Gunjan Agarwal PhD
Education
MS (Physics): Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, 1993
PhD (Biophysics): Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, India, 1997
Professional Experience
Post-doc: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 1997-2000
Post-doc: Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Mason, OH, 2000-2001
Research Scientist: Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB, OH 2001-2003
Contact Information
288 Bevis Hall, 1080 Carmack Road, Colulmbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-3300
312 Biomedical Research Tower, 460 West 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-4213
email: agarwal.60@osu.edu
Director: Atomic Force Microscopy Lab at BME
Lab members
Michelle Jon Nauerth (Ph.D. student, OSBP)
Angela R. Blissett (Ph.D. student, Biophysics)
Lalitha Sivakumar (Ph.D. student, BME)
Lisa Flynn (M.S. student, BME)
Daniel F. Iscru (AFM facility manager)
Past members
Mayur Savla (M.S., BME): now at Veeco Instruments, CA
Cosmin Mihai (Ph.D., Biophysics)
Derek Garbellini (research assistant)
Area of expertise
High resolution microscopy (AFM, TEM and light) for imaging single molecules, cells and tissues
Research Interests
Extracellular matrix remodelling, novel biomedical applications of atomic force microscopy
Teaching
BME 694 (WQ2005, WQ2006, SP2007, SP2008) "Fundamentals of biomedical microscopic imaging"
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BME 694 (SU2005) "Bio-Interfacial Phenomenon and Surface Functionalization"
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Recent publications/presentations
- "Magnetic force microscopy of an oxygen-sensing probe" M. Savla, R. Pandian, P. Kuppusamy and G. Agarwal Israel J. of Chemistry (2008) in press.
- "Changes in surface topologies of chondrocytes subjected to mechanical forces: an AFM analysis" Iscru DF, Angelhina M. Agarwal S, Agarwal G* J. Struct. Biol. 2008, 162, 397-403.
- "Magnetic Force Microscopy of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles", Mayur Savla, Sharon Schreiber, Camelia Selcu, Denis Pelekhov, P. Chris Hammel and Gunjan Agarwal* Small, 2008 Feb;4(2):270-8.
- "Interaction of Discoidin Domain Receptor 1 with Collagen Type 1", G. Agarwal*, Cosmin Mihai and Daniel F. Iscru J. Mol Biol, (2007), 367(2), 23 March 2007, Pages 443-455.
- "Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Inhibits Fibrillogenesis of Collagen Type 1", Cosmin Mihai, Daniel F. Iscru, Lawrence J. Druhan, Terry S. Elton and Gunjan Agarwal J. Mol Biol (2006) Sep 1;361(5):864-76.
- "Fiber depolymerization", M. S. Turner, G. Agarwal, C. W. Jones, J. C. Wang, S. Kwong, F.A. Ferrone, R. Josephs and R. W. Briehl Biophysical Journal (2006) 91: 1008-1013.
- "Immobilization of Histidine Tagged Proteins On Nickel By Electrochemical Dip Pen Nanolithography", Gunjan Agarwal, Rajesh R. Naik and Morley O. Stone, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2003) Jun 18;125(24):7408-12
