Dan Cojoc, Ph. D.
Cell Mechanics by Light Abstract Living cells are active matter characterized by mechanical properties as stiffness and deformability and morphological parameters as shape and volume. Genetic or pathogenic modifications of […]
Cell Mechanics by Light Abstract Living cells are active matter characterized by mechanical properties as stiffness and deformability and morphological parameters as shape and volume. Genetic or pathogenic modifications of […]
Translating an understanding of the cutaneous microenvironment into diagnostics and treatments for wounds, cancers, and inflammatory dermatoses Abstract Immune cells are the first responders to injury, pathogens, or malignancy. The […]
Hierarchical Strategies Towards Biointerfacing With Soft Optoelectronic Materials Abstract The applications of functional nanomaterials towards biological interfacing continue to emerge in various fields, such as in drug delivery and tissue […]
Fluorophores with a Genome: DNA-Stabilized Silver Clusters as a New Class of Tunable Fluorophores for Microscopy and Biosensing Abstract Because near-infrared (NIR) electromagnetic radiation penetrates much farther into biological tissues […]
Optical Dissection of Brain Capillary Function Abstract My laboratory uses in vivo multiphoton imaging and rodent models to shed light (quite literally) on regulation of cerebral blood flow. In particular, […]
Harnessing Physiological Forces to Drive Stem Cell Fate & Function Abstract I will be elaborating about how physical cues are crucial to embryonic development, morphogenic events, and tissue organization, but […]
Illuminating Biomarkers of Stroke with Diffuse Optical Spectroscopies Abstract Our research group specializes in the development and application of diffuse optical spectroscopies to study the brain. These non-invasive, light-based tools […]
Vasculopathy in COVID-19 and Pathogenesis of Cutaneous Vascular Malformations Abstract SARS-CoV-2-associated vasculopathy under hyperlipidemia and pathological progression of congenital vascular abnormalities in Port Wine Stains. In the first part, we […]
Light + Sound: Peering into Brain Function and Metabolism Abstract Exploiting the optical absorption contrast of blood hemoglobin, photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) is an emerging technology for label-free imaging of the […]
Lasers in Nano-Surgery and Nano-Medicine: Plasmonic Nanobubbles Abstract To improve the safety and efficacy of standards of care in diagnostics and treatment of clinically-challenging diseases including cancer, we combine the […]