Biophysics research advancing the frontier of knowledge

Ion Channel Regulation

We use simultaneous total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy and electrophysiology to interrogate the functional regulation of ion channels in response to inflammatory mediators.

 

Protein Energetics & Dynamics

We develop novel fluorescence spectroscopy methods to measure the energetics of conformational rearrangements in proteins. Interrogating the mechanisms of allostery using noncanonical amino acids, transition metal fluorescence resonance energy transfer, and time-resolved fluorescence lifetime analysis opens new frontiers of understanding.

 

Making Academic Culture More Humane and Inclusive

Doing great science isn’t enough. To contribute meaningfully to society, scientists today should be working to flatten the hierarchy that holds so many people down and drives people of color, women, gender and sexual minorities, and those from other historically excluded groups out of science.