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*Peer-reviewed journal publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Google scholar link<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. Zhang, Y., Ke, E., Su, Judith*<\/strong>, Design of an Electrically Tunable Microtoroid for Frequency Selection of Polarization-Entangled Photons<\/a>, submitted (2026)<\/li>\n
  2. Su, Judith*<\/strong>, Liggett, S.B., Kim, S-K, Kim, D., III Goddard, W.A., Accelerating GPCR Drug Discovery Through Computation and Experiment Integrated with Direct Detection of Ligand Binding Events<\/a>, npj Drug Discovery, <\/em>3<\/b>, 13 (2026).\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. Xu, Y., Cerione, C.S., Zoll, A., Suebka, S., McLeod, E., Stoltz, B., Su, Judith,<\/strong> Free-space-coupled, frequency-locked microtoroid sensor for part-per-trillion detection of mustard gas simulant<\/a>, Lasers & Photonics Reviews<\/em>\u00a0(2026): e71128.<\/li>\n
  4. Xu, Y., Su,<\/strong> Judith<\/strong>, Frequency combs for biological and chemical sensing: challenges and future directions, submitted (2025)<\/li>\n
  5. Zhang, Y.,\u00a0Su,<\/strong> Judith<\/strong>, FLOWER: A Frequency-Locked Optical Whispering Evanescent Resonator for Label-Free Molecular Detection,<\/a> Chemical Communications, <\/em>2025 Pioneering Investigators collection (2025), (outside front cover).<\/li>\n
  6. Mac, K.D.M, Su,<\/strong> Judith<\/strong>, Optical biosensors for diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases<\/a>, npj Biosensing<\/em>, 2<\/b>, 20 (2025)<\/li>\n
  7. Suebka, S., Gin, A.,\u00a0Su, Judith<\/strong>, Frequency Locked Whispering Evanescent Resonator (FLOWER) for biochemical sensing applications<\/a>,\u00a0Nature Protocols, <\/em>\u00a0(2025). <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41596-024-01096-7<\/li>\n
  8. Hao, S.,\u00a0Su, Judith<\/strong>, Whispering gallery mode optical resonators for biological and chemical detection: current practices, future perspectives, and challenges<\/a>, Reports on Progress in Physics<\/em>,\u00a088<\/b> 016402, (2025)<\/li>\n
  9. Yang, M-Y^<\/sup>, Mac, Khuong D.M^<\/sup>,\u00a0 Strzelinski, Hannah R., Hoffman, S.A., Kim, D., Kim, S-K, Su, Judith<\/strong>,* Liggett, S.B.*, III Goddard, W.A,* Agonist activation opening the Ga subunit of the GPCR\u2013GProtein precoupled complex defines functional agonist activation of TAS2R5 GPCR<\/a>, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/em>\u00a0(PNAS<\/em>) 121<\/strong>, e2409987121 (2024), ^<\/sup>co-first author, * co-corresponding author.<\/li>\n
  10. Hao, S., Guthrie, B., Kim, S-K, Kubicek, J., Murtaza, B., Khan, N.A., Khakbaz, P. , Su, Judith*<\/strong>, III Goddard, WA*, Steviol rebaudiosides bind to four different sites of the human sweet taste receptor (T1R2\/T1R3) complex explaining confusing experiments<\/a>,\u00a0Communications Chemistry, <\/em>7<\/strong>, 236 (2024), co-corresponding author<\/li>\n
