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Global Health Course for Undergrads-ENG Students Welcome
Interested in Global Health? ENG students welcome! PH511, “Pathogens, Poverty and Populations: an introduction to Global Health” may be the course for you! In this 4-credit course, taught by Professor Susan Foster from the BU School of Public Health, you will learn about the global burden of disease and the main... More
Tinker Lab Opens at BU
The awesomeness of this development cannot be underestimated! Students, get in there and make stuff! It's like the best equipped and brightest garage ever.
BU Lands $5M Grant from NIH for New Virus Detection Platform
Dr. Mario Cabodi (BME Research Assistant Professor) and the Klapperich Lab are excited to be part of this grant! Our team is focused on sample preparation methods upstream of two very promising new optical detection technologies. Please drop us a line or follow the link for more information.
Klapperich Lab to Team with BioHelix on NIH Project
Link to news article about the grant! The Phase I STTR project in partnership with BioHelix Corporation will focus on the most abundant sexually transmitted disease (STD) pathogens: Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG). The scientific literature clearly shows that molecular testing is the most sensitive means of detecting... More
Lab Alum, Dr. Justyn Jaworski, Appointed Assistant Professor In Chemical Engineering
Dr. Justyn Jaworski, (BME '04) was recently named to a tenure track position in Chemical Engineering at Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea. Justyn worked in the Klapperich Lab and went on to University of California, Berkeley, where he completed his Ph.D. in Bioengineering with Dr. Seung-Wuk Lee. Congratulations, Justyn!
Qingqing Cao Passes Ph.D. Defense!
Qingqing's thesis in Mechanical Engineering is titled "Microfluidic Platform for PCR Based Diagnostics."
Visit our New YouTube Channel
The Klapperich Lab is happy to begin posting videos on YouTube. Hope to see you there! http://www.youtube.com/user/klapperichlab
Klapperich Lab profiled in IEEE Pulse this month.
The article discusses a number of labs in Boston working on "Global Health 2.0" projects. http://online.qmags.com/PULSE0711
Dr. Klapperich on Weekend All Things Considered on Sunday 8/7
Dr. Klapperich will be discussing Dr. Sam Sia of Columbia University's new Nature Medicine paper on microfluidic ELISAs for HIV detection. The segment should air on Sunday around 5:20pm ET.
Jake Trueb passes M.S. Defense!
Jake Trueb passed his M.S. defense in Mechanical Engineering this afternoon. The title of his thesis is, "A PORTABLE, POWERLESS SYSTEM FOR NUCLEIC ACID PURIFICATION." Congratulations to Jake.