Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Tang Lab: Integrative Mechanobiology & Biophysics
Led by Xin Tang · Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
What we study
This lab builds tools to study how living cells and tissues respond to mechanical forces, using nanotechnology, imaging and biomaterials. Topics include how cancer spreads and the mechanics of heart and nerve cells.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Computational
- Cells in a dish
- Coding required
- Projects
- 2
Current projects
Investigating Mechanosensitivity and YAP Expression in Drug-Resistant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
The lab studies how drug‑resistant lung cancer cells respond to stiffness by looking at the protein YAP. Students will grow cells on soft gels or glass, image YAP, and compare its location inside the cells.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 361
Interrogation of Spatial-temporal Calcium Signaling in Colon Cancer Progression
The lab investigates how calcium waves and ATP signals help colon cancer cells grow and invade. The student performed RNA sequencing on different cell states, used engineered tumor models, and tested invasion with and without an enzyme that removes extracellular ATP.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 266
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How to reach out
Xin Tang hasn't set up this page yet. Their UF Scholars profile lists their publications.