microscopy

Sophie Dumont, PhD

Thu May 21, 2020

Professor

Our lab is interested in how the properties of individual molecules give rise to the mechanics and function of large cellular machines. We focus on the machines that drive cell division, asking how they build themselves through self-organization, and how they generate and respond to force to...

Microscopy illuminates life

Thu Jan 25, 2018

Susan Merrell

Bo Huang, PhD, at Byers Award Lecture reception

Even with the best of microscopes, it's still a challenge to visualize the "inner life" of the cell.

Huang wins 2016 Early Career Award

Fri Dec 2, 2016

Bo Huang, PhD

In recognition of his innovations in microscopy, Bo Huang, PhD, an associate professor in the UCSF School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, is the recipient of the 2016 Early Career Life Scientist Award, awarded by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB).

Yang study demonstrates simulator to study antibiotic dosing against biofilms

Thu Oct 29, 2015

Katherine Yang

In these multiple images of P. aeruginosa biofilm a bacterial community that takes the form of mushroom-like structures. The main, upper left image looks down at the biofilm, the lower, right-hand images show cross-sections. This biofilm was cultured from the airways of a patient with cystic fibrosis.

Nearly every human bacterial infection—including some of the most serious, life threatening, and costly to treat—can take the form of a biofilm, in which bacteria aggregate into structured communities that enclose themselves within a secreted slime.

Huang receives NIH New Innovator Award

Wed Oct 12, 2011