  11. Gin, A., Nguyen, P-D., Melzer, J., Li, C., Strzelinski, H., Liggett, S.B., Su, Judith<\/strong>, Label-free, real-time monitoring of membrane binding events at zeptomolar concentrations using frequency-locked optical microresonators<\/a>, Nature Communications<\/em>, 15<\/strong>, 7445 (2024).<\/li>\n
  12. Hao, S, Suebka, S., Su, Judith, <\/strong><\/strong>Single 5-nm quantum dot detection via microtoroid optical resonator photothermal microscopy<\/a> Light: Science & Applications<\/em>, 13<\/strong>, 195 (2024).<\/li>\n
  13. Gin, A., Nguyen, P-D., Serrano, G., Alexander, G, Su, Judith<\/strong>, Towards Early Diagnosis and Screening of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Using Frequency Locked Whispering Gallery Mode Microtoroid Biosensors<\/a>,\u00a0npj Biosensing<\/em>, 1<\/strong>, 9 (2024).<\/li>\n
  14. Suebka, S, McLeod, E., Su, Judith<\/strong>, Ultra-high-Q free space coupling to microtoroid resonators,<\/a> Light: Science & Applications<\/em>, 13<\/strong>, 75 (2024)<\/li>\n
  15. Xu, Y^, Stanko, A^, Cerione, C, Lohrey, T, McLeod, E., Stoltz, B., Su, Judith,<\/strong> Low part-per-trillion, humidity resistant detection of nitric oxide using microtoroid optical resonators<\/a> , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, <\/em>1<\/span>6<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span><\/em>4<\/span>, <\/span><\/em>5120<\/span>\u2013<\/span><\/em>5128 <\/span>(2024), ^co-first author<\/li>\n
  16. Kim, S-K^, Suebka S.^, Gin A., Nguyen, P-D., Tang Y., Su, Judith*<\/strong>, III Goddard, WA*, Methotrexate inhibits the binding of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) receptor binding domain to the host cell angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) receptor<\/a>, ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science, <\/em>7<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span><\/em>2<\/span>, <\/span><\/em>348\u2013362<\/span> (2024), ^co-first author, *co-corresponding author (supplementary cover)<\/li>\n
  17. Luu, G., Ge., C., Tang, Y., Li, K., Cologna, S., Burdette, J., Su, Judith*<\/strong>, and Sanchez, L.*, An integrated approach to protein discovery and detection from complex biofluids<\/a>, Molecular & Cellular Proteomics<\/em>, 22<\/strong>, 7, 100590 (2023) *co-corresponding author.<\/li>\n
  18. Choi, G. and Su, Judith<\/strong>, Impact of stimulated Raman scattering on dark soliton generation in a silica microresonator<\/a>, J. Phys. Photonics<\/em>, 5<\/strong>, 014001 (2023) (special issue on Emerging Leaders 2023).<\/li>\n
  19. Li, C., Lohrey, T.D., Nguyen, P-D., Min, Z., Tang, Y., Ge, C., Sercel, Z.P., McLeod, E., Stoltz, B.M., Su, Judith,<\/strong><\/strong> Part-per-trillion trace selective gas detection using frequency locked whispering gallery mode microtoroids<\/a>, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, <\/em>1<\/span>4<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span><\/em>37<\/span>, <\/span><\/em>42430\u201342440 (2022) <\/span>(supplementary cover).<\/li>\n
