Scott G. Harroun

UWindsor researcher’s nanoparticle microscopy image named finalist in national photo contest

Dr. Scott HarrounDr. Scott Harroun’s microscopy image, Nanoscale signaling, is a top 20 finalist in the Acfas La preuve par l'image photo contest. (SARA ELLIOTT/University of Windsor)

By Sara Elliott

The glittering gold and red image titled Nanoscale signaling is in striking contrast to the research behind it.

What appears to be a thing of beauty is, in fact, lung cancer cells studded with gold nanoparticles.