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How do mechanics and thermodynamics guide the behavior of biological materials, especially membranes and membrane proteins?
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 and graduate and undergraduate students. The lab is located in 171 Willamette Hall, at the University of Oregon.
| News! | * | June, 2008: Our paper on model mycobacterial membranes and their surprising physical properties is in print in Biophysical Journal. (First author: graduate student Chris Harland.) |
| * | January, 2008: RP was awarded a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation | |
| * | March, 2007: RP was awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship | |
| * | Late June, 2006: RP arrives at UO. |
Feel free to contact Prof. Parthasarathy (raghu [at] uoregon.edu) with questions, especially about joining the group!
Positions available! for undergraduates and graduate students in Physics, Chemistry, or Biology. Also: A postdoctoral position is available -- please see here for details.
Biophysics Working Group: web page
Internal site