Kamil Ekinci
Professor Kamil Ekinci’s research focuses on physical and biological phenomena at the nanometer length scales. His group uses state-of-the-art nanofabrication techniques to create functional micro and nanostructures. They use these small structures along with highly sensitive electrical and optical measurement techniques to study diverse fundamental phenomena in solid mechanics, fluid dynamics and biological physics. They […]
Jerome Mertz
2026 REU Project: In vivo blood flow imaging in mice Dr. Mertz and team work on the development of new microscopy techniques for biomedical imaging in their lab. Previous REU/RET Projects Include: Imaging Cardiac Organoids with Laser Speckle (REU, 2024) Imaging Gas Vesicle Dynamics (REU, 2023) Imaging Neuromelanin With Darkfield Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy (REU, […]
Michelle Sander
2026 REU Project: Label-free Imaging of Cells and Tissues The Sander group explores optical material interactions to develop novel laser sources in the infrared and mid-infrared wavelength regime. Our research focuses on novel ultrafast devices and how ultrafast and photothermal light interactions can fuel new applications in biomedical imaging and material characterization. We study femtosecond […]
Michelle Teplensky
2026 REU Project: Modifying Nanocarriers to Modulate Release From Hydrogel Research in the Teplensky Lab focuses on engineering nanotechnology to control immunological cell connectivity, processing, and communication by design. In doing so, we elucidate fundamentals about cellular events and leverage this knowledge to develop improved therapeutics and vaccines that can impact the treatment of cancer […]
Rabia Tugce Yazicigil
Dr. Rabia Tugce Yazicigil is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Boston University. She is leading the Wireless Integrated Systems and Extreme Circuits (WISE-Circuits) Laboratory since August 2018. Rabia was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the EECS Department of MIT working with Professor Anantha P. Chandrakasan from March 2016 to August 2018. Previous REU/RET […]