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Erik graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. in Biology. Prior to joining
MDRCBB in his current role, he contributed to the lab on a part time basis since 2016.
Moving forward, Erik will primarily work with company related projects, however, being
trained to analyze surfaces by XPS, fluorescent microscopy, and dynamic water contact
angles he will likely contribute in a minor role to a variety of projects.
Erik graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. in Biology. Prior to joining
MDRCBB in his current role, he contributed to the lab on a part time basis since 2016.
Moving forward, Erik will primarily work with company related projects, however, being
trained to analyze surfaces by XPS, fluorescent microscopy, and dynamic water contact
angles he will likely contribute in a minor role to a variety of projects.
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Zhou graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a B. S. in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to joining 2BI, he obtained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. His Ph.D. thesis was “effect of nanoscale surface structures on microbe-surface interactions”. His current research interests as a Postdoctoral Associate include antimicrobial peptide, biomaterial surface modification, self-assembly and biomineralization. He likes cooking, reading, and traveling outside lab.