves Dysferlinopathy in BLA/J Mice. Mol Ther, 25(9): 2150-2162, 2017. DOI 10.1016/j.ymthe.2017.05.013

Nagy N, Nonneman RJ, Llanga T, Dial CF, Riddick NV, Hampton T, Moy SS, Lehtimaki KK, Ahtoniemi T, Puolivali J, Windish H, Albrecht D, Richard I, Hirsch ML. Hip region muscular dystrophy and emergence of motor deficits in dysferlin-deficient Bla/J mice. Physiol Rep, 5(6), 2017. DOI 10.14814/phy2.13173

Tycon MA, Dial CF, Faison K, Melvin W, Fecko CJ. Quantification of dye-mediated photodamage during single-molecule DNA imaging. Anal Biochem, 426(1): 13-21, 2012. DOI 10.1016/j.ab.2012.03.021

Ph.D. Candidate, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2016 - 2022
B.A., Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2013

Scientific Oral Presentations

1. Sokolowski K, Dial CF, Bulman ZP, Wenzler ER, Gemeinhart RA. A Clear(ly) Promising Solution: Glutathione- conjugated Hydrogels for the Treatment of Bacterial Infections. Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition, Chicago, IL‡/Virtual (April 2021).

‡Rescheduled as virtual due to global pandemic in 2020-2021.

Scientific Poster Presentations

1. Andrianopoulou A, Dial CF, Thapa P, Gemeinhart RA. Monitoring Block Copolymer Micelle Instability Mediated by Serum Proteins. NanoDDS Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine Symposium, Chapel Hill, NC (September 1, 2022).
2. Andrianopoulou A, Dial CF, Thapa P, Gemeinhart RA. Monitoring Block Copolymer Micelle Instability Mediated by Serum Proteins. Midwest Pharmaceutics Graduate Student Research Meeting, Omaha, NE (June 2022).
3. Langridge TD, Dial CF, Gao YT, Gemeinhart RA. Understanding Polymer Micelle Interaction with Serum Lipids Through Lipidomic Analysis: An Initial Analysis. American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists PharmSci 360, Philadelphia, PA (October 2021).
4. Dial CF, Gemeinhart RA. Influence of environment on micelle cargo exchange kinetics, International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, Virtual (July 2021).
5. Dial CF, Gemeinhart RA. Binding characteristics between serum albumin and block copolymers micelles. College of Pharmacy Research Day, Chicago, IL/Virtual. (November 2020).
6. Langridge TD, Dial CF, Perez-Salas U, Gemeinhart RA. Lipidomic analysis of micelle containing fractions offers insight into copolymer micelle instability in human fluids. International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, Las Vegas, NV (Virtual; June 28, 2020).
7. Dial CF, Gemeinhart RA. Binding characteristics between serum albumin and block copolymers micelles. International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials, Las Vegas, NV (Virtual; June 28, 2020).
8. Mock JR, Tune MK, Dial CF, Norton DL, Doerschuk CM. Interferon-gamma affects the pace of resolution following acute lung injury. American Thoracic Society Conference. Dallas, TX (May 2019).
9. Sokolowski K, Kashyap Y, Dial CF, Langridge TD, Gemeinhart RA. Exploring the Formulation Conditions of a Copolymer Micelle-Protein Supramolecular Structure for Chronic Wound Resolution. College of Pharmacy Research Day, Chicago, IL (February 8, 2019).
10. Sokolowski K, Dial CF, Langridge TD, Gemeinhart RA. Investigating Glutathione-S-Transferase Induced Glutathione-Micelle Sol-Gel Phenomenon. College of Pharmacy Research Day, Chicago, IL (February 9, 2018).
11. Mock JR, Tune MK, Dial CF, Dang H, Doerschuk CM. Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells Exert Transcriptional Changes in Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cells During Resolution of Acute Lung Injury (ALI). American Thoracic Society Conference. San Diego, CA (May 2018).
12. Mock JR, Dial CF, Dang H, Tune MK, Doerschuk CM. Transcriptional Analysis of Regulatory T Cells in Experimental Acute Lung Injury Resolution. American Thoracic Society International Conference, Washington, D.C. (May 2017).
13. Mock JR, Dial CF, D’Alessio FR, Doerschuk CM. Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cell expression of Keratinocyte Growth Factor During Acute Lung Injury Resolution. American Thoracic Society International Conference, San Francisco, CA (May 2016).
14. Dial CF, Daddysman MK, Fecko CJ. Quantifying DNA Damaged Produced by Nonlinear Excitation with Visible and Inferred Light. Symposium on Undergraduate Research in Chemistry, Chapel Hill, NC (April 2013).
15. Dial CF, Tycon MA, Fecko CJ. Quantification of dye-mediated photodamage during single-molecule DNA imaging. Southeastern Regional Meeting of American Chemical Society (Platform Talk), Raleigh, NC (November 2012).
16. Dial CF, Tycon MA, Fecko CJ. DNA-Dye Sensitized Photodamage Quantification under Single Molecule Imaging Conditions. Celebration of Undergraduate Research, Chapel Hill, NC (April 2011).
17. Dial CF, Tycon MA, Fecko CJ. DNA-Dye Sensitized Photodamage Quantification under Single Molecule Imaging Conditions. Symposium on Undergraduate Research in Chemistry, Chapel Hill, NC (April 2011).

1. Gemeinhart RA, Sokolowski K, Langridge TD, Dial CF. Self-assembled protein-micelle hydrogels for therapeutic delivery. Disclosed (2019-074; 02/06/2019) and provisional patent application submitted (02/09/2019).