Dr Marc Jacobs

Principal Investigator

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Research Interests: Tissue Biophysics: Skin / Blood Vessels / Eye / Heart / Gap Junction Channels; Imaging Modalities: Multiphoton / Confocal / Mass Spectrometry / MRI / microCT; Integrative Biology: Multiscale Computational Modeling / Systems Biology / Cell Differentiation

Group Members: Currently 4 PhD / 2 ME / 5 BME candidates

Research Opportunities:

Ongoing project opportunities available - please enquire by email to: m.jacobs@auckland.ac.nz
Generally, self-funding / scholarships will be required of candidates.

Figures From Recent Work

Finite element modeling of the foot

Skin, nerves, circulation and mechanics.

Finite element modeling of the ocular lens

Avascular micro-circulation, transparency, mechanics, and accommodation.

Systems modeling of skin

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Cell differentiation, mechanics, wound-healing, and cancer.