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Molecular Bioengineering Lab

Biomedical Engineering
University of Utah

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The Molecular Bioengineering Laboratory is located on the 5th floor of the Biomedical Polymers Research Building, Room 520.

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Campus address: 520 BPRB Campus Map

Mailing address: 20 S. 2030 East
                          Dept. of Bioengineering
                          University of Utah
                          Salt Lake City, UT 84112

Phone: (801) 581-3919
Fax: (801) 581-8966
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updated 06/08

RESEARCH INTERESTS

P. californica is a marine worm that glues sand grains together to form a protective shell. It does this while completely submerged in cold seawater.
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We study the underwater adhesive of P. californica as a model for designing water-based medical adhesives.
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The unique reactivity of tyrosine has been used for specific crosslinking and surface modification.
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