Panchika Prangkio

Graduate Student

Email: panchika@umich.edu

Education

• Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, (candidate)
• M.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2007
• B.S.E. Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry Minor, Duke University, 2005

Research Interests

My research is focused on the Amyloid-beta peptide, which is a believed to play a major role in Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, I am working on artificial bilayers system to study the interaction of this peptide with the membrane using electrophysiological recordings from planar lipid bilayers. I also work on cell culture model to investigate the effect of A-beta to the cell membrane. Eventually, I would like to develop a functional assay to test a library of therapeutically molecules whether they can inhibit the toxicity of A-beta in both artificial and cell membranes.

Personal Info

• Travel, movies, skiing, tennis, badminton, cooking, drawing
• I am from Chiangmai, Thailand (it's a cool place to visit)
• I am kind of a dog lover
• Japanese food is my favorite!
• I love all musics, mostly pop-rock and classics