News
Paper-based Molecular Diagnostic for Chlamydia trachomatis published in RSC Advances
Advance proofs available! Congrats to Dr. Linnes! Herein we show the development of a minimally instrumented paper-based molecular diagnostic for point of care detection of sexually transmitted infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. This new diagnostic platform incorporates cell lysis, isothermal nucleic acid amplification, and lateral flow visual detection using only a... More
Building the Test Kitchen for Medical Diagnostics
Check out the article about the lab on BU Today. http://www.bu.edu/today/2014/building-the-test-kitchen-for-medical-diagnostics/
Dr. Klapperich Named Inaugural Dorf-Ebner Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor Catherine Klapperich (BME, MSE) was selected as the inaugural holder of the Dorf-Ebner Distinguished Faculty Fellow award, which honors a mid-career College of Engineering faculty member who has demonstrated exceptional performance and impact in research, teaching and service to the College, and is on track to become an outstanding senior leader... More
Dr. Klapperich Elected to AIMBE
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has elected four BME faculty members—Professors Jerome Mertz, Barbara Shinn-Cunningham and Sandor Vajda (SE) and Associate Professor Catherine Klapperich (MSE)—to the AIMBE College of Fellows. They join more than 1,500 outstanding biomedical engineers in academia, industry and government who have distinguished themselves through significant contributions in research, industrial practice and/or education. See... More
Lab Team Enters RICE 360 Competition – VIDEO!
Watch the team's youtube video here! http://youtu.be/sTd4VYZpQHs Senior Project Team
Wong, Lo, Stueber and LaCroix Receive NIH DEBUT Honorable Mention
Congrats to the BU team mentored by Dr. Mario Cabodi on their Honorable Mention! An Integrated Microfluidic System for Sample Concentration and Extraction: Boston University, Rebecca LaCroix, Michelle Wong, Justine Lo, and Gabriella Stueber Congratulations to the winning teams of the 2013 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) challenge! Read more at http://go.usa.gov/j79d
Michelle Wong and Rebecca Lacroix win Societal Impact Award
Congratulations to Michelle and Rebecca for winning the Second Place College of Engineering Societal Impact Award. Their Senior Project was titled, "Design and Characterization of an Integrated Microfluidic System for Sample Concentration and Extraction.”
Nga Ho is a CIMIT Primary Healthcare Prize Finalist
Congratulations to Lab member Nga Ho, who is a finalist for the 2013 CIMIT Primary Healthcare Prize. Details about Ms. Ho and the award here.
Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi, POC Conference Video
Check out members of the Klapperich Lab and others from around the world talk about the next generation of point of care diagnostics for global health! http://youtu.be/2rJlZNeZfD8
Microfluidics 2.0 Recorded Talks Online
The Adobe Connect links for each of the four sessions are available at www-staging.bu.edu/klapperich/mf20 Thank you to all who attended, both live and over the web!