Research

Charge transfer and biological inspiration

We take ideas from Nature and employ them as a means for controlling the dynamics of charge transfer.

Dynamic biosensing

We explore the dynamics of fluorescence staining as an unprecedented source of information about the phenotype of microorganisms. 

Microfluidics

Print-and-peel (PAP) fabrication techniques, developed in our lab, allow for facile and expedient prototyping of microdevices, providing venues for broadening the accessibility to microfluidics technology.

Biofunctional interfaces 

We use multistep surface-chemistry procedure, along with enzymatic kinetics, to ensure the preservation of the structural and functional integrity of globular proteins when covalently attached to surfaces. 

In the News

Sept 2011 Srigokul Upadhyayula, PhD Candidate, was awarded Mary & Randolph T Wedding Prize for significant contribution to the peer reviewed scientific literature in biochemistry and molecular biology. Congratulations!

May 2011 Vicente Nunez, a second year PhD student, was awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. Congratulations!

May 2011 Ms. Pamela Jreij, an undergraduate researcher in our group was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Congratulations!
April 2011 Brent Millare, former Vullev Group member (currently a 2nd year PhD Student at Johns Hopkins Univeristy), was awarded National Research Service Award (NRSA) from NHLBI. Congratulations!

April 2011 Ms. Wardah Bari, a high-school student working in our lab under the supervision of Ms. Duoduo Bao and Mr. Ali Hadian, won gold on the regional science fair for her research in polymer photophysics.
Congratulations!


March 2011 Our publication presenting a view of the role of biomimesis and bioinspiration in meeting the demands for energy and sustainability, was selected for the cover of the March 3, 2011, issue of JPCL.