Graduate Student : Rebecca Dylla-Spears

BS, University of Texas, Austin

Research Area Description

My primary research involves the study of individual biological macromolecules and macromolecular assemblies using microfluidic devices. I use soft lithography to create devices containing hydrodynamic elements such as cross slots and flow focusers. My current project involves the manipulation of flow conditions to study the behavior of single DNA molecules and their interactions with sequence-specific probes.

Research Interests

Microfluidics, fluid dynamics, single-molecule dynamics, single-molecule reaction/interaction, lab-on-a-chip, surface/interfacial phenomena

Bio

I graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a B.A. in Liberal Arts from the University of Texas at Austin in May 2000. Following graduation, I worked for two years as a process developer for the Clorox Company. I then spent two years working as the lead chemical engineer in rapid crystal growth at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. I entered the Ph.D. program in Chemical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley in August 2004.

Office: B93 Tan Hall
Phone: (510) 642-3699
Email: dyllaspears<<at>>berkeley.edu

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