Research Program and Theme
- Program: Cancer Technology and Data Science
- Theme: Molecular Measurement
Research Focus
Paul Kenis is an expert in microfluidics, more specifically in the design, fabrication, and characterization of microchemical systems for a wide range of applications in energy and biology. In addition to radiopharmaceutical synthesis, his group is developing microfluidic technologies for other biomedical applications, such as antibiotic screening and solid-form screening of pharmaceuticals. Kenis’s group is also involved in the application of microfluidics for basic biology studies, including crystallization of membrane proteins and intercellular signaling. The group also frequently serves as a collaborator to researchers who seek to leverage the enabling capabilities of its microfluidic platforms to conduct biological experiments or syntheses that are difficult to pursue otherwise. For example, in collaboration with Gaskins’ lab, intracellular redox-sensitive biosensors were developed to study cancerous cells, which are known to have a disrupted redox regulation. Learn more about Paul Kenis’s lab.
Other Campus Affiliations
- Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Professor, Bioengineering
- Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering
- Professor, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
- Professor, Micro and Nanotechnology Lab
- Professor, Materials Research Lab