Crocker Lab	University of Pennsylvania
	Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Research

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Group Members

Principal Investigator

John Crocker Office: Towne 349 Phone: (215)-898-9188 Fax: (215)-573-2093

PhD Students

Robert Meyer	Benjamin Rogers
Chaim Schramm	Marie Ung

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Former Members


PhD Alumni

Kathleen Van Citters, PhD 2007
The Effects of Cytoskeleton Polymer Disruption on the Rheological Properties of Cultured Mammalian Cells in the Cortical and Perinuclear Regions.
Currently: Merck, West Point, PA

Brenton Hoffman, PhD 2007
Measuring, Modeling, and Dissecting the Cellular Mechanical Response
Currently: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Schwartz Lab, University of Virginia

Anthony Kim, PhD 2006
Engineering Novel Mesoscopic Structures Using DNA-Programmed Colloidal Self-Assembly
Currently: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Hammer Lab, University of Pennsylvania

Paul Biancaniello, PhD 2006
Measuring Nanoscale Interactions and Dynamics of DNA-grafted Colloids with Line Optical Tweezers


MSE Alumni

Jessica Treidl, MSE 2007


PostDoc Alumni

Vinothan Manoharan , Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2004-2005
Currently: Assistant Professor, Harvard University

Gladys Massiera, Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2002-2004
Currently: Assistant Professor, Université of Montpellier, France


Undergraduates

Mark Trosper Mc Clendon, Oklahoma University, REU 2007

Osmarie Martinez Guzman,Universidad De Puerto Rico, REU 2008