News
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!
Jared Saffie Passes M.S. Defense
Congrats to our newest graduate! Jared will stay on with the lab for his Ph.D.!
New Center for Future Technologies in Cancer Care at BU!
Boston University is now home to the new Center for Future Technologies in Cancer Care (FTCC). See the fabulous article about the FTCC at BU Today.
Microfluidics 2.0 2012 Speaker List Finalized
The speaker list for Microfluidics 2.0 2012 has been finalized! Please check it out and register at www-staging.bu.edu/klapperich/mf20.
Flu Chips Profiled on Nature Medicine Blog
The Klapperich Lab and others are mentioned in a Nature Medicine blog post about new influenza A molecular tests.
Microfluidic Flu Chip Paper Published in PLoS ONE
Microfluidic Chip for Molecular Amplification of Influenza A RNA in Human Respiratory Specimens A rapid, low cost, accurate point-of-care (POC) device to detect influenza virus is needed for effective treatment and control of both seasonal and pandemic strains. We developed a single-use microfluidic chip that integrates solid phase extraction (SPE) and... More
Dr. Klapperich to Speak in Kenya at “Bringing Diagnostic Prototypes to the Point of Care”
KENYA WORKSHOP: Bringing Diagnostic Prototypes to the Point of Care June 25-29, 2012 Institute of Primate Research (IPR) – Nairobi, Kenya List of Speakers
Work with the Murthy Lab at NEU highlighted in CEN
Chemical and Engineering News recently spotlighted the work of the Murthy Lab at Northeastern isolating rare cancer cells from complicated samples. Dr. Madhumita Mahalanabis of the Klapperich Lab contributed to this work. Sorting Cells From Whole Blood "Medical Diagnostics: A microfluidic device that separates rare cells could help diagnose cancer" Link to the Analytical... More