Dr. Brenda Yasie Lee

Research Interests:

• Study of antimicrobial peptide daptomycin and its interaction with pulmonary surfactant and model bacterial membranes
• Study of amyloid-beta interactions with model membranes in relation to Alzheimer's Disease
• Use of atomic force microscopy, Kelvin probe force microscopy, Langmuir-Blodgett trough, fluorescence spectroscopy and black lipid membrane techniques

Leonenko Lab History:

• May 2011 - Aug 2011: NSERC USRA Summer Student (Physics)
  * Working with atomic force microscopy imaging of amyloid-beta interactions with SG1 inhibitors
• Sep 2011 - Dec 2012: Undergraduate Research Volunteer (Biology)
  * Atomic force microscopy imaging of DHA (omega-3) and its effect on amyloid-beta fibril formation
• Jan 2013 - Apr 2017: PhD Candidate in Biology (Nanotechnology)
• May 2017 - Aug 2019: Research Associate
• Sep 2019 - Current: Volunteer Research Associate