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Bahareh Bekham

Associate Professor
  • John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • College of Engineering

Research Interests

Dr. Behkam’s research expertise is in micro/nanoscale systems engineering, with a focus on biomedical applications. Her lab’s current research interests include:

  • Bio-hybrid microrobotic systems for cancer therapy
  • Interfacial mechanics of pathogen-biomaterial interactions
  • Mechanobiology of microbial infection
  • Mammalian cell migration in multi-cue environments
  • Microfluidics