Dr. Dragos Amarie
Associate Professor of Physics
Biophysics
Director, Study Abroad Program – Romania: Science and Culture
Office: Statesboro Campus, Math/Physics Bldg, Rm 2012
Phone: (912) 478-2265
Email: damarie@georgiasouthern.edu
Professional Website
Education
B.A. Physics, Al. I. Cuza University, Iasi, Romania
M.S. Physics, Al. I. Cuza University, Iasi, Romania
M.S. Physics, Indiana University-Bloomington, IN
Ph.D. Biophysics, Indiana University-Bloomington, IN
Postdoctoral Researcher, Biocomplexity Institute, Indiana University, IN
Courses
Physics Courses:
- PHYS 2211/2212 – Principles of Physics I / II
- PHYS 3131 – Optics
- PHYS 3539 – Introduction to Biophysics
- PHYS 3520 – Problem Solving in Physics
- PHYS 5890 – Research Experience
Research
My research group designs, develops, and study microfluidic devices to be used in live cell migration experiments. Using polymers, students make devices from a network of channels smaller than the human hair. These channels split and recombine flows of chemical to generate concentration landscapes that encourage or inhibit cell migration. Studying cancer cell’s response to 2D chemical landscapes could lead to a better understanding of cancer relapse, for example.
My research group will soon engage in developing (at Georgia Southern) micron-sized optical biosensors capable of monitoring, in real time, biomolecular interactions. Such sensors are ten time smaller than a live cell. With the advent of microfluidic devices that can house such miniaturized sensors, we should be able to strategically position our biosensor in the vicinity of a live cell hoping to investigate single cell secretion or cell-cell communications. (a) doi.org/10.3390/s20174906
Last updated: 2/6/2024