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Allison Squires is the Neubauer Family Assistant Professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University and completed her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University as a NSF Clare Boothe Luce Fellow. Prior to establishing her lab at the University of Chicago, she underwent post-doctoral training in the Chemistry Department at Stanford University. Prof. Squires's research focuses on the manipulation and measurement of single molecules, enabling the exploration of their properties and behaviors at a detailed level. This approach allows for the collection of rich biophysical data on a molecule-by-molecule basis, which reveals insights that are often hidden in bulk measurements. The Squires Lab utilizes single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy and manipulation techniques to develop novel sensing platforms that can report on the spectroscopic identity, dynamics, and energy transfer at the nanoscale. These methods have applications across various scientific fields, including the study of nanoscale biomolecular interactions and cellular signaling pathways, as well as potential applications in alternative energy technologies and biomedical diagnostics.
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