Rohit is QCB associate director. His lab conducts advanced optical experiments, such as IR tomography and optogenetics. His lab is engaged in fundamental advances in measurement technology that can record spectroscopic data from exceptionally small volumes of single cells. Rohit and his colleagues advanced previous methods to increase greatly the reliability and speed of chemical imaging data.
They are currently working with Mark Anastasio to develop more sensitive spectral analysis methods with signal processing of recorded data. They are working with Martin Gruebele to quantify spectral properties of metabolites. And, they have started working with Angad Mehta group to chemically image changes in yeast mitochondrial dynamics alter metabolism. Rohit also directs the Cancer Center at Illinois, with synergies in imaging and how cells respond to perturbations.