Lee WH, Kim PH, Lee YW. 2009. Beneficial effects of fullerene derivative on lipopolysccharide-induced pro-inflammatory pathways in human aortic endothelial cells. The 96th American Association of Immunologists Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA.

Lee WH, Sonntag WE, Lee YW. 2009. Age-related changes in inflammatory gene expression in response to the brain irradiation. The 96th American Association of Immunologists Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA.

Kim PH, Lee WH, Lee YW. 2009. 5-Lipoxygenase mediates IL-4-induced ROS generation and MCP-1 expression in human aortic endothelial cells. The 96th American Association of Immunologists Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA.

Choi DC, Navarro F, Hirani AA, Lee YW, Roman M. 2009. Ink-jet printed cellulose nanocrystal substrates for cell micropatterning. Adhesion Society Annual Meeting & Expo, Savannah, GA, USA.

Illing D, Jiang F, Hirani AA, Lee YW, Roman M. 2009. Enzymatic degradation of cellulose nanocrystals under physiological conditions. The 237th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Choi DC, Navarro F, Hirani AA, Lee YW, Roman M. 2009. Ink-jet printed cellulose nanocrystal substrates for cell micropatterning. The 237th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Lee YW, Kim PH, Lee WH. 2009. Role of NADPH oxidase in IL-4-induced pro-inflammatory responses in vascular endothelium. The XV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, Boston, MA, USA.

Lee YW, Lee WH, Sonntag WE, Warrington J, Farley J. 2009. Radiation affects matrix metalloproteinases in brain. The 22nd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN)/Asian-Pacific Society for Neurochemistry (APSN) Joint Meeting, Busan, Korea (South).

Lee WH, Kim PH, Lee YW. 2009. Polyhydroxylated fullerene attenuates LPS-induced expression of adhesion molecules in HAEC. The Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Warrington JP, Lee YW, Johnson DA, Ahmad S, Herman TS, Sonntag WE. 2009. Effects of whole brain irradiation on the number of circulating endothelial precursor cells. Neuroscience 2009, the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, USA.

Lee YW, Lee WH. IL-4 induces interleukin-6 (IL-6) expression in human aortic endothelial cells. Experimental Biology 2008 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA.

Lee WH, William E. Sonntag, Lee YW. Differential regulation of angiogenic factors by radiation in rat brain. Experimental Biology 2008 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA.

Lee WH, William E. Sonntag, Lee YW. Effects of radiation on pro-inflammatory pathways in rat brain. Experimental Biology 2008 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA.

Dong S, Hirani AA, Lee YW, Roman M. Cellulose nanocrystals for targeted drug delivery applications. The 235rd ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Lee YW, Lee WH, Hirani AA. Oxidative mechanisms of interleukin-4 (IL-4)-induced IL-6 expression in human aortic endothelial cells. HEART UK 22nd Annual Conference 2008, Hatfield, United Kingdom.

Lee YW, Lee WH. Interleukin-4 induces monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression in vivo and in vitro. 14th World Congress on Heart Disease, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Omur-Ozbek P, Dietrich AM, Duncan S, Lee YW. Metallic Flavor of Iron and Copper. The 8th International Water Association (IWA) Symposium on Off-Flavors in the Aquatic Environment, Daejon, Korea (South).

Sharp LA, Lee YW, Goldstein AS. Effect of frequency of pulsatile fluid flow on mechanotransductive signaling of osteoblasts. 2008 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Conner KR, Forbes ME, Lee WH, Lee YW, Riddle DR. 2008. Angiotensin type 1 receptor blockade and radiation-induced brain injury. Neuroscience 2008, the 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, USA.

Lee WH, Kang S, Hirani AA, Lee YW. A novel double-layer parallel-plate flow chamber. Northeast BMES 2007 Annual Meeting, Stony Brook, NY, USA.

Meldrum B, Balbuena P, Fuhrman K, Wise B, Lee YW, Hirani A, Ehrich M. Transfer of lead acetate through an in vitro blood-brain barrier. Society of Toxicology 46th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo, Charlotte, NC, USA.

Dong S, Hirani AA, Lee YW, Roman M. Cellulose nanocrystals as targeted drug delivery systems. The 233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.

