Current Research Project Areas in the Cullum Group

Cullum Group Photo (left to right); Honggang Li, Jian Sun, Ashley Cox, Nirmala Chandrasekharan, Gregory Gibson, John Kiser, Pranav Patel, Cecelia Young and Mikella Hankus

Research in our group involves the development of novel sensing tools and strategies for the monitoring of biological and environmental systems at both the nano- and macro-scales. On the nano-scale, we are developing implantable sensors capable of being inserted into individual cells and optically positioned for the monitoring of cellular response to various external stimuli. On the macro-scale, we are developing new spectroscopic techniques for real-time disease (i.e., cancer) diagnosis in clinical and surgical settings.