Skills:
Mammalian cell culture, gel electrophoresis (agarose, SDS-PAGE, gel zymography), Western blot, RT-PCR, immunoassays, ligand-binding assays, ELISA, antibody and fluorescent protein staining, histological staining, protein adsorption isotherms, protein stamping, data analysis including: time-resolved cell motion, statistics, clean room techniques, thin-film preparation, micropattern fabrication, silicon wafer cleaning (piranha), photolithography, wettability studies, extracellular matrix (ECM) environment and proteins, cell-material interactions, laboratory management, interdepartmental collaboration, research mentoring, Fluorescent and phase contrast microscopy, confocal microscopy, SEM/EDAX, instron mechanical testing, Image J software, electron-beam lithography, L-Edit CAD software, Origin graphing software, profilometry, ellipsometry, IGOR software, AFM, FTIR (U2B at NSLS), UV-Vis, synchrotron X-ray diffraction (SAXS and WAXS; X6B at NSLS), synchrotron XANES (X3B at NSLS), deep reactive ion etching, electron beam deposition, GC-MS, HPLC