Layman JM, Hirani AA, Hunley MT, Lee YW, Lepene B, Thatcher CD, Long TE. Macromolecules with tailored non-covalent interactions for biomedical applications. The 233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.

Hirani AA, Dong S, Roman M, Lee YW. Biomedical Applications of Cellulose Nanocrystals: Targeting Brain Endothelial Cells. Virginia Tech GSA Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA, USA.

Kang S, Lee WH, Hirani AA, Vlachos PP, Lee YW. A multilayer design of parallel-plate flow chamber for studies of endothelial cell response to fluid shear stress. Experimental Biology 2007 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA.

Lee WH, Kang S, Hirani AA, Vlachos PP, Lee YW. Biomedical research applications of a novel double-layer parallel-plate flow chamber. Experimental Biology 2007 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA.

Hirani AA, Lee WH, Kang S, Lee YW. Endothelial cell targeting of lipopolysaccharide-induced brain inflammation. Experimental Biology 2007 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA.

Hirani AA, Lee WH, Kang S, Ehrich M, Lee YW. Chlorpyrifos induces pro-inflammatory environment in discrete regions of mouse brain. Experimental Biology 2007 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA.

Omur-Ozbek P, Lee YW, Duncan S, Dietrich A. Role of metals in health and flavor of drinking water. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Education and Research Conference 2007, Blacksburg, VA, USA.

Sharp LA, Lee YW, Goldstein AS. Effect of pulsatile flow on the osteoblastic differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells. The Biomedical Engineering Society 2007 Annual Fall Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Lepene BS, Williams SR, Long TE, Hirani AA, Lee YW, Thatcher CD. Folate targeted glutathione antioxidant delivery systems and their impact on intracellular oxidative status. The 234th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston, MA, USA.

Lee YW, Lee WH, Kang YH. Beneficial effects of soy isoflavone on vascular inflammation. The Korean Nutrition Society International Conference, Seoul, Korea (South).

Lee YW, Hirani AA, Ehrich M. Chlorpyrifos induces BBB disruption through up-regulation of pro-inflammatory mediators in brain microvascular endothelial cells. Society of Toxicology 45th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo, San Diego, CA, USA.

Ehrich M, Lee YW, Fuhrman K, Parran D, Meldrum B, Rzigalinski B. Transfer and activation of malathion through an in vitro blood-brain barrier system. Society of Toxicology 45th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo, San Diego, CA, USA.

Hirani AA, Kang S, Ehrich M, Lee YW. Nanocrystal immunotargeting of chlorpyrifos-mediated vascular inflammation. MILES-IGERT 2006 Industrial Tour, USA.

Hirani AA, Zhao W, Robbins ME, Sonntag WE, Lee YW. Molecular mechanisms of radiation-induced brain injury. Experimental Biology 2006 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Lee YW, Hirani AA. Genistein attenuates pro-inflammatory pathways in human brain microvascular endothelial cells. Experimental Biology 2006 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Lee YW, Hirani AA. Signaling mechanisms of interleukin-4-induced pro-inflammatory pathways in human vascular endothelial cells. Experimental Biology 2006 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Layman JM, Hirani AA, McKee MG, Britt PF, Pickel JM, Lee YW, Long TE. Randomly branched poly(2-dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate) polyelectrolytes as gene transfection agents. Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Etebari A, Kang S, Lee YW, Vlachos PP. Characterization of near-wall flow over endothelial cell monolayers. 2006 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Amelia Island, FL, USA.

Kang S, Lee WH, Vlachos P, Lee YW. A novel double-layer parallel-plate flow chamber for studies of endothelial cell response to fluid shear stress. 2006 Virginia Tech Symposium for Undergraduate Research in Engineering, Blacksburg, VA, USA.

Layman JM, Lee YW, Long TE. Influence of macromolecular architecture on nucleic acid transfection. The 232nd American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Layman JM, Lee YW, Long TE. Synthetic macromolecules at the interface with biology: From tailored gene transfer agents to phospholipids membranes and scaffolds. The 232nd American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Sharp LA, Lee YW, Goldstein AS. Effect of intermittent flow on mechanotrans-ductive signaling and osteoblastic differentiation. The Biomedical Engineering Society 2006 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.

