{"id":81,"date":"2017-12-06T15:46:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T15:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/department-of-example\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2025-05-22T01:45:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T01:45:04","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1.Understanding the material properties of biomolecular condensates in living cells.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1680\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2024\/10\/Capture.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"762\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2024\/10\/Capture.png 1532w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2024\/10\/Capture-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2024\/10\/Capture-1024x711.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2024\/10\/Capture-768x533.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Investigating how properties of the cell membrane (e.g., tension, curvature, composition, interactions with the cytoskeleton) regulate the subcellular distribution and activity of mechanosensitive proteins (e.g., Piezo channels, NINJ1).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1732\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/Picture1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/Picture1-1.png 2067w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/Picture1-1-255x300.png 255w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/Picture1-1-870x1024.png 870w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/Picture1-1-768x904.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/Picture1-1-1305x1536.png 1305w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/Picture1-1-1741x2048.png 1741w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 320px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-81-1\" width=\"320\" height=\"304\" loop=\"1\" autoplay=\"1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2021\/01\/calcium-signal.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2021\/01\/calcium-signal.mp4\">http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2021\/01\/calcium-signal.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. <\/strong><strong>Developing\u00a0 optical and biophysical tools to manipulate and sense mechanical tension in the membrane.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1733\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/Picture3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/Picture3.png 970w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/Picture3-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/Picture3-723x1024.png 723w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/Picture3-768x1088.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1735\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/fx1_lrg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/fx1_lrg.jpg 996w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/fx1_lrg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/fx1_lrg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shi-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/05\/fx1_lrg-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1.Understanding the material properties of biomolecular condensates in living cells. &nbsp; 2. 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