Structural Biology

Igor Sokolov is an expert in atomic force microscopy in studying cells and biological tissues. Being initially trained as a Physicist, he received Postdoctoral training

in Microbiology. He is the recipient of the E L Ginzton International Fellowship Award from Stanford University for his work on atomic force microscopy, he received

Graham Research Award (Clarkson University), Simon Greenberg Foundation Scholarship for the study of aging skin, etc., in 2000 he joined Clarkson University,

where he achieved the title of Full Professor and served as Director of the Nano-engineering and Biotechnology Laboratories Center. He has 150+ refereed

publications, including such journals as Nature, Nature Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, etc., He holds 20+ patents. His current research focuses on nanomechanics

of soft material, molecules and cells; atomic force microscopy; nanophotonics and the studies towards understanding of nature of cancer, early detection

of cancer based on altered biophysical properties; self-assembly