A virtual seminar series on microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip systems

The goal of the series is to share exciting development and to build community in microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip systems and related fields. Topics cover fundamental physics and chemistry, design and prototyping, and translational applications. We are excited about the overwhelming support to continue the series for the second round!

Friday November 8, 2024 (Asia, Europe) / Thursday November 7, 2024 (America)

• Opening talk selected from outstanding papers published in Lab on a Chip: "Integrating Deep Learning with 3D Cell Culture: Quantitative Angiogenesis Analysis using Virtual Staining Approach", Dr. Jungseub Lee, Seoul National University (Advisor: Dr. Noo Li Jeon)

• "Droplet Microfluidics for Biophysics and Biotechnology", Inaugural lecture by Dr. David Weitz, Harvard University

Friday December 13, 2024 (Asia, Europe) / Thursday December 12, 2024 (America) 

• "Achieving Reliable Bimolecular Quantification in Miniaturized Wearables for Remote Health Monitoring" by Dr. Hnin Yin Yin Nyein (Yileen), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

• "Diagnostics for point-of-care monitoring of antiretroviral drugs" by Dr. Ayokunle Olanrewaju, University of Washington

Friday January 10, 2025 (Asia, Europe) / Thursday January 9, 2025 (America) 

• Opening talk selected from outstanding papers published in Microsystems and Nanoengineering: "FLOATing to new heights: a nanoscale acoustofluidic technique for isolating extracellular vesicles", Dr. Joseph Rufo (Advisor: Dr. Tony Huang)

• "From Alice to Alita: Adventure of self-powered smart system" by Dr. Haixia (Alice) Zhang, Peking University

Friday February 14, 2025 (Asia, Europe) / Thursday February 13, 2025 (America) 

• "Microfabricated Organic Analyzer for Biosignatures (MOAB) for Astrobiology and Space Medicine" by Dr. Jungkyu (Jay) Kim, University of Utah

• "Microfluidic manipulation of multiphasic liquid-liquid phase-separated (LLPS) systems for in vitro models", Dr. Tiantian Kong, Shenzhen University

Friday March 28, 2025 ***Register for seminar here***

• Opening talk selected from outstanding papers published in Lab on a Chip: "Microenvironments with fluid walls for engineered neurobiology in a dish", Dr. Federico Nebuloni (Advisor: Dr. Richard Wade-Martins)

• "Bottom-Up Assembly of Synthetic Cells" by Dr. Joachim Spatz, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research

Friday April 11, 2025 

• "A fast microfluidic device for measuring deformability and heterogeneity of single red blood cells" by Dr. Debjani Paul, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

• "Spatial confinement and growth-induced pressure using microfluidic chips" by Dr. Morgan Delarue, LAAS-CNRS (Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systèmes, the French National Centre for Scientific Research)

Friday May 9, 2025 

• Opening talk selected from outstanding papers published in Microsystems & Nanoengineering

• Dr. Petra Dittrich

Friday June 13, 2025 

• Dr. Marcia de Almeida Monteiro Melo Ferraz 

• Dr. Jianping Fu