ParthasarathyLab

How do mechanics and thermodynamics guide the behavior of biological materials, especially membranes and collections of cells?

How do soft materials and complex fluids self-organize?

Can we use bio-molecules to create new sorts of complex materials for non-biological purposes?

We design and conduct experiments to explore these issues. By "experiments" we mean a wide range of studies using many different tools and techniques, with special emphasis on optical microscopy -- see the Research page for more information (and a few pictures). "We" means Prof. Raghuveer Parthasarathy graduate students, undergraduate students, and postdocs. The lab is located in 372 Willamette Hall, at the University of Oregon.

News:

A new center! We and others are part of a newly awarded NIH Center in Systems Biology. For the press release, see here.
New papers! Summer 2012 -- on how vesicle trafficking proteins can alter membrane rigidity, and on imaging bacterial communities inside animals -- see the papers page.
June 10, 2012: Our paper on a new approach to high accuracy particle tracking is published; see the Particle Tracking page for the citation, software, and more.

Feel free to contact Prof. Parthasarathy (raghu [at] uoregon.edu) with questions, including inquiries about joining the group.

Biophysics Working Group: web page and Journal Club

Internal site