UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Nancy Allbritton

Title:
Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Education:
1979 B.S. Physics, Louisiana State University 1985 M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1987 Ph.D. Medical Physics/Medical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research Area:	Microsystems Engineering
Research Interests:	Signaling in Single Cells, Microfabricated Systems for Cellular Analysis
Research:	Nancy Allbritton is an internationally recognized leader in the development of new analytical technologies for the biomedical sciences. Biology is evolving from a descriptive, qualitative science to a quantitative discipline. Dr. Allbritton’s research program is characterized by the assimilation of principles and techniques from the physical sciences to studies of basic biological phenomena. The overarching goal of the Allbritton Research Group is the quantitative study of cellular signal transduction networks. These networks are composed of interacting proteins and small molecules that work together in an intercalated and concerted manner to regulate the cell in response to its environment. Dr. Allbritton has brought to bear her exceptionally diverse background in biology, chemistry, physics and engineering to develop new analytical techniques for biological studies, particularly at the single-cell level. Major focus areas of research in the Allbritton Group are technologies for quantitative measurements of enzymatic activity of signal transduction proteins in cells, and microengineered platforms for the manipulation and analysis of living cells.
Selected Publications:	Dr. Allbritton's list of publications can be found on PubMed.