Wong Group

Prof. Gerard Wong at University of California, Los Angeles Bioengineering lists Innate immunity and antimicrobial peptides, Antibiotic-resistant pathogens and antibiotic design, Transporter sequences and cell penetrating peptides for drug delivery, Budding and scission peptides in viruses, Autoimmune diseases (Ex: lupus, psoriasis), Bacterial communities (Ex: cdiGMP signaling, motility, social organization in biofims), Image processing, machine learning, application of ‘big data’ methods, Biofouling, Cystic Fibrosis, Protein-lipid interactions and membrane curvature generation (Ex: Apoptosis proteins and cancer therapeutics), Synchrotron x-ray methods, Physical chemistry of solvation (Ex: femtosecond hydration dynamics of ions and surfaces), Soft condensed matter physics of self-assembly (Ex: polymers, polyelectrolytes, membranes, liquid crystals, colloids, nanoparticles) as their registered research area.

Innate immunity and antimicrobial peptides, Antibiotic-resistant pathogens and antibiotic design, Transporter sequences and cell penetrating peptides for drug delivery, Budding and scission peptides in viruses, Autoimmune diseases (Ex: lupus, psoriasis), Bacterial communities (Ex: cdiGMP signaling, motility, social organization in biofims), Image processing, machine learning, application of ‘big data’ methods, Biofouling, Cystic Fibrosis, Protein-lipid interactions and membrane curvature generation (Ex: Apoptosis proteins and cancer therapeutics), Synchrotron x-ray methods, Physical chemistry of solvation (Ex: femtosecond hydration dynamics of ions and surfaces), Soft condensed matter physics of self-assembly (Ex: polymers, polyelectrolytes, membranes, liquid crystals, colloids, nanoparticles)