Portable Microfluidics for Synthetic Biology and Diagnostics
Dr. Steve Shih
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Biology
Concordia University
Date: Friday, October 13, 2023
Time: 1–2 p.m. EDT
Host: Dr. Scott Tsai
Location: In-person and virtual
In-person: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute Auditorium and via Zoom
Refreshments will be served.
Lecture Takeaways
The main takeaways are as follows:
- Define droplet-based microfluidic “lab-on-chip” platforms
- Exploring how to create portable systems for diagnostics
- Automating synthetic biology using microfluidics
Biography
Dr. Steve Shih completed his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, specializing in microfluidic (or “lab-n-chip”) technologies at the University of Toronto. He then spent three years at UC Berkeley and the Joint BioEnergy Institute as a postdoctoral researcher learning pathway engineering and synthetic biology.
As of 2020, he is an Associate Professor at Concordia University in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Biology. His research focuses on developing microfluidic tools for health, energy and synthetic biology applications. Recently, he has been awarded the Allan Kuchinsky Bio-Automation Award from the Synthetic Biology Automation Society and is a Concordia Research Chair.
No sign-up is required. For more information, contact the iBEST coordinator at ibest@torontomu.ca.
