Major areas of research:
Molecular biophysics
Bioelectricity and applications to medical physics
Directions of investigation:
Uni-molecular investigation of lipid-protein interactions
Nanoscopic detection of biomolecules with nanopores. Investigation of
the free energy landscape pertaining to biomolecules-biomimetic systems
interactions, at single-molecule level
Virtual instrumentation applied to molecular electrophysiology
Areas of expertise:
Study of membrane active peptides (antimicrobials) interaction with lipid systems
Detection and characterization of small molecules and peptides with nanopores and molecular adaptors (e.g., cyclodextrins)
Investigation of peptides and nanoparticles transport across lipid membranes with electrical and optical techniques
Patch clamp and fluorescence studies of peptides and protein adsorption to lipid membranes and liposomes
The impedance spectroscopy applied to investigating biomimentic systems – biomolecule interactions