Anna Gaffney
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About
I am a PhD candidate in Biophysics at University of Chicago, conducting research under joint mentorship of Dr. Luka Pocivavsek and Dr. Ka Yee Lee. In my free time, I enjoy reading, exploring Chicago queer nightlife, and playing with my 2 cats!
Attending BPS 2024
2023 SurgBioMech Holiday Party
Trip to Argonne National Lab
Lee Lab attends BPS 2023
SurgBioMech Lab
Lee Lab Supports our PI!
Attending BPS 2023
Soap Boat Races at Physics with a Bang!
Attending BPS 2020
Attending BPS 2019
My cats!
Research
In my research as a grad student, I study how lipid monolayers at the air-water interface collapse under compression. I combine experimental lipid monolayer research (through fluorescence and atomic force microscopy conducted in the Lee Lab) with computational continuum mechanics modeling (through finite element simulations in the SurgBioMech Lab), to characterize the morphology and mechanical stability of lipid monolayers undergoing collapse.
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I received my BS in Biophysics in 2020 at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. During my undergrad, I conducted experimental research in the lab of Dr. Sarah Veatch, studying the liquid-liquid phase behavior of lipid vesicles in relation to composition, temperature, and chemical potential of cholesterol.
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