Project Description: Biological systems use complex macromolecular nanostructure networks to mediate a range of cellular functions, such as biomolecule synthesis, signal transduction, and gene expression and regulation, all with high efficiency and specificity. Many of these macromolecular systems have evolved through the spontaneous self-assembly of components into highly organized spatial structures. Mimicking these structures outside… continue reading
Project Description: Our lab studies how light interacts with materials, with a focus on using light to drive predictable changes in macromolecular systems. One exciting direction is light-controlled cargo release, which has potential applications in drug delivery.We work with synthetic vesicles called polymersomes. These self-assemble from diblock copolymers into spherical structures that can encapsulate cargo… continue reading
Project Description: Consuming Bodies is a book-length study of horror in contemporary Native American and Indigenous literatures, film, and visual and performing arts. Dr. Sayre is studying how Indigenous creators use the language of genre to make present and respond to the structural violence of settler colonialism in the United States and Canada. From zombie… continue reading
