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Neha Kamat
Associate Professor at Northwestern University
Neha Kamat is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University.12 She also holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.2
Research Focus
Dr. Kamat's research interests include:
- Engineered membranes
- Artificial cells
- Membrane biophysics
- Polymersomes
- Biomaterials
Her lab focuses on constructing minimal systems, or artificial cells, as tools to understand and recreate certain cellular behaviors.23 They are particularly interested in designing mechanically responsive systems that can optically or enzymatically report membrane stress in biological and polymeric environments.2
Education and Career
Dr. Kamat's educational background includes:
- B.S. in Bioengineering from Rice University
- Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania
- NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital2
She is currently an Associate Professor at Northwestern University, where she is also a member of the Center of Synthetic Biology and the Chemistry of Life Processes Institute.1
Research Contributions
Dr. Kamat has made significant contributions to her field, including:
- Developing methods to improve cell-free expression of membrane proteins
- Engineering transmembrane signal transduction in synthetic membranes
- Designing artificial cells for biosensing applications
- Investigating lipid phase separation in vesicles for enhanced cytotoxicity2
Her work has been published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Nano Letters.2
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