Hansen’s research group is focused on designing novel synthetic biological interfaces for characterizing microbial populations. Surfaces are developed using innovative approaches in microfabrication, polymer science, and surface chemistry. Within this research theme, his lab is currently developing interfaces for high avidity, high specificity capture and enrichment of bacterial pathogens to aid rapid, culture-free detection methods. His lab is also developing platforms for high-throughput screening, discovery, and characterization of pathogenic bacterial interactions occurring in root-associated microbiomes.
