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Team OverviewHuman diseases invariably involve malfunction in cellular processing, often at spatial scales too fine to be observed under light microscopy. Recent technical advances will allow researchers to break through what were once believed to be insurmountable barriers in resolution, leading to discoveries that will fundamentally change the way medicine is practiced. |
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| Mark Ji, Ph.D. | Saveez Saffarian, Ph.D. | Matt Wachowiak, Ph.D. |
Promising Research Projects
- Small molecules that selectively disrupt key interactions in molecular pathways that cause cancer
- Novel fragment-based tools for selective chemical probes and drug discovery
- Monitoring and controlling brain activity with novel optical probes
- Using biologically-inspired design to improve detection and processing capabilities of chemical sensing devices, such as for detecting explosives
- Understanding the pathogenesis of infectious diseases by using high-resolution imaging to examine enveloped virus assembly in living cells
- Visualizing positions of key viral components within an envelope of a single virion, facilitating targeted drug development
Results So Far
- New invention disclosures: 3
- New patent filings: 3
- New research innovations company: Protein Fusion Technologies
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