  20. Choi, G., Gin., A., and Su, Judith<\/strong>, Optical<\/span> frequency combs in aqueous and air environments at visible to near-IR wavelengths,<\/a>\u00a0Optics Express, <\/em>3<\/b>0<\/b>, 8690-8699 (2022)<\/li>\n
  21. Suebka, S., Nguyen, P-D, Gin, A, and Su, Judith<\/strong>, How fast it can stick: visualizing flow delivery to microtoroid biosensors<\/a>, ACS Sensors<\/em>, 7<\/span>, 2700\u20132708, <\/span>(2021), (supplementary cover)<\/li>\n
  22. Dell’Olio, F., Su, Judith<\/strong>, Huser, T., Sottile, V.,\u00a0 Alix-Panabi\u00e8res, C.\u00a0 Photonic technologies for liquid biopsies: recent advances and open research challenges<\/a>, Laser & Photonics Reviews<\/em>, 15, 2170012 (2021) (back cover).<\/span><\/li>\n
  23. Chen, L., Li., C., Liu, Y., Su, Judith<\/strong>, and McLeod, E., Three-dimensional simulation of particle-induced mode splitting in large toroidal microresonators<\/a>, Sensors<\/em>, 20(18), 5420, (2020), special issue on Optical Micro-Resonators for Sensing.<\/li>\n
  24. Hao, S. and Su, Judith<\/strong>, Noise-induced limits of detection in frequency locked optical microcavities<\/a>, Journal of Lightwave Technology,<\/em> 38(22), 6393\u00a0– 6401 (2020).<\/li>\n
  25. Nguyen, P-D., Zhang, X., Su, Judith<\/strong>, One-step controlled synthesis of size-tunable toroidal gold particles for biochemical sensing<\/a>, ACS Applied Nano Materials,\u00a0<\/em>2<\/strong>(<\/span>12)<\/span>, <\/span><\/em>7839-7847 <\/span>(2019).<\/li>\n
  26. Chen, L., Li, C., Liu, Y., Su, Judith*<\/strong>, McLeod, E.* Simulating robust far-field coupling to traveling waves in large three-dimensional nanostructured high-Q microresonators<\/a>, Photonics Research<\/em>,\u00a07<\/strong>\u00a0(9), 967-976 (2019), *co-corresponding author<\/li>\n
  27. Li, C., Chen, L., McLeod, E., Su, Judith<\/strong>, Dark mode plasmonic optical microcavity biochemical sensor<\/a>, Photonics Research,\u00a0<\/em>7<\/strong>(8), 939-947(2019).<\/li>\n
  28. Ozgur, E.,\u00a0 Roberts, K.E., Ozgur, E.O., Gin, A.N., Bankhead, J.R., Wang, Z., Su, Judith<\/strong>, Ultra-sensitive detection of human chorionic gonadotropin using frequency locked microtoroid optical resonators<\/a>, Analytical Chemistry, <\/em>91<\/strong>(<\/span>18)<\/span>, 11872-11878 <\/span>(2019).<\/li>\n
  29. Su, Judith<\/strong>, Portable and sensitive air pollution monitoring<\/a>, Light: Science and Applications<\/em>, 7<\/strong>, 3 (2018).<\/li>\n
  30. Su, Judith<\/strong>, Label-free biological and chemical sensing using whispering gallery mode optical resonators: Past, present, and future<\/a>, (invited) Sensors<\/em> 17<\/strong>, 540 (2017).<\/li>\n
  31. Su, Judith<\/strong>, Reply to Comment on ‘Label-Free Single Exosome Detection Using Frequency-Locked Microtoroid Optical Resonators’<\/a>, ACS Photonics <\/em>3<\/strong>,<\/em> 718-718 (2016).<\/li>\n
  32. Su, Judith<\/strong>, Goldberg. A.F, Stoltz, B.M. Label-free single detection of single nanoparticles and biological molecules using microtoroid optical resonators<\/a>, Light: Science and Applications<\/em>, 5<\/strong>, e16001 (2016).
