Why Rain Might Be the Secret Behind Life’s First Cells
The earliest cells likely didn’t have membranes to separate and protect their components and chemistry away from a harsh surrounding...
Aman Agrawal started his postdoctoral research at UChicago in Fall 2023, co-advised by Profs. Matthew Tirrell (PME) and Jack Szostak (Chemistry). He received his PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Houston working with Dr. Alamgir Karim. His dissertation research focused on studying polyelectrolyte coacervate droplets out-of-equilibrium where he subjected coacervate colloids to chemical gradients in order to stabilize them against fusion or form complex morphologies (nested droplets and vesicles) and electrical gradients to organize them in pattern or generate internal flow. Prior to this, Aman received his BTech and MTech degrees in Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. In his master's research, he worked with Prof. Ashutosh Sharma on carbon-metal-oxide hybrid materials for energy storage in batteries and supercapacitors.
The earliest cells likely didn’t have membranes to separate and protect their components and chemistry away from a harsh surrounding...