Suresh's group Fighting Malaria: Understanding the Biomechanical Properties of Red Blood Cells

Suresh's group Fighting Malaria: Understanding the Biomechanical Properties of Red Blood Cells

MIT Dean of Engineering Subra
Suresh with graduate
student David Quinn. Photo: L. Barry Hetherington

The Suresh Research Group investigates mechanical
properties of engineered
and biological materials at the nano to macro-scale using
experimental, analytical, and computational techniques. The group’s
current
research projects include studies of nanostructured materials as well as
exploring connections between biological cell mechanics and human
disease states. This exhibition focuses on pioneering research studies
on malaria.

More here .

 Watch a lecture, "Nanotechnology and the study of human disease", given
by Professor Suresh to the MIT Alumni Association:
http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/376