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Helim Aranda-Espinoza

Position: Assistant Professor
Research Areas: Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neuroscience
Research Levels: Cell/Molecular Neuroscience, Theory and Computational Modeling
Research Approaches: Molecular/Cell Biology, Theory/Modeling
Research Note: We are mainly concerned with the spreading, motility and division of cells on flexible substrates. What is the effect of the mechanical environment on cells?
Contact: 3138 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-8250
helim@umd.edu
http://www.glue.umd.edu/~helim/

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