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  • Associate Professor
  • Analytical
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385 Chemistry-Physics Building
Other Affiliations:

Chris Richards

Research Interests:
Biophysics
Membrane receptors
Single Molecule Imaging
Plasmon Enhanced Fluorescence
Education

Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology 2005-2009
Postdoctoral Fellow California Institute of Technology 2009-2012

Biography

We are an interdisciplinary group that integrates nanotechnology, neuroscience, and biophysics.

For more information, please visit the Richards Group website.

Research

We are an interdisciplinary group that integrates nanotechnology, neuroscience, and biophysical chemistry.  A major component of our research is the development of single-molecule fluorescence imaging techniques that allow us to isolate individual membrane receptors. These studies primarily focus on the interaction of fluorophores with plasmonic metal structures to enhance the emission from fluorescently labeled proteins.  We use these techniques to understand how modifications in membrane receptor trafficking and assembly alters neuronal function and is involved in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases and addiction.

Graduate Training

Biophysical Chemistry Neuroscience