The Kamei Laboratory at UCLA

The goal of the Kamei Laboratory at UCLA is to develop an integrative methodology for identifying innovative solutions to engineering molecular therapeutics. This methodology incorporates a systems approach to modeling biological systems, quantitative cellular experiments, and the development of new diagnostic tools. The modeling is performed to identify novel design criteria for engineering more efficacious therapeutics, while the quantitative cellular experiments are conducted to test our model predictions, as well as to obtain information to establish new hypotheses and models to be tested. In addition to directly changing the molecular architecture of therapeutics, we are striving to improve the sensitivity of diagnostic tools to aid in the early detection of diseases, which may then promote the treatment of the diseases by a greater variety of therapeutics.

Department of Bioengineering | UCLA | 420 Westwood Plaza | Los Angeles, CA 90095-1600 kamei@seas.ucla.edu