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We are interested in the materials science and soft condensed matter physics of biology and biomedicine. Our interests extend from fundamental science to technological applications. The group is inherently interdisciplinary; our collaborations include physicists, chemists, biologists, medical doctors, as well as materials scientists.

The group uses a wide range of experimental techniques including, quantitative, ultra-high resolution synchroton x-ray scattering and spectroscopy, x-ray and electron microscopy, massively parallel optical traps, laser-scanning confocal microscopy, and fluorescence and video-enhanced optical microscopy.

General areas of research:

• Membrane-active-antimicrobals
• Signaling and self-organization in bacterial biofilms
• Soft condensed matter physics of self-assembly
• Polyelectrolyte physics
• Femtosecond x-ray imaging of aqueous ion dynamics
• Single molecule crystallography

See my research group website for further details