1) Biophysical tools
We develop and integrate electrophysiology, microelectrode-based, and microfluidic platforms to probe bioelectrical and biomechanical signaling in non-excitable tissues.
2) Bioelectrical control of cell behavior
Using in vitro models, we study how bioelectrical parameters—transepithelial potential, ion flux, and electrical coupling—regulate cell events such as apoptosis and migration.
3) Gut electromechanics
In collaboration with partners in theoretical physics and physiology, we investigate how electrical and mechanical cues coordinate cell and tissue behaviors using collective migration of gut cells as a model system. Various in vitro and in vivo models will be used.