    \n<\/a>*Light: Science & Applications <\/em>Best Paper Award (2018), Light: Science & Applications<\/em> Top Ten (January 2016), and selected as part of the     10th Anniversary of LSA: Collection on Biophotonics and Medical Optics<\/a><\/li>\n
  33. Su, Judith<\/strong>, Label-free single molecule detection using frequency locked microtoroid optical resonators<\/a>, (invited), Journal of Visualized Experiments, \u00a0<\/em>Issue 106, (2015).<\/li>\n
  34. Su, Judith<\/strong>, Label-free single exosome detection using frequency locked microtoroid optical resonators, <\/a>ACS Photonics, <\/em>2<\/strong>, 1241\u20131245 (2015).<\/li>\n
  35. Su, Judith<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Brau, R.R, Jiang, X., Whitesides, G.M., Lang, M.J., and So, P.T.C. Geometric Confinement Influences Cellular Mechanical Properties II \u2013 Intracellular Variances in Polarized Cells<\/a>,\u201d Molecular Cellular<\/em> Biomechanics<\/em> 4<\/strong>(2), 105-118 (2007).<\/li>\n
  36. Su, Judith<\/strong>, Jiang, X., Welsch, R., Whitesides, G.M., and So, P.T.C. Geometric Confinement Influences Cellular Mechanical Properties I \u2013 Adhesion Area Dependence<\/a>, Molecular Cellular Biomechanics<\/em> 4<\/strong>(2), 87-104 (2007).<\/li>\n
  37. Pelet, Serge; Previte, M.J.R.P, Kim, D., Kim, K.H., Su, Tsu-Te J.<\/strong>, So, P.T.C.\u00a0 Frequency Domain Lifetime and Spectral Imaging Microscopy<\/a>, Microscopy Research Techniques<\/em>. 69<\/strong>(11), 861-874 (2006).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Magazine articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Su, Judith<\/strong>, Label-Free Optical Mapping of Single 5-nm Quantum Dots<\/a>,\u00a0Optics & Photonics News,\u00a0<\/em>December 2025 (featured on the cover).<\/li>\n
    2. Su,<\/strong> Judith, <\/strong>Frequency Combs for Chemistry, Biology and Medicine<\/a>, Optics & Photonics News,\u00a0<\/em>July\/August 2025.<\/li>\n
    3. Su, Judith<\/strong>, A Tiny Circular Racetrack for Light Can Rapidly Detect Single Molecules<\/a>,\u00a0The Conversation,\u00a0<\/em>October 2020.<\/li>\n
    4. Su, Judith<\/strong>, Single Molecule Detection with Microtoroid Optical Resonators<\/a>, Optics & Photonics News,\u00a0<\/em>December 2016.
      \nSpecial issue which “highlights the most exciting peer-reviewed optics research to have emerged over the past 12 months”<\/li>\n
    5. Su, Judith<\/strong>, Biomedical Engineering<\/a>, Imagine Magazine<\/em> (Johns Hopkins, Center for Talented Youth), 2004.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Patents:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. \u00a0United States Patent Number 12,474,272:\u00a0 Optical cavity surface bioconjunction using lipid membranes for label free, ultrasensitive detection of biomolecules<\/a>, Issued: 11\/18\/2025.<\/li>\n
      2. United States Patent Number 12,281,988: Photonic apparatus, methods, and applications<\/a>, Issued: 4\/22\/2025.<\/li>\n
      3. United States Patent Number 11,698,494: Miniaturized integrated frequency locked optical whispering evanescent resonator devices<\/a>, Issued: 7\/11\/2023.<\/li>\n
      4. United States Patent Number 11,378,516: Label-free single molecule spectroscopy and detection<\/a>, Issued: 7\/5\/2022. Assignee: University of Arizona.<\/li>\n
      5. United States Patent Number 11,215,563: Photonic apparatus, methods, and applications<\/a>, Issued: 1\/04\/2022. Assignee: University of Arizona.<\/li>\n
      6. United States Patent Number 10,309,960: Label-free detection of nanoparticles and biological molecules using microtoroid optical resonators<\/a>, Issued: 6\/04\/2019. Assignee: Caltech.<\/li>\n
      7. United States Patent Number 9,739,770: Label-free detection of nanoparticles and biological molecules using microtoroid optical resonators<\/a>, Issued: 8\/22\/2017. Assignee: Caltech.<\/li>\n
      8. United States Patent Number 8,593,638: Split frequency sensing methods and systems<\/a>, Issued 11\/26\/2013.\u00a0Assignee: Caltech.<\/li>\n
      9. United States Patent Number 8,310,677: Micro-cavity resonant gas sensor and detection methods<\/a>, Issued 11\/13\/12.\u00a0Assignee: Caltech.<\/li>\n
