Klapperich Lab

Klapperich Laboratory at Boston University This page is under construction, please visit us at www.klapperichlab.org

Lab Members Catherine Klapperich Jessica Kaufman[1] Arpita Bhattacharyya Lab members

Recent publications Flatt, T., Moroz, L. L., Tatar, M., A. Heyland. Comparing thyroid and insect hormone signaling. Integrative & Comparative Biology. In press Min, K.J., Horgan, M., Tatar, M., and O’Brien, D.M. Resource allocation to reproduction and soma in Drosophila: stable isotope analysis of carbon from dietary sugar. Journal of Insect Physiology. In press Min, K.J. and Tatar, M. 2006. Restriction of amino acids extends lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 643-646. PDF Tu, M.P., Flatt, T., and M. Tatar. 2006. Juvenile and steroid hormones in Drosophila melanogaster longevity. Chapter in the Handbook of the Biology of Aging PDF Min, K.J. and Tatar, M. 2006. Drosophila diet restriction in practice: Do flies consume fewer nutrients? Mechanisms of Ageing and Development PDF

Research

The Biomedical Materials Research Laboratory is focused on materials research activities in the broad areas of tissue engineering and biomedical device design. The laboratory is equipped for polymer and hydrogel synthesis, microfluidic device rapid prototyping, fabrication of tissue engineering scaffold materials, molecular analysis and tissue culture. The laboratory houses a dynamic mechanical analyzer for time and temperature sensitive testing of gel and polymer macroscale mechanical properties. This facility is a fully functional laboratory for integrated mechanical, chemical and biological testing of biomaterials. The laboratory is adjacent to the shared bio-micro/nanofabrication center. This cleanroom contains a mask aligner, AFM, DekTak Profilometer, e-beam evaporator and a spin coater. The lab also maintains a Hysitron Triboscope Nanoindentation Instrument located in the Low Vibration Area of the Photonics Center. Laboratory projects include experiments and modeling of the contact problem for nanoscale probes on soft hydrated biomaterials, cell-biomaterial interactions in tissue engineering materials, and diagnostic microfluidic device design.

Recent announcements

• 03/01/06 - Lab welcomes Gretchen and Eugenia.
• 01/09/06 - New website goes live on OpenWetWare.
• 01/09/06 - Publications added.

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