Nancy Forde
Professor, Physics, Simon Fraser University
Research Focus
Research Interests
About Nancy
Current Research Interests
- Mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix protein collagen at different hierarchies of scale (molecular, fibrillar; self-assembly mechanism)
- Development of high-throughput single-molecule force spectroscopy measurements: centrifuge force microscopy
- Development of optical trapping strategies to manipulate and characterize proteins and biomaterials
- Mechanisms of novel molecular motors
Honors
Cottrell Scholar
Harper Dissertation Fellowship, University of Chicago
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Scholar
Michèle Auger Award for Exceptional Service to the Biophysical Society of Canada (BSC)
NSERC, 1967 Science and Engineering Scholarship
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Education
Postdoc
University of California, Berkeley, 08/1999 - 07/2004
Ph.D.
Chemistry, University of Chicago, 08/99
Master's
Chemistry, University of Chicago, 08/95
Bachelor's
Chemical Physics, University of Toronto, 06/94
Interested in
- Speaking
- Professional Service (e.g. review panels)
- Science Outreach
- Consulting
- DEI/STEM Community Engagement
