Shapiro Lab

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Area of Focus 1

Molecular Engineering for Non-Invasive Imaging and Control of Biological Systems

Area of Focus 2

Genetically Encoded Reporters for Ultrasound

Area of Focus 3

Genetically Encoded Reporters, Devices and Basic Mechanisms of MRI and Magnetic Actuation

Area of Focus 4

Ultrasonic and Thermal Control of Biological Systems

Commercial Readiness?
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Description

“We develop technologies to image and control the function of cells deep inside the body. These technologies take advantage of biomolecules with unusual physical properties allowing them to interact with sound waves and magnetic fields. We apply these tools to problems in synthetic biology, neuroscience, cancer, immunology and the mammalian microbiome.”

Institution
Caltech
New/Existing Tech
novel tech design
Recent Publication 1

Dutka P, Metskas LA, Hurt RA, Salahshoor H, Wang TY, Malounda D, Lu GJ, Chou TS, Shapiro MG*, Jensen GJ*. Structure of Anabaena flos-aquae gas vesicles revealed by cryo-ET. bioRxiv preprint

Recent Publication 2

Kim WS, Min S, Kim SK, Kang S, Davis HC, Bar-Zion A, Malounda D, Kim YH, An S, Lee JH, Bae SH, Lee JG, Kwak M, Cho SW, Shapiro MG*, Cheon J*. Magneto-acoustic protein nanostructures for non-invasive imaging of tissue mechanics in vivo. bioRxiv preprint

Techs used
Techs-used
ultrasoundbioacousticsbiomagnetismbiophysicsbiochemistry
Treatments