Research Overview

To fully understand cellular signaling pathways, tools precise enough to detect and study the spatiotemporal aspects of signaling pathways at the subcellular level and in real time are needed. The goal of the Harris lab research is to establish an understanding of the spatial and temporal requirements governing the biophysical principles that organize cell membranes and influence biological processes like regulated exocytosis in cancer cells. The Harris group current research interests include the application of fluorescence microscopy to study cancer progression and metastasis in cancer cells.  The research is multidisciplinary, often spanning  biochemistry, cancer biology, cellular biophysics, chemistry, computer science, molecular biology, and pharmacology.