Bold = Thats' Me! ; * = Co-first

1. Hussain AF, Sansalone J, Arora AJ, Keys CK, Scheel J, Aluru N, Marras AE. Compaction of dsRNA with PEG-block-poly-L-Lysine for assembly into polyelectrolyte complex micelles. (manuscript submission in progress)

2. Hussain AF*, Keys CK*, Houston JT, Marras AE. Impact of Nucleic Acid Sequence and Structure on Polyelectrolyte Complex Micelle Morphology. Biomacromolecules. 2026 Aug 4; X(X). doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.6c00891. 

3. Jang Y, Hussain AF, Santra A, Marras AE. Simulation and Modeling Small Angle X-ray Scattering of Polyelectrolyte Complex Micelles. (manuscript in review Nanoscale)

4. Dao HM, AboulFotouh K, Hussain AF, Marras AE, Johnston KP, Cui Z, Williams RO. Characterization of mRNA lipid nanoparticles by electron density mapping reconstruction: X-ray scattering with density from solution scattering (DENSS) algorithm. Pharmaceutical Research. 2024 Feb 7; X(X). doi: 10.1007/s11095-024-03671-9. PMID: 38326530

5. Kawelah MR, Han S, Atila Dincer C, Jeon J, Brisola J, Hussain AF, Bouchard R, Marras AE; Truskett, TM; Sokolov, KV; Johnston, KP. Antibody conjugated polymersomes with encapsulated indocyanine green J-aggregates and high near-infra red (NIR) absorption for molecular photoacoustic cancer imaging. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024 Jan 25; 16(5). doi: 10.1021/acsami.3c16584. PMID: 38270979

6. Davis ZG, Hussain AF, Fisher MB. Processing variables of direct-write, near-field electrospinning impact size, and morphology of gelatin fibers. Biomed Mater. 2021 May 4;16(4). doi: 10.1088/1748-605X/abf88b. PMID: 33857922.

Bold = Thats' Me! ; Underline = Presenter ; * = Co-first

1. Hussain AF, Sansalone JM, Palacios Y, Arora AJ, Kim EH, AboulFotouh K, Aluru NR, Marras AE, "Structural Design Rules for Oligonucleotide Polyelectrolyte Complex Micelles", Gordon Research Conference on Drug Carriers in Medicine and Biology, August 2026, Portland Maine 

2. Hussain AF, Kim EH, Sansalone JM, Arora AJ, Scheel JD, AboulFotouh K, Zhaung E, Palacios Y, Aluru NR, Marras AE, “Uncovering the Critical Physiochemical Factors behind Polyelectrolyte Complexation with RNA”, American Physical Society – Joint March Meeting and April Meeting: Global Physics Summit, March 2026, Denver, Colorado

3. Jain I*, Sandoval T*, Hussain AF, "Investigating Dynamic Properties of DNA Origami Polyelectrolyte Complexes, Fusing Undergraduates with Science and Engineering: Poster Symposium, May 2026, Austin, Texas

4. Arora, AJ, Hussain AF, Marras AE, "The Impact of Ionic Atmosphere, Polycation Chemistry, and Sequence Dependence on DNA Polyelectrolyte Complexation",  American Physical Society - Joint March Meeting and April Meeting: Global Physics Summit, March 2026, Virtual talk. 

5. Hussain AF*, Houston JT*, Marras AE, “Nanoengineering of biological materials and machinery”, Fusing Undergraduates with Science and Engineering: Poster Symposium, Nov 2025, Austin, Texas

6. Arora AJ, Scheel JD, Hussain AF, Marras AE, “The effect of Ionic Conditions and Polymer Chemistry on dsRNA Polyelectrolyte Complexation,” MRSEC & PREM Schools Conference, May 2025, San Marcos, Texas (oral)

7. Arora AJ, Scheel JD, Hussain AF, Marras AE, “The effect of Ionic Conditions and Polymer Chemistry on dsRNA Polyelectrolyte Complexation,” Graduate Undergraduate Research Union Poster Symposium, May 2025, San Marcos, Texas

8. Hussain AF, Sansalone J, Sai Chava B, Keys CK, Arora AJ, Beshir NH, Aluru NR, Marras AE, “Investigating the Capacity of Polyelectrolyte Complex Micelles to Sequester Double-stranded RNA”, American Physical Society - Joint March Meeting and April Meeting: Global Physics Summit, March 2025, Anaheim, California

