UROP Project

drug delivery, nanoparticles, lipids, insulin, microscopy

Research Mentor: Prof. Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy,
Department, College, Affiliation: Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Contact Email: aramamoorthy@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor): Dr. Samuel McCalpin
Research Assistant Supervisor Email:
Faculty Collaborators: Prof. Jamel Ali
Faculty Collaborators Email:

Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 3
Relevant Majors: Biochemistry, Biomedical, Biophysics, Neuroscience, Materials, Physics
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required:
Remote or In-person: In-person
Approximate Weekly Hours: 10-20 hours,
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Not participating in the Roundtable

Project Description

Two different NIH-funded projects:
1) Development of lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery.
Optimize the lipid nanoparticles to stabilize drugs and enable efficient drug delivery.
2) Investigation of protein aggregation associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, ALS, and type-2 diabetes.
Carry out biophysical experiments such as fluorescence, dynamic light scattering, and NMR experiments.

Research Tasks: Participants are expected to carry out sample preparation and experiments. Also, expected to read the relevant literature.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Basics chemistry/biochemistry or biomedical engineering or Physics. Previous experience is desirable.