Research / Research AreasCell and Molecular Engineering
Research in this area harnesses biological components — genes, RNA, enzymes, and lipids — to reveal the engineering principles that underlie function and to build entirely new systems and devices. This program develops new experimental and computational approaches to understand molecular networks in cells and to program cells to perform new functions, including the assembly of biological parts to build new molecular devices, drugs, high value chemicals and to perform bio sensing and drug delivery.
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Cardiovascular
Research Topics
Nanomaterials • cell mechanics • bio-optics • stem cell biology and engineering • cell protective and regenerative mechanisms • protective and regenerative engineering • diagnostics • nanotherapy • cardiovascular Immunotherapy • inflammation • targeted delivery • atherosclerosis • Chromatin Engineering
Faculty
- Vadim Backman
- Nathan Gianneschi
- Mark Johnson
- Shana Kelley
- Shu Liu
- Evan Scott
- Guillermo A. Ameer
- Bin Jiang
- Hao Zhang
Drug Delivery and Discovery
Research Topics
Polymersomes • artificial cells • diblock copolymers • SAMDI (mass spectrometry) • cell-free systems • megamolecules • Chromatin Engineering
Faculty
- Vadim Backman
- Nathan Gianneschi
- Zhe Ji
- Mark Johnson
- Neha Kamat
- Shana Kelley
- Joseph Moskal
- Milan Mrksich
- Evan Scott
- Igal Szleifer
Vision and Sensory Systems
Research Topics
Cell Mechanics • glaucoma • schlemm’s canal • sanotherapy • drug delivery • multiscale imaging • visible-light optical coherence tomography (vis-OCT)
Faculty
Cancer
Research Topics
Genomics • computational biology • genome engineering • imaging • drug design and delivery • Chromatin Engineering
Faculty
Global Health
Research Topics
Diagnostics • subunit vaccination • chagas disease • tuberculosis • nanocarriers • immunostimulation