9. Marras AE, Hussain AF, Jain RK, Sansalone JM, Aluru NR, Truskett TM, “Structure-property relationships for polyelectrolyte complexation with nucleic acids”, American Physical Society- Joint March Meeting and April Meeting: Global Physics Summit, March 2025, Anaheim, California

10. Arora AJ, Scheel JD, Hussain AF, Marras AE, “The effect of Ionic Conditions and Polymer Chemistry on dsRNA Polyelectrolyte Complexation,” The Capital of Texas Undergraduate Research Conference, March 2025, Austin, Texas

11. Arora AJ, Hussain AF, Marras AE, “The Effect of Ionic Conditions on dsRNA Polyelectrolyte Complexation,” UT Austin Undergraduate Research Symposium, December 2024, Austin, Texas

12. Johnston KP, Kawelah M, Dincer CA, Han S, Hussain AF, Marras AE, Truskett T, Sokolov K, “Biodegradable Small Polymersomes with Encapsulated Indocyanine Green J-Aggregates for Photoacoustic Cancer Imaging,” AlChE Annual Meeting, Oct 2024, San Diego, California

13. Hussain AF, Sansalone J, Sai Chava B, Keys CK, Arora AJ, Beshir NH, Aluru NR, Marras AE, “Investigating the Capacity of Polyelectrolyte Complex Micelles to Sequester Double-stranded RNA”, Society for Biomaterials: Southwest, September 2024, Austin, Texas

14. Hussain AF, Sansalone J, Sai Chava B, Keys CK, Arora AJ, Beshir NH, Aluru NR, Marras AE, “Investigating the Capacity of Polyelectrolyte Complex Micelles to Sequester Double-stranded RNA”, Texas Soft Matter, August 2024, San Antonio, Texas

15. Hussain AF*, Houston JT*, Marras AE, “Nanoengineering of biological materials and machinery” Mechanical Engineering Graduate Poster Competition, Feb 2024, Austin, Texas

16. Kawelah MR, Han S, Atila Dincer C, Jeon J, Brisola J, Hussain AF, Bouchard R, Marras AM; Truskett, TM; Sokolov, KV; Johnston, KP, “Biodegradable polymersomes with encapsulated indocyanine green J-aggregates for highly selective photoacoustic cancer imaging” SPIE Optics & Photonics, Jan 2024, San Francisco, CA.

17. Kawelah MR, Dincer CA, Truskett T, Sokolov K, Han S, Brisola J, Dileep J, Kamath A, Hussain AF, Marras A, Johnston K, “Indocyanine green J-aggregate and paclitaxel loaded biodegradable polymersomes for photoacoustic image-guided chemotherapy” American Chemical Society, Aug 2023, San Francisco, CA.

18. Nix M, Hussain AF, Marras A, “Understanding Dynamic Properties of Polyelectrolyte Complex Micelles through Fluorescence” UT Austin NSF NASCENT REU Poster Competition, July 2023, Austin, TX.

19. Hussain AF, Davis ZG, Fisher MB, “Optimization of ECM/Gelatin Solution in a Near Field Electrospinning System for Engineering Tendon” Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference, June 2022, Cambridge, MD.

20. Hussain AF, Davis ZG, Fisher MB, “Biochemical Analysis of ECM:Gelatin Solution in a Near Field Electrospinning System for Engineering Tendon” Office of Undergraduate Research Summer Symposium, April 2022, Raleigh, NC.

21. Hussain AF, Davis ZG, Fisher MB, “Optimization of ECM/Gelatin Solution in a Near Field Electrospinning System for Engineering Tendon.” Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Conference, Oct 2021, Orlando, Florida.

22. Hussain AF, Davis ZG, Fisher MB, “Thermal Degradation of PCL from continued use within a MEW system.” Comparative Medical Institute Summer Summit, Aug 2021, Raleigh, NC.

23. Hussain AF, Davis ZG, Fisher MB, “Thermal Degradation of PCL from continued use within a MEW system.” Office of Undergraduate Research Summer Symposium, Aug 2021, Raleigh, NC.

24. Davis ZG, Hussain AF, Fisher MB, “Gelatin and Acetic Acid Concentrations Along with Needle Gauge and Height Affect the Morphology and Diameter of Direct-Write, Near-Field Electrospun Gelatin Solution.” Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference, June 2020, [Virtual]. Lightning Talk.

25. Hussain AF, Davis ZG, Fisher MB, “Impact of Storage Conditions on the Viscosity of Gelatin Solutions.” Office of Undergraduate Research Summer Symposium, Aug 2019, Raleigh, NC.