MiLD Group : How Life Persists
Why does life live? One of the ultimate goals of living organisms is to pass their genetic information to future generations through adaptation to environmental perturbations. The Microbial Lifeform Dynamics (MiLD) Group explores how cells persist to meet the essence of life, using microbial cell systems as model organisms. By integrating cellular microbiology, biophysics, nano/microfluidic engineering, and quantitative live-cell imaging, we investigate the dynamic behaviors of microbial lifeforms across uni-, multi-, and super-cellular states. Through interdisciplinary insights, we seek to uncover the survival strategies that sustain life.
*A big thank-you to the students for creating our group logo.
"MiLD"-shaped microfluidic channel capturing a bacterial cell with secreted extracellular vesicles.
