Christy F. Landes Research Group

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

How do single molecules and particles reveal heterogeneous structure–function relationships in biological and synthetic systems? The research group develops experimental data acquisition and analysis methods to optimize information retrieval in single-molecule and single-particle spectroscopies. The group characterizes biological examples of heterogeneous structure–function relationships, including protein dynamics at interfaces, using single-molecule spectroscopy and imaging. The researchers identify, understand, and optimize heterogeneous structure–function relationships in synthetic systems using spectro-electrochemistry and nanoparticle plasmonics. The group combines experimental and theoretical methods to increase information content and interpret low signal-to-noise single-molecule data.