Erin Sheets

Erin Sheets is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Minnesota Duluth's Swenson College of Science and Engineering. Her research combines biophysics, biochemistry, and materials science to study biomolecular interactions at the single-molecule level.

• Education: Ph.D. from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1997)

Research Focus: Investigates functional biological responses through interdisciplinary approaches including fluorescence microscopy/spectroscopy and optical trapping. Projects involve:

• Fluorescent protein-based sensing of macromolecular crowding
• Ionic strength sensing
• Immunoreceptor signaling for allergic responses
• Biomembrane structure and dynamics