Lee YW. Pro-inflammatory mechanisms of interleukin-4-mediated vascular endothelial dysfunctions. The 6th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Physiological Societies, Seoul, Korea (South).

Lee YW, Vlachos PP, Eum SY, Toborek M. Interleukin-4 induces E-selectin expression in human vascular endothelial cells. Experimental Biology 2005 Annual Meeting and XXXV International Congress of Physiological Sciences, San Diego, CA, USA.

Eum SY, Lee YW, Hennig B, Toborek M. Role of MAP kinases in activation of human microvascular endothelial cell by exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls. Experimental Biology 2005 Annual Meeting and XXXV International Congress of Physiological Sciences, San Diego, CA, USA.

Etebari A, Akle B, Leo D, Lee YW, Vlachos P. Characterization of a novel bioreactor using DPIV. 2005 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Vail, CO, USA.

Kang S, Vlachos P, Lee YW. Cross-Talk between shear stress and human brain microvascular endothelial cells. 2005 Virginia Tech Symposium for Undergraduate Research in Engineering, Blacksburg, VA, USA.

Hirani AA, Kang S, Ehrich M, Lee YW. Vascular endothelial injury by chlorpyrifos: Relationship to brain metastasis. American Cancer Society 24th Annual Seminar of Cancer Researchers in Virginia, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA.

Lee YW, Kyprianou N, Nath A, Toborek M. Human immunodeficiency virus-1 Tat protein upregulates IL-6 and IL-8 expression in human breast cancer cells. American Association for Cancer Research 95th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, USA.

Lee YW, Eum SY, Hennig B, Toborek M. Potential role of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) in the PCB104-mediated barrier dysfunction of human microvascular endothelial cells. Experimental Biology 2004, Washington, DC, USA.

Lee YW, Hennig B, Toborek M. Genistein-mediated protection against interleukin-4-induced inflammatory pathways in human vascular endothelial cells. Experimental Biology 2004, Washington, DC, USA.

Lee YW, Hennig B, Toborek M. Protective role of 17b-estradiol in the HIV-1 Tat protein-induced inflammatory pathways in human endothelial cells. Experimental Biology 2004, Washington, DC, USA.

Han MJ, Lee YW, Son KW, Eum SY, Hennig B, Toborek M. HIV Tat protein affects PPARgamma activation in human endothelial cells. Experimental Biology 2004, Washington, DC, USA.

Hayashi K, Andras IE, Tian J, Lee YW, Hennig B, Toborek M. HIV-Tat protein affects the drug efflux transporters of the blood-brain barrier. Experimental Biology 2004, Washington, DC, USA.

Eum SY, Lee YW, Hennig B, Toborek M. Specific non-coplanar PCBs disrupts barrier function and increase transendothelial migration of breast cancer cells. Experimental Biology 2004, Washington, DC, USA.

Lee YW, Toborek M. Microarray analysis of gene expression changes in interleukin4-stimulated human vascular endothelial cells. The 33rd Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association, Molecular Mechanisms of Aging: As Modulated by Genes, Hormones and Oxidative Events, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.

Eum SY, Lee YW, Hennig B, Toborek M. Jak3 mediates phosphorylation of epidermal growth factor receptor and induction of matrix metalloproteinase-3 in PCB 104-exposed human microvascular endothelial cell. Gill Heart Institute Research Day, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

Eum SY, Lee YW, Hennig B, Toborek M. PCB 104 increases permeability of human vascular endothelial barrier through induction of vascular endothelial growth factor via MAP kinase pathways. Superfund Basic Research Program 2004 Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Eum SY, Lee YW, Hennig B, Toborek M. Activation of epidermal growth factor receptor mediates PCB-induced matrix metalloproteinase-3 expression and transendothelial migration of breast cancer cells. Superfund Basic Research Program 2004 Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Eum SY, Lee YW, Hennig B, Toborek M. Signal pathways of interleukin-8 induction by highly ortho-substituted PCB in human vascular endothelial cell. Superfund Basic Research Program 2004 Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, USA.