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my research at lc has been focused on

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studying membraneless droplets formed

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through liquid liquid phase separation

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as protocell models the first system we

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studied

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are dna liquid crystal coaster rates

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which form

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when short dna duplexes combine with

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long poly lysine peptides which are

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cationic

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these droplets that are formed have

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their structures modulated through

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changes in heat and salinity

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some of these studies have been

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published in the last year in acs nano

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and crystals

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the other major system we're studying

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are polyester micro droplets which are

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formed when polyesters are synthesized

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through drying of alpha hydroxy acid

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mixtures

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these micro droplets can segregate

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various biomolecules such as

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proteins nucleic acids and lipids some

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of these studies have also been

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published in the last two years in pnas

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life and biomacromolecules i would like

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to thank all my funding sources