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Viraj Ghosh

Viraj Ghosh

Graduate Student (Faculty: Dr. Julea Vlassakis)

Bioengineering

CONTACT

viraj@rice.edu

WEBSITE(S)| Vlassakis Lab

SURF Mentoring

Potential projects/topics: Our lab focuses on Ewing Sarcoma, a rare and aggressive pediatric cancer. This cancer is driven by one protein, which dysregulates DNA. We aim to conduct experiments to study DNA-protein interactions on a single molecule level using custom tools. Depending on mentee interest, potential bioengineering and biophysics research projects include optimizing workflows related to single molecule experiments, studying single molecule mechanics at different conditions, or improving data collection and processing pipelines. Undergraduate mentees will play a hands-on role with experiment design based on their interests.

Potential skills gained: Experimental design/practice in bioengineering/biophysics

Required qualifications or skills: none listed

Direct mentor: Graduate Student

Research Areas

We aim to advance targeted and precision therapies for pediatric cancers to increase survival rates and minimize life-long impacts of treatment. To uncover new therapeutic targets, we design and apply tools to study changes in molecular interactions at the micro and nano scales of proteins and cells. Our approach integrates micro and nanoengineering, systems & structural biology and biophysics.