May, 2026
Congratulations to Basil Otieno Ogola (Biology) and Iman Lalani (Chemistry) on their graduation! Basil completed his capstone thesis, “Mechanical Instabilities Arising from Point-Contact Adhesion Between Lipid Membranes,” and Iman completed hers, “Dewetting Mechanism of a Hydrogel-Based Super-Repellent Omniphobic Surface.”
We are proud to celebrate their achievements and wish them every success in the next chapter!
October 24-25, 2025
Iman shared her poster “Super-Omniphobicity of PEGDA Hydrogel Surfaces” at U3B conference, the first UAE Biomaterials, Biofabrication, and Bioengineering Conference. Congratulations to Iman for representing the lab at this exciting event!
October 22, 2025
We’re excited to announce that our lab has installed a new polarized light microscope—opening new possibilities for visualizing biomolecules and crystalline structures!
October 10, 2025
Our paper “Dynamic Shape Modulation of Deflated and Adhered Lipid Vesicles” has been published in JACS! Check out the full article here.
October 6, 2025
A big thank you to Julia for taking our new group photo and individual headshots! We truly appreciate the time and effort she put into making these wonderful photos.