Kristopher McKee

kjmckee@iastate.edu

294-8586, Office Gilman 0712

Currently my research involves the development of instrumentation and techniques for surface sensitive Raman spectroscopy and related spectroscopic methods.

Suzanne Sander

smsander@iastate.edu

294-8586, Office Gilman 0712

I am studying integrin dynamics including the cytosolic proteins involved in integrin clustering using fluorescence resonance energy transfer.

Jason Lupoi

jslupoi@iastate.edu

294-8586, Office Gilman 0712

I have developed a cellulase immobilization technique for use in simultaneous saccharification and fermentation reactions to increase ethanol yields. I am interested in how the immobilization affects enzyme secondary structure. I am pursuing the optimization of NIR Raman spectroscopy as a method of detecting and characterizing lignin from various lignocellulosic                                  feedstocks.

Neha Arora

narora@iastate.edu

294-8586, Office Gilman 0712

My current project involves the study of the interaction of cell surface receptors called integrins with various transmembrane proteins.

Matthew Meyer

mwmeyer@iastate.edu

294-8586, Office Gilman 0712

My research interests include nanomaterials, Raman spectroscopy and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). In particular, I am studying various spectroscopic methods for the detection and characterization of peptides and proteins using NIR-dispersive Raman spectroscopy and SERS.

Michael Lesoine

mlesoine@iastate.edu

294-8586, Office Gilman 0712

Currently my research is composed of finalizing the setup of a lab built STED (stimulated emission depletion) microscope for use in examining cellular material. I am also interested in variants of STED as well as other sub-diffraction techniques, and more broadly instrumentation as a whole.

Dipak Mainali

dmainali@iastate.edu

294-8586, Office Gilman 0712

Currently I am trying to study the dynamics of integrin on the cell membrane focusing on the behavior of one molecule at a time using fluorescence technique. The primary emphasis will be given on understanding the role of integrin molecule in signal transduction and how the cytoplasmic proteins influences on integrin behavior.

Vy Nguyen

vynguyen@iastate.edu

294-8586, Office Gilman 0712