      10. United States Patent Number 8,107,081: Micro-cavity resonant gas sensor and detection methods<\/a>, Issued 1\/31\/2012.\u00a0Assignee: Caltech.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Conference Proceedings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Hao, S., Su, Judith<\/strong>, Single 5-nm particle photothermal microscopy with microtoroid optical resonators, CLEO, May 2024<\/li>\n
        2. \u00a0Suebka, S., McLeod, E., Su, Judith<\/strong>, Ultra-high Q values for microtoroid resonators with free space coupling, CLEO, May 2024<\/li>\n
        3. Li, C., Lohrey, T., Tang Y., Stoltz, B., McLeod, E., Su, Judith<\/strong>, Ultra-sensitive and selective gas sensing using polymer-coated microtoroid optical resonators, CLEO, May 2022<\/li>\n
        4. Ge, C., Tang, Y., Luu, G., Sanchez, L., Su, Judith<\/strong>, Label-free detection of a novel ovarian cancer biomarker from complex biofluids using microtoroid resonators, CLEO, May 2022<\/li>\n
        5. \u00a0Suebka, S., Gin, A., Tang, Y., Kim, S-K, Goddard, W.A. Su, Judith<\/strong>, Screening for effective COVID-19 drugs using microtoroid optical resonators , CLEO, May 2022<\/li>\n
        6. Su, Judith<\/strong>, Ultra-Sensitive and Selective Detection of DNA and Protein Biomarkers Using Frequency-Locked Microtoroid Optical Resonators, CLEO, May 2021.<\/li>\n
        7. Melzer, J.E., Nguyen, P., Su, Judith<\/strong>, and McLeod, E., Assembly of Nanophotonic Structures Using Optical Tweezers. Frontiers in Optics, September 2020.<\/li>\n
        8. Su, Judith<\/strong>,\u00a0Ultrasensitive and Selective Biomolecular Detection Using Frequency-Locked Microtoroid Optical Resonators<\/a>” OSA Advanced Photonics Congress, Burlingame, CA, August 2019<\/li>\n
        9. Adley Gin, Phuong Diem Nguyen, Erol Ozgur, Su, Judith<\/strong>, Label-free Ultrasensitive Detection of Amyloid-\u00df Using Lipid-Functionalized Microtoroid Optical Resonators for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease<\/a>” OSA Biophotonics Congress, Tucson, AZ April 2019.<\/li>\n
        10. Phuong Diem Nguyen, Adley Gin, Su, Judith<\/strong>, Detection of Membrane Binding Events Using Microtoroid Optical Resonators,<\/a>” OSA Biophotonics Congress, Tucson, AZ April 2019.<\/li>\n
        11. Cheng Li, Lei Chen, Euan McLeod, Su, Judith<\/strong>, Plasmonic Dark Modes for Enhanced Microcavity Biosensing,<\/a>” OSA Biophotonics Congress, Tucson, AZ April 2019.<\/li>\n
        12. Ozgur E., Roberts K., Ozgur E., Gin A., Bankhead J., Wang, Z., Su, Judith<\/strong>, Frequency locked Optical Whispering Evanescent Resonators for Ultra-Sensitive Doping Detection in Urine,<\/a>” OSA Biophotonics Congress, Tucson, AZ April 2019.<\/li>\n
        13. Li, C., Teimourpour, M.H., McLeod, E., Su, Tsu-Te Judith<\/strong>, Enhanced whispering gallery mode sensors<\/a>, “SPIE Proceedings Volume 10629, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XIX; 106290Q (2018)<\/li>\n
        14. Su, Tsu-Te Judith<\/strong>, “On the Fusion of a Line Plume into a Large Scale Vortex Cloud,” Proceedings of the 1997 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 22-26, 1997, FEDSM-97-170-3672.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          *Peer-reviewed journal publications: Google scholar link Zhang, Y., Ke, E., Su, Judith*, Design of an Electrically Tunable Microtoroid for Frequency Selection of Polarization-Entangled Photons, submitted (2026) Su, Judith*, Liggett, S.B., Kim, S-K, Kim, D., III Goddard, W.A., Accelerating GPCR Drug Discovery Through Computation and Experiment Integrated with Direct Detection of Ligand Binding Events, npj Drug Discovery, 3, 13 (2026).\u00a0 Xu,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/jsu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/jsu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/jsu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/jsu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/jsu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":308,"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/jsu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2359,"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/jsu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/2359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/jsu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}