Researcher Information Tarun Dam tkdam@mtu.edu 906-487-2940 Research Interests Molecular basis of glycan (carbohydrate)-mediated biological functions Glycan binding proteins or lectins Glycan detection Mechanistic glycobiology Macromolecular communication Biomolecular thermodynamics Researcher Profile Paul Goetsch pdgoetsc@mtu.edu 906-487-1790 Research Interests Developmental Biology Transcriptional Biology Cancer Biology Researcher Profile Tatyana Karabencheva-Christova tatyanak@mtu.edu 906-487-3512 Research Interests Computational Chemistry Computational Studies of Dynamics and Reaction Mechanisms of Metalloenzymes Collagenolysis and Matrix Metalloproteinases Non-heme Iron DNA-modifying Enzymes Researcher Profile Haiying Liu hyliu@mtu.edu 906-487-3451 Research Interests Synthesis, characterization, biomedical sensing, imaging and therapeutic applications of water-soluble conjugated glycopolymers, glycodendrimers, glyconanoparticles, conjugated polyelectrolytes, small redox-active carbohydrate conjugates, and near-infrared fluorescent probes Researcher Profile Smitha Rao Hatti smithar@mtu.edu 906-487-3230 Research Interests Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Nanotechnology Microfluidics for cancer research Microenvironment platforms to characterize cellular interactions Sensors and devices for biomedical sensing and implantable devices Piezo-based polymeric sensors Microscale devices for biomedical sensors Electrospun fibers for scaffold and electrical sensing Researcher Profile Marina Tanasova mtanasov@mtu.edu 906-487-1163 Research Interests Synthesis of molecular probes for evaluating substrate selection by carbohydrate transporters Development of platforms for tumor imaging and drug delivery Design and synthesis of bioreductively-activated DNA repair inhibitors Researcher Profile Xiaohu (Mark) Tang xiaohut@mtu.edu 906-487-3068 Research Interests Cancer Genetics and Metabolism Mechanisms of Cancer Initiation and Progression Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics Interactions of Diet and Nutrition with Cancer Researcher Profile