Research Focus

• Intracellular Biomacromolecular Delivery
  Designing bioactive polymers and peptides for cytosolic delivery of proteins and antibodies in live cells.
• Smart Nanofertilizers
  Stimuli-responsive carriers for controlled nutrient binding and release in soil and rhizosphere environments.
• Selective Ion Capture and Remediation
  Functional materials for selective binding, sequestration, and recovery of environmentally relevant ions.
• Live Cell Imaging and Sensing
  Conjugated and functional polymers for fluorescence imaging and molecular sensing in living systems.
• Antimicrobial Biomaterials
  Membrane-active materials engineered for selective antimicrobial activity with low mammalian toxicity.

Latest News

• Jarlynn Ramirez joined our group. Welcome! Her research focuses on developing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) agents and platforms.
• Lab website redesigned (January 2026).
• Recent publications and group activities will be posted here.

Contact

We welcome motivated students and researchers to join our group—please reach out if you are interested in working with us.