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08/2016: We are honored and excited to receive a R15 award from the National Institute of Health!!!
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Principal Investigator
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Conference: Biophysical Society Meeting (Platform 2018, 2016), American Physical Society March Meeting (Focus session 2017, 2013), International conference on Natural and Artificial Molecular Machines (2017), Current Trends in Intracellular Transport and Molecular Motors (2017), International Symposium on Computational and Experimental Studies of Microtubule and Microtubule-based Motor Proteins (2016), Lorentz Center Workshop on Anisotropy and Shape in Biological Materials (2016), Multiscale Motility of Biomolecular Machines (2015)
Colloquium and Seminar: UC Santa Cruz (2018), U Waterloo (2018), UC Santa Barbara (2016), UT Austin (2016), Texas A&M (2016), UC Irvine (2016), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (2016), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (2016), Sac State (2016, 2013), U Utah (2014), Fresno State (2016), Harvey Mudd (2014), National Institute of Health (2013) Outreach: Course on Modern Biophysical Techniques, IIT Bombay (2017, 2016), Dinner with a Scientist (2017, 2015), qBio Boot Camp, UC San Diego (2015, 2014), Nerd Nite East Bay, Chabot Space and Science Center (2015) |
Graduate Student Researcher
Graduate Student Researcher
(joint with Hirst lab) 
Graduate Student Researcher
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Undergraduate Student Researcher
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5/2018: Michael defends. Great job Michael! We will miss you!
1/2018: Michael's 4th paper from our lab published in the Journal of Chemical Physics. Congrats! 11/2017: Winnie and Michael's paper selected for the latest collection from the Biophysical Journal on Microtubules and Molecular Motors. Congrats! 08/2017: Michael selected as a 2017 NSF-CREST: CCBM scholar. Congrats! 07/2017: Michael's paper published in Cytoskeleton. This is Michael's third paper with us! Congrats! 03/2017: Michael awarded an NSF-CREST: CCBM summer fellowship, sponsored by the Physics department at UC Merced. Double congrats! 08/2016: Michael selected as a 2016 NSF-CREST: CCBM scholar. Congrats! 06/2016: Michael advanced to candidacy for PhD. Congrats! 06/2016: Michael's paper published in Biophysical Journal. Congrats! 05/2016: Winnie and Michael's paper published in Biophysical Journal. Congrats! 5/2017: Joe awarded a NSF-CREST: CCBM research fellowship for Fall 2017. Congrats! 4/2017: Joe awarded a summer fellowship from Physics, UC Merced. Congrats! 12/2016: Joe advanced to candidacy for PhD. Congrats Joe! 12/2016: Joe awarded a NSF-CREST: CCBM research fellowship for Spring 2017. Congrats! 08/2016: Joe selected as a NSF-CREST: CCBM scholar. Congrats! 05/2016: Joe awarded a summer fellowship from Physics, UC Merced. Congrats! 02/2016: Joe's paper with the Hirst lab published in Frontiers in Materials. Congrats! 05/2015: Joe awarded a partial summer fellowship from Physics, UC Merced. Congrats! 11/2017: John selected as a 2017 NSF-CREST: CCBM fellow for Spring 2018. Congrats! 08/2017: John selected as a 2017 NSF-CREST: CCBM scholar. Congrats! 08/2016: John selected as a 2016 NSF-CREST: CCBM scholar. Congrats! 07/2016: John selected to receive a Bridge Fellowship from the Graduate Division at UC Merced. Congrats! 5/2018: Maria presented her senior thesis and graduates. Good job Maria! 09/2017: Maria selected as a 2017 NSF-CREST: CCBM undergraduate scholar. Congrats! 11/2017: Winnie and Michael's paper selected for the latest collection from the Biophysical Journal on Microtubules and Molecular Motors. Congrats! 3/2017: Winnie's second paper from our lab, a collaboration with the Ross lab, is published in Scientific Reports. Congrats Winnie! 05/2016: Winnie and Michael's paper published in Biophysical Journal. Congrats! 05/2015: Winnie won the Outstanding Graduating Student award in Physics, attends graduate school in Optics at U Oregon. Congrats! 03/2015: Winnie takes Jing's place to present at the APS March Meeting. Great job Winnie! 5/2017: Laura presented her senior thesis and graduates. Good job Laura! |
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05/2017: Grinnell rising sophmores Yun and Rong joined us for summer research. Welcome! |
08/2016: New paper by Amanda Tan published in the Royal Society of Chemistry: Advances. Yay!
10/2014: New paper with the Gopinathan group published in the Scientific Reports. Yay!
Summer Undergraduate Researcher
(PG&E Scholar, UC Merced) |
Undergraduate Student Researcher
05/2014: Brian and Enrique graduated from UC Merced. Enrique attends Graduate School in Bioengineering at UIUC. Congrats! |
Summer Undergraduate Researcher
(Mobility Scholar, McGill University) |
Undergraduate Student Researcher
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09/2012: Our optical trap is up and running. Maryse and Jing built our optical trap together.
09/2012: Our optical trap is up and running. Maryse and Jing built our optical trap together.
11/2011: Huston, we have a lab.
11/2011: Huston, we have a lab.