Our group explores the interaction between self-assembling polymer membranes and proteins. We perform polymer synthesis and characterization, physics of bilayers and protein insertion studies. Our goal is to design and develop novel polymers for stabilizing proteins for biosensing applications.

We have two complementary thrusts in electronics:

1) Ultra-low-power mixed signal circuit design for biosensors and 2) High-performance mixed signal for control and stabilization of photonic ICs. We specialize in PLLs, DLLs, low-noise analog front-end amplifiers, sigma-delta ADCs, and mixed-signal control loops.

We approach neuroscience from two perspectives: neural prostheses and neural computation. We develop new methods to sense and record neural signals. We also study neural cultures in vitro to understand how neural computations are performed. Another facet of research is to develop in silico models of neural computation and design neuromorphic computing ICs based on these models.