Dr. Brian Meckes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
at the University of North Texas. His research group focuses on the application and
development of nanopatterning for controlling cell behavior and nanoparticles for
therapeutic delivery. Dr. Meckes holds a B.S. in Bioengineering from Rice University
and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego, where
he was a recipient of an NIH Ruth Kirschstein Predoctoral F31 Fellowship. Dr. Meckes
completed his postdoctoral training at Northwestern University where he was an International
Institute for Nanotechnology and the Eden and Steven Romick Postdoctoral Fellow. Recently,
he has been recognized with a Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from
the Oak Ridge Associated Universities. His current research projects are supported
by the NIGMS and USDA.
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CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr. Meckes' lab focuses on applying lithographic approaches to control cellular interactions
and the development of nanotherapeutics to regulate pathological functions.
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3D printing of tissue structures with single cell precision
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Targeting nanotherapeutics through glycocalyx interactions
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Development of "green" nano-pesticides
FOR PROSPECTIVE GRADUATE STUDENTS
Apply to the Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering
Apply to the Graduate Program in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
CURRENT GRANT-FUNDED PROJECTS
- Meckes, B., “Mechoregulators of Nanoparticle-Cell Interactions at Tissue Interfaces,"
Sponsored by NIH/NIGMS, Federal, $1,798,070 Funded. (September 1, 2023 - July 31,
2028).
RECENT SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS
* Denotes Equal Contribution
- Du, J.S., Chen, P-C., Meckes, B., Kluender, E.J., Xie, Z., Dravid, V.P., Mirkin, C.A.
(2018) Evaporation-Induced Coarsening of Ultrafine Au-Pt Nanoparticles in Polymer
Nanoreactors. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140 (23), 7213-7221
- Kluender, E.J.,* Hedrick, J.L.,* Brown, K.A., Rao, R.S., Meckes, B., Du, J.S., Moreau,
L.M., Maruyama, B., and Mirkin, C.A. Catalyst Discovery Through Mega-Libraries of
Nanomaterials. (2019) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (1), 40-45
- Chen, P-C.,* Liu, M.,* Du, J.S., Meckes, B., Wang, S., Lin, H., Wolverton, C., Dravid,
V.P., Mirkin, C.A. Configuration of phase boundaries in multi-phase hybrid nanoparticles.
(2019) Science 363 (6430), 959-964
- Cabezas, M.C.,* Meckes, B.,* Mirkin, C.A., Mrksich, M. Subcellular Control Over Actin
Stress Fiber Formation, Independent of Cell Morphology, Dictates Stem Cell Fate. (2019)
ACS Nano 13 (10), 11144-11152
- Zhang, W.,* Meckes, B.,* Mirkin, C.A. Spherical Nucleic Acids with Tailored and Active
Protein Coronae. (2019) ACS Central Sciences 5 (12), 1983-1990.
- Chen, P-C., Liu, Y., Du, J.S., Meckes, B., Dravid, V.P., Mirkin, C.A. Chain-End Functionalized
Polymers for the Controlled Synthesis of Sub-2 nm Particles. (2020) Journal of the
American Chemical Society 142 (16), 7350-7355
- Ponedal, A., Sheshuang, Z., Sprangers, A.J., Wang, X.-Q., Yeo, D.C., Lio, D.C.S.,
Zheng, M., Capek, M., Narayan, S., Meckes, B., Paller, A.S., Xu, C., Mirkin, C.A.
Attenuation of Abnormal Scarring Using Spherical Nucleic Acids Targeting Transforming
Growth Factor Beta 1. (2020) ACS Appl. Bio Mater. DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00990
- Herubin, D., Yang, A., Gaddam, S., Mathis, K., Meckes, B. Protocol for the synthesis
and activation of hydrogels with photocaged oligonucleotides. (2025) STAR Protocols.
6(1) 103502 [Link]
- Mathis, K., Chan, C.T.Y., Meckes, B.Controlling Cell Interactions with DNA Directed
Assembly. (2024) Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(32) 2402876 [Link] DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202402876
- Kohon, A.,* Man, K.,* Hessami, A.,* Mathis, K., Webb, J., Fang, J., Radfar, P., Yang,
Y., Meckes, B. Targeting Nanoparticles to Lung Cancer-derived A549 Cells Based on
Changes on Interstitial Stiffness in Biomimetic Models. (2024) iScience. 27(10), 111015
[Link]
- Kinshuk, S., Li, L., Meckes, B., Chan, C.T.Y., Sequence-Based Protein Design: A Review
of Using Statistical Models to Characterize Coevolutionary Traits for Developing Hybrid
Proteins as Genetic Sensors. (2024) International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(15),
8320. [Link]
- Mathis, K., Gaddam, S., Koneru, R., Sunkavalli, N., Wang, C., Patel, M., Kohon, A.,
Meckes, B. Multifunctional Hydrogels with Spatially Controlled Light Activation with
Photocaged Oligonucleotides. (2024) Cell Reports Physical Sciences. 5, 101922. [Link]
- Mathis, K.,* Kohon, A.,* Black, S., Meckes, B.Light-Controlled Oligonucleotide Directed
Cell Programming. (2023) ACS Material Au. 3(4) 386–393. [Link]
PATENTS
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Lal, R., Hwang, M.T., Landon, P.B., Glinskii, G., Mo, A., Ramachandran, S., Lee, J.,
Meckes, B. (2020) Nano-sensors for Nucleic Acid Detection and Discrimination. Granted:
US10793898
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Mirkin, C.A., Zhang, W., Meckes, B. (2019) Spherical nucleic acids with tailored and
active protein coronae. US/PCT/ 62/903,223; Pending
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Mirkin, C.A., Mrksich, M., Cabezas, M.D., Meckes, B. (2019) Nanopatterning for Controlling
Cell Cytoskeleton. WO2019168980A1; Pending
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Mirkin, C.A., Meckes, B., Zhang, W. (2018) Spherical Nucleic Acids (SNAs) with Sheddable
PEG Layers. WO2019070890A; Pending