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Itzel De Leon

Texas Tech University

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:imaging· 3 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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Indrajit SrivastavaiD· 3 shared Asma HaruniD· 2 shared Mahenour Megahed· 2 shared Changxue XuiD· 1 shared Isabella VasqueziD· 1 shared Jerry Cao-XueiD· 1 shared Joshua TroppiD· 1 shared Kaylee Herrera· 1 shared

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Anatomically Programmable and Optically Tunable 3D-Bioprinted Tumor-Mimicking Phantoms for Quantitative Nanofluorophore Benchmarking

Itzel De Leon, Asma Harun, Indrajit Srivastava

This paper develops 3D-bioprinted tumor-mimicking phantoms to benchmark nanofluorophores under surgical conditions, showing their ability to evaluate fluorescence properties and guide tumor resection.

bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Architecture-Dependent Stability, Cellular Uptake, and Redox Modulation of Poly(p-Coumaric Acid) Hybrid Nanoparticles for Ovarian Carcinoma Intervention

Mahenour Megahed, Asma Harun, Kaylee Herrera, Md Hasnat Rashid, Robert G. Posey, Itzel De Leon, Joshua Tropp, Indrajit Srivastava

This paper develops hybrid nanoparticles with improved stability and redox activity for ovarian cancer treatment and imaging.

ACS Nano Medicine · Aug 4, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering

Modular Albumin-Chaperoned NIR-II Nanofluorophores Enables Pan-Ovarian Cancer Imaging Across Multiscale Tumor Models

Isabella Vasquez, Lucia L. Nash, Md Shahriar, Mahenour Megahed, Jerry Cao-Xue, Itzel De Leon, Changxue Xu, Ulrich Bickel, Shreya Artha Raghavan, Indrajit Srivastava

This paper develops NIR-II nanofluorophores for ovarian cancer imaging, showing improved brightness, stability, and targeting across multiple tumor models.

bioRxiv · May 11, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering