Dr. Mingjun Zhang
mjzhang@utk.edu

Mingjun oversees research projects in this lab. He has seven years industrial R&D experiences in nano bio-system modeling and control, bio-chip fabrication, life science instrumentation research and development in the Silicon Valley.

Dr. Shigetoshi Eda. Ph.D, Microbiology and Immunology, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, 1997.
seda@utk.edu

Shige is working on molecular diagnostics and lab-on-a-chip technology for infectious disease. He is also involved in bio-marker based controlled drug delivery. Learn more about his work click here.

Dr. Sharon Bewick. Ph.D, Chemistry, Princeton University, 2006.

Sharon is working on biological immune system inspired game theory for military operations, national defense, national security, and drug delivery. She is also interested in swarming intelligence of micro/nano-scale biological systems.

Dr. Ruoting Yang. D.Sc, Electrical and Systems Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, 2008.

Ruoting is working on nano bio-system control and biomarker based controlled drug delivery. He is also interested in mathematical modeling and control for biological systems in general.

Dr. Ming Wu. Ph.D, Pharmacy and Bio-physics, The University of Nottingham, 2008.

Ming is working on ivy adhesive and climbing mechanism, bio-physical properties and chemical structure of nanoparticles secreted from the ivy rootlets. He is involved in nanoparticle assisted controlled drug delivery.

Dr. Yu Wu. Ph.D, Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, 2008. Co-sponsored with Prof. Xiaopeng Zhao

Yu is working with Dr. Xiaopeng Zhao and me on nano-scale mechanics analysis of ivy nanoparticle secreting mechanism. The nano-scale bio-mechanics model is extendable to understand mussel and barnacle adhesive mechanisms. His research interest is in micro/nano-scale bio-mechanics and bio-mimetics in general.

Ms. Jing Wu. Ph.D student. BS, MS, Material Sicence and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2008