The Cliffel Research Group in the Department of Chemistry at Vanderbilt University is focused on electroanalytical measurements and sensor development in nanoscale and biological systems. Our recent work includes developing electrochemical biosensors for organ-on-a-chip studies. In addition, we develop Photosystem I-based biohybrid solar cells using photosynthetic protein molecules isolated from spinach leaves. Our aim is to increase direct charge transfer between Photosystem I protein molecules and the electrode surface, through the use of novel redox mediators, conductive polymers, and nanoscale materials.
We are located in Stevenson Center (SC) 5512 on Vanderbilt’s campus.