Using chemistry as a tool to observe, to probe and even to alter the biochemical reactions in the living organism is a very exciting topic in the area of chemical biology. We are very interested in any type of vesicle design that can deliver drugs or functional macromolecules into the living cells, such as surface functionalized liposomes, nanoparticles and cell penetrating peptides. Our lab also focuses on the design and the synthesis of many types of biosensor that can report to us what is going on in the living cells. These two directions will allow us, in the foreseeable future, to “run” or “test” our biochemical reactions in the living organisms.
Update: 2019-01-18