Active Projects

  • The BioLogical Translator: a microsystem that links electronic computing with biology to enable on-demand drug production and next-gen biotechnologies

    DARPA - MICA Program

  • A model plant-soil system for assessing genetic biocontainment and its use in evaluating the evasion risk of a ‘kill switch’ circuit

    USDA - NIFA

  • IBD theragnostic system: integrating data science, synthetic biology, and additive manufacturing.

    NSF - Smart Health

Completed Projects

  • Designing Probiotic Strains to Deliver Novel Treatments for Oral Cancer

    Purdue Institute for Cancer Research
    (May 2025 - April 2026)

  • DNA Tetrahedra Cholesterol Anchoring for Drug Delivery Across the Blood-Brain Barrier

    ResearchHub
    (May 2024)
    Center for Translational Science - NIH
    (May 2025 - April 2026)

  • Blue Integrated Partnerships (BIP): Mentoring theMedici Scholars to Solve Tomorrow's Big Challenges

    Office of Naval Research
    (August 2022 – June 2023)