A second goal of the Center is to investigate novel methods for stem cell growth, differentiation, sorting and delivery, using high throughput methods, novel assays, and innovative instruments for future applications of stem cell therapies.
Dr. Siddharth Dey's research focuses on single cell genomics and epigenomics
Macromolecular synthesis, metal-free atom transfer radical polymerization, new building blocks for polymer electronics materials, sequence-controlled polymers using macrocyclic ROMP, ionically-driven coacervate hydrogels, and functional polyethers
Fundamental fluid mechanics at the micro-scale and nano-scale, transport issues in MEMS-based sensors, combining surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy with microfluidics, and experimental and numerical simulation tools developed and utilized to investigate transport processes at the micro and nanoscales.
Operator-theoretic approach to analysis of nonlinear dynamical systems, applications in microfluidics and (bio)-nanotechnology.
Vascular Zip Codes, Cell Attachment and Anoikis, and Nanomedicine.
Synthesis of mesoporous materials and their applications, with extensive collaborations with various research groups around the campus of UCSB conducting research in the areas of marine science, biological, bioinorganic, inorganic, solid state, materials, and physical chemistry.Organic/inorganic interface chemistry.
Nanoscale manipulation and measurement techniques to probe how forces are generated and transmitted in living materials, and how these forces control cellular outcomes. Understanding the mechanical properties of the cytoskeleton as well as the biophysical and biochemical basis of cellular mechanics.
Neuroscience Research Institute
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9610
