Profiles
Mark Beauharnois Ph.D. Student
Mark is working in Sriram Neelamegham's bioengineering laboratory
in the general area of anti-inflammatory drug development, specifically
setting up experiments that mimic the forces on particular types
of cells as they move through the bloodstream. The engineering component
of this kind of research elucidates physical processes that affect
the efficacy of a drug design. “You can design a drug that
works in vitro but not in the body. We're trying to see that
forces that act on a drug where it's supposed to work.”
Mark plans to do a post-doc year, to take the step from working
in a lab to running a lab, and then take a research position in
the pharmaceutical or biotech industries.
“This department has good research opportunities in both the materials science area and the biological area and across both areas.&rdquo
- Mark