Panchika Prangkio

Graduate Student

Email: panchika@umich.edu

Education

• Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2011 (more info)
• 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

Publications

4.	"Multivariate analyses of amyloid-beta oligomer populations indicate a connection between pore formation and cytotoxicity." Prangkio P., Yusko E.C., Sept D., Yang J., Mayer M.* PLOS ONE, 2012, 7, e47261 (10 pgs).
3.	"Single particle characterization of Aβ oligomers in solution." Yusko E.C., Prangkio P., Sept D., Rollings R.C., Li J., Mayer M.* ACS Nano, 2012, 6, 5909-5919.
2.	"Controlling Translocation through Nanopores with Bio-Inspired, Fluid Walls" Yusko E.C., Johnson J.M., Majd S., Prangkio P., Rollings R.C., Li J., Yang J., Mayer M.* Nature Nanotech., 2011, 6, 253-260.
1.	"Amyloid-beta-Induced Ion Flux in Artificial Lipid Bilayers and Neuronal Cells: Resolving a Controversy" Capone R., Quiroz F.G., Prangkio P., Saluja I., Sauer A.M., Bautista M.R., Turner R.S., Yang J., Mayer M.*, Neurotoxicity Research, 2008, 16, 1-13.