Hello!

My Name is Joshua Azukas.

I am a Biomedical Engineer and have recently completed my M.S. Degree at Stony Brook University. I completed my BE in Biomedical Engineering with a specialization in cellular and molecular studies, at Stony Brook as well. I am currently working in Dr. Helmut Strey’s lab to help develop a microfluidic device to facilitate ex vivo studies of cancer metabolism. We have also developed a protocol to bring microarray-based live single cell studies to the BME department. With this technique we have investigated a negative feedback optogenetic circuit in HEK293 Cells. Utilizing an Python based image analysis program we are able to track the fluorescent intensity of live cells for over 72 hours.  We are currently expanding the scope of this study to other cell lines such as Huh7.

In addition to these studies, I also maintain the prototype lab and help students learn different fabrication techniques for the BME440/441, Senior Design for Dr. Strey.