Research
Taking advantage of the self-assembling properties of biological molecules
at the nanoscale, such as the muscle protein actin, I will work to achieve a
directed, top-down/bottom-up hybrid fabrication of nanostructures superior to
those created using traditional techniques.
Education
- Ph.D. UCLA,
- B.S. UCLA,
Work Experience
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Genhong Cheng Lab, UCLA
Summer Intern, Seung Kim Lab,
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Arthur Arnold Lab, UCLA,Winter and Spring 2000
Summer Intern, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, Doug Green
Lab, Summer 2001
Publications
Books and Chapters:
- C.-M. Ho, D. Ho, and D.
Garcia, “Bio-Nano-Information Fusion,” Nanotechnology: Science,
Innovation and
Journal Papers:
- D. Ho, D. Ho, and C.-M. Ho, “Nanomanufacturing and Characterization Modalities for Bio-Nano-Informatics Systems,” Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 6, Number 4, pp. 875-891, 2006.
- H. Dadgostar, S.E. Doyle, A. Shahangian, D.E. Garcia and G. Cheng, “T3JAM, a novel protein that specifically interacts with TRAF3 and promotes the activation of JNK,” FEBS Letters, Volume 553, Issue 3, pp. 403-407, 2003.
Conference Papers and Presentations:
- B. Brough, D. Garcia, T.S.
Wong, and C.-M. Ho, “Specific Placement of Individual Molecular Targets,”
Accepted to Nanoscale Devices and System Integration (NDSI 2005),
- D. Garcia and C.-M. Ho,
“Bio-Nano-Information Fusion,” Accepted to AIAA Space Conference and
Exposition,
Awards, Honors and Scholarships
- Departmental Honors, UCLA Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics - 2003
- College Honors – UCLA
- Summa Cum Laude – 2003
- Bette and Don Prell Merit Scholarship - 2002
- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society – 2001
- Barry M. Goldwater Merit
Scholarship - 2001
Contact Info
Mailing Address:
15-155 Engineering IV
420
Phone:310-825-9540
Fax:310-825-1350
Email: dannyg@ucla.edu