College of Science Distinguished Speaker: Droplet microfluidics - Biology one picoliter at a time
College of Science John Wiley Jones Distinguished Speaker
Droplet microfluidics: Biology one picoliter at a time
Dr. David Weitz
Professor of Physics and Applied Physics
Harvard University
Abstract:
This talk will describe the development of a new form of experimental platform that enables very large numbers of experiments to be performed rapidly while using very small amounts of material. This is ideal for probing fundamental biological questions where it is essential to collect large amounts of data to develop new insights. Examples will include investigations about the fundamentals of evolution, both of proteins and of viruses.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. David Weitz received his PhD in physics from Harvard University and then joined Exxon Research and Engineering Company, where he worked for nearly 18 years. He became a Professor of Physics at the University of Pennsylvania and moved to Harvard at the end of the last millennium as a Professor of Physics and Applied Physics. Dr. Weitz leads a group studying soft matter science with a focus on materials science, biophysics, microfluidics and flow in porous media. Several startup companies have come from his lab to commercialize research concepts. Read more here.
Intended Audience:
All are welcome!
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