Faculty Research: Mehmet Sarikaya
Sarikaya, MehmetProfessor of MSE and Director of GEMSEC
Materials Science and Engineering
Lab Website: http://depts.washington.edu/bionano2
Office Location: Roberts 327 & Wilcox 356
Office Phone: 206 543 0724
Office Fax: 206 543 6381
Lab Location: Roberts 121/134, Wilcox 131/33/35, 233-37
Lab Phone: 206 616 6515
Lab Fax: 206 543 6381
Degrees:
MS and PhD 1979 and 1982, Univ. of California, Berkeley in MSE
GEMSEC
Areas of Research:
Selected Publications:
Research Philosophy in M. Sarikaya et al., Nature Materials, 2 (9), 577-585 (2003).
Press Articles and News:
Pres articles in Nature, Science, New York Times, NewsWeek, CNN, CBC, BBC, etc. etc. see Google/Yahoo Search
Positions Available:
Genetically Engineered Materials Science and Engineering Center is always looking for excellent UG research students, GSRAs, and post-docs.
Research Keywords:
Molecular Biomimetics;
Genetically Engineered Peptides for Inorganics (GEPI);
Functional Peptides and Protein Constructs;
In Vivo and In Silico Design of Peptides and Proteins;
Molecular Binding Kinetics and Thermodynamics (SPR, QCM, NMR, AFM, SEm, TEM);
Protein-based Synthesis, Construction; and Assembly of Functional Inorganics;
Directed Immobilization of Molecular- and Nano-Systems, e.g., Enzymatic Chips and Quantum Dots Arrays;
Bioenabled nanophotonics nanomagnetics, and nanoelectronics,
Whole Tooth Regeneration via Molecular Biomimetics; Molecular Composites (e.g., scaffolds);
Protein-Enabled Energy Systems.
Experticed Keywords:
Molecular biomimetics for technology and medicine