BECKMAN LASER INSTITUTE
BIO-ENGINEERING OF ADVANCED MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
BEAMS LAB 2009
MEMBERS
The BEAMS Lab currently consists of a variety of members from all different educational levels: from undergraduates to graduates and post-doctoral fellows.
All levels and the different areas of emphasis each member brings to the BEAMS Lab allows us to combine our knowledge to expand the scopes of our research.
Listed below are the current members of the BEAMS Lab. Feel free to click on their images to learn more about each members respective project.
PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR
Elliot Botvinick, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, BME
Assistant Professor, BLI
e-Mail: ebotvini@uci.edu
LAB ALUMNI
Sung Sik Hur, Ph.D
Research Scientist, BME
Studies of traction force microscopy and cellular mechanics
e-Mail: shur@bioeng.ucsd.edu
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Max Kotlarchyk
Graduate Student, BME
e-Mail: mizzlemax@gmail.com
Samir Shreim
Graduate Student, BME
Endothelial Mechanotransduction
e-Mail: sshreim@uci.edu
Bhupinder Shergill
Graduate Student, BME
e-Mail: bshergil@uci.edu
Eshmaeil Heidari
Graduate Student, BME
Cell Signaling
e-Mail: heidarie@uci.edu
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Jamie Evora
Undergrad, BME
Endothelial NO production
e-Mail: jevora@uci.edu
Nazila Norouzi
Undergrad, BME
Rheological Algorithms
e-Mail: nnorouzi@uci.edu
Scott Strayer
Undergrad, BME
Formation of Vaterite Crystals
e-Mail: sstrayer@uci.edu
Andre Paredes
Undergrad, BME
Adhesion Forces
E-mail: paredesa@uci.edu
Humza Bhakhrani
Undergrad, BME
Fibrinogen Adhesion Forces
E-mail: hbhakhra@uci.edu
Deena Jamal
Undergrad, BME
Mechanotransduction
E-mail: djamal@uci.edu
RESEARCH
Various projects underway in the MMS Lab
NAVIGATION
ASSOCIATED SITES
