SapunParekh
- sparekh@utexas.edu
- BME 4.202B
Chemical and nonlinear microscopy; Molecular basis of pathology; Microscopy instrumentation; Molecular physics of biomaterials; Mechano-chemical coupling in cancer
About
Sapun Parekh joined UT Austin as an assistant professor in the spring of 2019. Previously, he worked at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany. He received a Ph.D. in bioengineering from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco and a B.S. in electrical engineering from UT Austin.
Sapun Parekh joins the University from the Molecular Spectroscopy Department at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP) in Mainz, Germany, where he led a group that develops microscopy methods for studying biomaterial structure and chemistry.
Parekh’s research focuses on looking at changes in the chemical environment to diagnose and predict specific pathologies and properties in biological tissues. Parekh develops label-free imaging and analytical tools that use nonlinear chemical microscopy to see how they might be applied to diagnose and predict type 2 diabetes and other diseases.
Educational Qualifications
Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley
B.S., Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Select Awards & Honors
- CAREER Award – National Science Foundation
- Policy Fellowship – American Association for the Advancement of Science & Technology
Related Websites
Parekh Lab: Molecular Microscopy of Biopolymers
Select Publications