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Research Interests
Our interests lie in constructing minimal systems, or artificial cells, as a tool to understand and recreate certain cellular behaviors. We are specifically interested in designing mechanically responsive systems that can optically or enzymatically report membrane stress in biological and polymeric environments. By using emerging engineering methods in material science and synthetic biology, we aim to construct macromolecular assemblies that can coordinate both membrane biophysical processes and RNA-regulated chemical processes in order to continuously sense and respond to designed stimuli for medicinal and technological applications.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Bioengineering, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
… → 2012
Bioengineering, Magna Cum Laude, BS, Rice University
… → 2008
Research interests keywords
- Artificial cells
- Biomaterials
- Membrane Biophysics
- Polymersomes
- RNA
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Partnership for Research and Education in Functional Materials
Hersam, M. (PD/PI), Kamat, N. P. (Other), Lauhon, L. J. (Other), Marks, T. J. (Other), Rivnay, J. (Other), Sangwan, V. K. (Other), Tullman-Ercek, D. (Other) & Wang, M. (Other)
University of Texas at Arlington, National Science Foundation
9/1/24 → 8/31/30
Project: Research project
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Kamat: Northwestern University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Kamat, N. P. (Other) & Kamat, N. P. (Other)
9/1/23 → 8/31/29
Project: Research project
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Hybrid biomolecular synapses for multifunctional sensing and neuromorphic computing at the edge of biology
Kamat, N. P. (PD/PI), Kamat, N. P. (PD/PI), Rivnay, J. (Co-PD/PI) & Rivnay, J. (Co-PD/PI)
University of Tennessee, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
9/30/22 → 9/29/27
Project: Research project
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The Army Synthetic Biology Center for Predictive Materials Design (PreMaDe)
Tullman-Ercek, D. (PD/PI), Tullman-Ercek, D. (PD/PI), Tullman-Ercek, D. (PD/PI), Gianneschi, N. (Co-PD/PI), Gianneschi, N. (Co-PD/PI), Gianneschi, N. (Co-PD/PI), Kamat, N. P. (Co-PD/PI), Kamat, N. P. (Co-PD/PI), Kamat, N. P. (Co-PD/PI), Lucks, J. B. (Co-PD/PI), Lucks, J. B. (Co-PD/PI), Lucks, J. B. (Co-PD/PI) & Jewett, M. C. (Co-Investigator)
9/30/22 → 9/29/27
Project: Research project
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CAREER: Hybrid membranes as platforms for biomolecule detection, synthesis, and transport
Kamat, N. P. (PD/PI) & Kamat, N. P. (PD/PI)
1/1/22 → 12/31/26
Project: Research project
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Melting point matters: designing lipid nanocarriers for improved T cell activation
Fedosejevs, C. S., Cline, L. & Kamat, N. P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Faraday Discussions.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Melting Point Matters: Designing Lipid Nanocarriers for Improved T Cell Activation
Fedosejevs, C. S., Cline, L. & Kamat, N., Apr 1 2025, In: Faraday Discussions.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Remodeling of lipid-foam prototissues by network-wide tension fluctuations induced by active particles
Gu, A. A., Uçar, M. C., Tran, P., Prindle, A., Kamat, N. P. & Steinkühler, J., Dec 2025, In: Nature communications. 16, 1, 2026.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A microfluidic platform for the synthesis of polymer and polymer-protein-based protocells
O’Callaghan, J. A., Kamat, N. P., Vargo, K. B., Chattaraj, R., Lee, D. & Hammer, D. A., Jun 2024, In: European Physical Journal E. 47, 6, 37.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A synthetic method to assay polycystin channel biophysics
Larmore, M., Esarte Palomero, O., Kamat, N. & DeCaen, P. G., Sep 28 2024, In: eLife. 13Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review