Department Directory

Professor, 

Our group investigates biomolecules at the single-molecule level. We develop nanopore-based and other nanotechnology-based methods for probing the structure and dynamic behavior of biomolecules. We employ optical waveguides and single-molecule enzymatic approaches for RNA sequencing, and utilize engineered nanopore sensors for applications in single-molecule proteomics. We are experimentalists, but we also use advanced computational tools to perform big data analysis.

Professor, 

Natural product biochemistry, plant abiotic and biotic interactions, carbon sequestration, agricultural biotechnology, food allergy, drug discovery

Affiliated Faculty, 

dynamics of large-scale molecular machines, working to identify the physical principles that guide biomolecular dynamics, using molecular simulation approaches to interpret experimental data from a wide range of techniques, including biochemical, small-angle X-ray scattering and cryogenic electron microscopy

Affiliated Faculty, 

single molecule biophysics, molecular biophysics

Professor and Chairperson, 

Mechanobiology of neural systems; Systems for nerve regeneration; Diversity and equity in engineering

Postdoctoral Research Associate, 

Professor, 

Computational modeling of the cardiac myocyte to understand the molecular basis of arrhythmias; machine learning in critical care medicine to identify those patients who require urgent care

Assistant Professor, 

Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology for sustainable biochemical production and human health

Assistant Professor, 

Advanced microscopy for minimally invasive, in vivo characterization of brain function

Affiliated Faculty, 

Polymer Chemistry, Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Nanomedicine

Postdoctoral Research Associate, 

Affiliated Faculty, 

Bioanalytical Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Enzymology, Protein Chemistry, Protein Engineering, Protein Pharmaceuticals