Biophysics, biomedical nanotechnology, molecular and quantum neuroscience:
- The role of lipid membrane in amyloid toxicity in relation to Alzheimer's Disease (AD): development of novel small molecule therapeutics for AD;
- Lipid membrane in bio-nanotechnology: developing lipid-based drug delivery systems, novel biosensing platforms and new approaches for personalized medicine;
- Molecular and quantum neuroscience: quantum effects of Li isotopes in neuronal function and neurodegeneration; Li isotopes in mitochondrial function and Ca storage.
- Development of novel instrumentation to study the structure and function of transmembrane ion channels combining AFM and nanopore electrophysiology.
Methods: Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM): Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM) and AFM-based Force Measurements; Langmuir-Blodgett Monolayer Technique; Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR), Black Lipid Membrane (BLM) and other electrophysiology techniques; NMR, MD and neutron scatterin
