The Gather Lab develops molecular photonics, primarily for living systems: microlasers as markers and force sensors in single cells, and OLEDs as biocompatible light sources for optogenetics and implants. Work on strong coupling opens up applications beyond biology
The lab operates at the interface of chemistry, materials science, and neuroscience. We combine the development of functional organic materials with advanced device engineering and biomedical translation to create next-generation optoelectronic neurointerfaces.
The research group develops microscopic lasers and biocompatible optical devices for biomedical applications, including bioresponsive sensors and microlasers integrated into biological systems, at the interface of biology, chemistry, and photonics.
We study the physical and electronic structure of organic semiconductors through their interaction with light. Our approach is based on single-molecule microscopy and spectroscopy to go beyond the limitations of ensemble-averaged measurements and elucidate detailed structure-property relations in these materials.