Therapeutic Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory


		Therapeutic Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory
		Principal Investigator: Tejal A. Desai
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	One of the greatest challenges in the post-genomic era of the 21st century lies in making the essential connections between structure and function of biomolecules at the micro/nanoscale to human physiology and pathophysiology at the macroscale. Biological microelectromechanical systems (bioMEMS) and nanotechnologies such as oligonucleotide arrays, integrated fluidic chips, and drug delivery/sensing platforms promise to transform the world of biochemistry and medicine much in the same way that integrated semiconductor devices transformed the world of electronics. The key driving force is the complementary length scale between biological structures that range from the 10s of nanometers (proteins, DNA, viruses) to the micron scale (cells and cellular assemblies) and the new capabilities of micro/nanosystems to manipulate and control such feature sizes within our environment. Studies in the Desai laboratory focus on the design, fabrication, and use of advanced micro/nano biosystems Announcement: 11/20/08 - Lily Peng, Kayte Fischer, and Adam Mendelsohn win the People's Choice Award at the Intel-Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge! Congratulations!!! 11/1/08 - Lily Peng, Kayte Fischer, and Adam Mendelsohn won second place in the ASME iShow in Boston. (link) 10/20/08 - Lily Peng, Kayte Fischer, and Adam Mendelsohn won Berkeley's own Venture Lab Competition (hosted by CITRIS and the CET - link) (webcast @ starting at minute 17:10) 10/1/08 - Lily Peng wins UCSF Bioengineering Best Poster Contest at annual retreat. 9/20/08 - The Desai Lab welcomes CCB rotation student Lamar Petty. 7/14/08 - The Desai Lab welcomes rotation student Cheryl Tajon. 7/12/08 - The Desai Lab Ninjas come together once again to develop a program focused on Nanotechnology for PBS's children's show Dragonfly, to air in 2009. 6/23/08 - The Desai Lab welcomes High School Students Anjali (Annie) Prasad, Gaggandeep Sidhu, and Victor Cruz for summer research. 5/1/08 - Lily Peng, Kayte Fischer, and Adam Mendelsohn tie for first place in the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition! Congratulations!!! 2/13/08 - Lily Peng, Kayte Fischer, and Adam Mendelsohn advance Past Phase II in the Berkeley Nano Opportunity Challenge 2007. 11/16/07 - Lily Peng, Kayte Fischer, and Adam Mendelsohn advance in the Berkeley Nano Opportunity Challenge 2007. Lab meetings are at Wednesday Noon-1pm in 513 Byers Hall Presentation Schedule: 12/3 - Eric's Faculty Talk* 12/10 - Kayte 12/17 - Lamar 1/7 - Rahul Dates are subject to change, but not order, w/o switching. *10:30 am in Room 209 Byers Hall























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Desai Laboratory 1700 4th Street Building QB3 Room 204 Box 2520 UCSF Mission Bay Campus San Francisco, CA 94158-2330 Fax Number: 415-626-4056 Phone Number: 415-514-9695
		University of California San Francisco
		Department of Physiology
		Division of Bioengineering
		QB3: California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research