From molecule to material to device to patient

Where Materials Become Medicine

We create molecular technologies, materials, and devices that sense disease, visualize biology, deliver therapy, and restore biological function.

  1. Molecule
  2. Material
  3. Device
  4. Patient
  5. Impact

Philosophy of our research

Molecule Making meets Device Making meets Translation

Many biomedical technologies begin either with a molecule or with a device. We intentionally begin with both. We design molecules and materials around biological function, engineer them into useful platforms, and develop the sensing, imaging, therapeutic, or device technologies required to move them toward real-world applications.

Molecule Making

  • Chirality
  • Lipid design
  • Bioconjugation

Device Making

  • Sensors
  • Microfluidics
  • Closed-loop systems

Translational Medicine

  • Imaging systems
  • Point-of-care platforms
  • Implantables
  1. Discover
  2. Design
  3. Build
  4. Validate
  5. Translate

Research platforms

Four platforms, many diseases

Our research is not organized around individual diseases alone. We develop technology platforms capable of addressing multiple biomedical problems.

Translational journeys

From question to clinic

Beyond just publishing: some discoveries become new scientific questions. Others become inventions, devices, clinical studies, licenses, partnerships, or companies. Here are some of those journeys.

From the cover

Our science on the cover

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Supported by

Work in the group is supported by federal, foundation and university funding.