Graduate Student

I received a BS in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon in 2006.  My research interests include the physical manipulation of mammalian cells and the design principles of supramolecular complex assembly.  I am currently in the process of developing a novel electromechanical device to mechanically strain living cells.    My other research interests use focal adhesions as a model system to investigate the dynamics of supramolecular complexes.  I am currently using mutagenesis to determine how binding interactions contribute to the residence time of proteins in focal adhesions and studying the role of tyrosine phosphorylation in focal adhesion assembly.

Graduate Student

I received B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Seoul National University, Korea in 2004. After graduating, I had researched nano patterning, electronic materials and organic devices, specifically studying modification and application of electronic materials for 2 years. In 2006, I got M. S. degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Seoul National University.  In August of the same year, I came to University of Florida as a Ph.D. student of Chemical Engineering. In 2007, I joined Dr. Lele's group. I am studying cell mechanism and nanobiotechnology. My research
interests are material-based cell mechanism and application of nanotechnology to cell kinetics. Currently, I am trying to observe cell behaviors on various substrates, such as nanorods, polyacrylamide, and glass. This research will be expanded to study of cell migration on ECM in the future.

Graduate Student

I received a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 2005 and joined the Lele group in January 2007.  I first became interested in studying bio-processes after attending a presentation that used chemical engineering fundamentals to study the blood flow in arteries. My research currently is focused on how changes in the extra-cellular matrix affect cell processes using techniques such as FRAP and microinjection.  The data collected from these studies can then be used to create models that will further our ability to predict and understand cell behavior.

Graduate Student

Undergraduate Student

Undergraduate Student

I am a second-year chemical engineering student at the University of Florida. I am currently investigating new methods of stretching cells on flexible membranes. This research will help us better understand heart disease.

Undergraduate Student

I am currently studying at the University of Florida as an undergraduate student for a B.S. in chemical engineering. I am interested in developing a axial stretching device that can be used for researching changes in cellular behavior due to mechanical stresses.