Kassidy Lundy is a recent graduate of Syracuse University. While majoring in Biophysics, she participated in biophysics research projects that sparked her interest in exploring computational and experimental biophysics in graduate school. Kassidy currently works with Postdoctoral researcher, Suleyman Ucuncuoglu, to explore the dynamics of the interaction between CRISPR-Cas9 enzymes and DNA using Atomic Force Microscopy.
Category Archives: Group Members
Kathleen Tatem (Alum)
Kathleen graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics with a minor in Philosophy. As an undergraduate she was involved in experimental physics research in astrophysics, plasma physics, quantum opto-mechanics, and neutrino physics as part of the MicroBooNE experiment. She studied in Columbia’s M.A. program in the Philosophical Foundations of Physics while conducting research in the Sahin lab. Her research in biophysics focused on high-resolution atomic force microscopy of cells to study intracellular forces. She also built a 3D printer to that prints a solution of Bacillus Subtilis spores. The spores can be used as an energy source to power small mechanical devices. She later worked in astrophysics on the FIREBall II balloon experiment, and is joining the physics PhD program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the Fall of 2015.
Xi Chen (Alum)
Xi 
served a postdoctoral research scientist in the Sahin Laboratory at Columbia University. His research focused on investigating and developing bacterial spores based hybrid materials for harnessing energy of natural evaporation.
He is currently an Assistant Professor at The City University of New York’s Advanced Research Science Center (ASRC).
E-mail: xi.chen[at]asrc.cuny.edu
Website: http://www.xchenlab.com/
Kayleigh Nicole Askin (Alum)
Kayleigh Askin is a junior in Columbia College studying physics. She is interested in research related to single-cell and single-molecule mechanics.
Christopher Eom (Alum)
Christopher is a junior in Columbia College studying biochemistry. He is investigating the characterization of enzymatic splicing activity through atomic force microscopy. When not in lab or class, Christopher enjoys playing the piano, learning how to play uncommon musical instruments, and running through a New York City park.
Nathan Arnett Saffold (Alum)
Nate is Ph.D student in Physics. He is interested in molecular imaging and his current research investigates protein dynamics using atomic force microscopy.
E-mail: nas2173[at]columbia.edu
Duckhoe Kim (Alum)
Duckhoe is a postdoctoral research scientist. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from POSTECH in Korea. He now focuses on developing a chemically-specific, multicolor imaging method to investigate biological samples that are not easy to be imaged with conventional methods.
E-mail: dk2683[at]columbia.edu
Davis Goodnight (Alum)
Davis is a senior in Columbia College studying Biophysics. He is using Bacillus spores to investigate their ability to capture the energy of water evaporation. Davis also enjoys taking excessively long walks through the city. Davis will be entering UC Berkeley in the Fall of 2015 to begin a PhD in Biophysics.
E-mail: dwg2112[at]columbia.edu
Livan Alonso Sarduy (Alum)
Livan is a postdoctoral research scientist in the Sahin Laboratory at Columbia University. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from EPFL in Switzerland. His current research focuses on developing new approaches for nanoimaging of membrane receptors.
E-mail: lba2135[at]columbia.edu