- Inorganic & Organometallic Chemistry: bio-inorganic chemistry, MRI contrast agents
- Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry: sensor design, cellular and molecular imaging, MRI contrast agents
- Chemical Biology: protein crystallography
Research Summary
Our group employs coordination and supramolecular chemistry to solve medical and environmental problems. We design unique metal-based receptors to modernize dialysis and treat hyperphosphatemia - a condition affecting millions of patients with kidney diseases. As part of our environmental efforts, we are designing new complexes, supramolecular receptors and polymeric membranes that can catch pollutants from lakes and rivers. Our current goal is to design new tools that can economically remove phosphates and other environmentally-relevant anions from surface water contaminated with agricultural run-offs. In order to address climate change, we are developing new supramolecular approaches to directly capture, separate, and sequester carbon dioxide from ocean. Separately, we are developing a new class of biomaterials for drug delivery by DNA-templated polymerization.
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