Arizona State University Campus Immersion · PhysicsCellular Dynamics Lab
Douglas Shepherd · Tempe, Arizona
Research Focus
Dr. Douglas Shepherd's lab focuses on developing advanced imaging techniques to study life at the cellular level. Using a combination of innovative optical methods, the lab aims to understand how cells interact with their environments and how their movements are influenced by physical properties. This research is geared towards improving imaging technology to capture biological processes in real-time, which is crucial for understanding fundamental biological behavior.
multimodal imagingsuper-resolution3D polarized light imagingcell motilityviscoelastic properties
Research Aims
3AIM 01Develop a multimodal imaging platform to study cellular interactions.
AIM 02Quantify the hydrodynamic flow fields around motile bacteria.
AIM 03Characterize the 3D viscoelastic properties of eukaryotic cells in collagen matrices.
Skills the Lab Values
3D imagingfluorescence microscopytomographic imagingGPU programmingdeep learning for image analysisatomic force microscopytraction force microscopydata visualizationcomputational modeling
Output against the department
Publications130bottom 14% of dept.19th of 22
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Citations5.3kbottom 32% of dept.15th of 22
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