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Browse labs by their listed college affiliationAzzam Lab
Florida International University
Diana Azzam · Associate Professor
Azzam investigates whether testing a patient’s cancer cells outside the body can help guide treatment choices. Her laboratory combines genomic information with ex vivo drug-response measurements in functional precision medicine, focusing on adult and pediatric cancers with limited remaining treatment options. FIU describes collaborations with local hospitals and clinical studies assessing feasibility and clinical utility in relapsed or refractory disease. The broader research includes therapy resistance, metastatic behavior, and cancer stem cells. This group links laboratory measurements with a specific translational question: which available treatments show relevant activity against an individual patient’s tumor?
Jin He Nano-Bio Research Laboratory
Florida International UniversityJin He · Professor
He develops tools for watching molecules and cells at scales where individual interactions become measurable. His Nano-Bio Research Laboratory combines scanning-probe methods with optical, electrical, and electrochemical measurements, including nanopores and molecular junctions. Research investigates molecular recognition, electron transport, and how physical properties influence cellular behavior. Other projects develop single-entity sensing and analysis methods. For prospective researchers, the appeal is an instrument-building approach to biophysics: novel measurement systems make it possible to investigate molecular interactions and reactions inside confined spaces or complex biological environments.
Moon Research Lab
Florida International UniversityJoong Ho Moon · Professor
Moon develops polymers that can carry biological cargo and make cellular processes visible. His research focuses on functional oligomers and polymers for small interfering RNA or protein delivery, fluorescent imaging and sensing of living cells, and selective antimicrobial activity. The laboratory also investigates the self-assembly of conjugated polymers and polymer nanoparticles in water, where structure and surface properties affect cellular interactions. This connects synthetic materials chemistry with biological applications: researchers design the material, control its assembly, and investigate how those choices influence sensing, delivery, or antimicrobial behavior.
Quantum Technology and Metamaterials Laboratory
Florida International UniversityAleksandr Krasnok · Assistant Professor
Krasnok investigates how engineered structures control interactions between electromagnetic fields and matter. His Quantum Technology and Metamaterials Laboratory spans radio frequencies through optical wavelengths, connecting complex-frequency electrodynamics with quantum photonics, interfaces, and control. Research also addresses metasurfaces, sensing, wireless power transfer, and unusual light-scattering behavior. The group aims to connect fundamental physical concepts with devices for communication, computation, and measurement. For prospective researchers, this offers a concrete intersection of theoretical electrodynamics and engineered hardware, where carefully designed material structures can change how waves propagate and interact.
Yuan Liu Research Group
Florida International UniversityYuan Liu · Associate Professor
Liu studies how cells repair oxidative damage to DNA and what happens when those processes fail. Her laboratory focuses on DNA base excision repair, a pathway that addresses damaged bases and strand breaks. Research connects repair enzymes and their cofactors with genomic and epigenomic instability in diseases including cancer and neurodegeneration. FIU also describes an interest in using repair biology to improve analysis of degraded DNA in forensic samples. The group provides a specific bridge between biochemical repair mechanisms, disease-related genetic stability, and possible applications in molecular detection.
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