Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Program Focus
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
Selected Publications
S. Suh, M. Traore, A. Jo, Y. Zhan, S. Coutermarsh-Ott, I. Allen, R. M. Davis, and B. Behkam, “Bacteria Enabled Autonomous Drug Delivery System (NanoBEADS) Enhances Intratumoral Transport of Nanomedicine” Advanced Science, 6(3), 2019. PMID: 30775227
E. Leaman, B. Geuther, and B. Behkam, “Quantitative Investigation of the Role of Intra/inter-cellular Dynamics in Bacterial Quorum Sensing,” ACS Synthetic Biology, 7(4), 2018, PMID: 29579377
A. Sahari, M. A. Traore, A. Stevens, B. Scharf, and B. Behkam, “Towards Development of an Autonomous Network of BacteriaBots: Spatiotemporally High Throughput Characterization of Bacterial Quorum-Sensing Responses,” Analytical Chemistry, 86(23), 2014, PMID: 27354348
E. Leaman, A. Aung, J. Jacques, and B. Behkam, “Outer membrane defects in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium affect neutrophil chemokinesis but not chemotaxis,” mSphere, 6(1), 2021. PMID: 33627508
For an up-to-date list of publications see Dr. Behkam's Google Scholar profile.