Research at BioMET is organized into 4 laboratories and 3 programs, though the faculty's interest overlap to a large degree.

BioMET Scientific Programs

Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology - W. Jonathan Lederer, Head
Laboratory of Nanobiology - Joseph P.Y. Kao, Head
Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Diseases - Mervyn Monteiro, Head
Laboratory for Prion Diseases - Ilia Baskakov, Head
Program in Cancer Biology - Shengyun Fang, Head
Program in Cell Structure and Development - Bruce Vogel, Head
Program in Mitochondrial Dynamics - Mariusz Karbowski, Head

an engineered heart cellMultiple bioimaging techniques are employed and link the scientific interests of BioMET faculty.  Real-time imaging has become increasingly important to follow biological processes as they occur.  Click the picture to see a movie highlighting a number of different research projects.