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Microfluidic Systems for Cell Biology and Translation into Practice – Majid Warkian
October 10 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
When: October 10, 2024 @ 2:00 pm
Location: 160 College Street, Toronto
CCBR Red Room
Abstract:
Microfluidics, a technology characterized by the engineered manipulation of fluids at the microscale, has shown considerable promise in point-of-care diagnostics and clinical research. By offering precise control over the cellular microenvironment, microfluidic platforms are becoming valuable tools for cell biologists to further their understanding of complex biological systems. The miniaturization of macroscopic systems and the ability for massive parallel processing make microfluidic chips particularly well-suited for high-throughput biological experiments. These chips can enable diverse applications, including particle/cell sorting, single cell analysis, digital PCR, drug screening, etc. Over the past decade, my group has developed several microfluidic systems, which are translated into practice. During this seminar, I will showcase our contributions to rare cell sorting (liquid biopsy), sperm analysis (IVF), and drug screening.
Biography:
Dr Warkiani is a Professor and CINSW Fellow in the School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU, Singapore), and undertook postdoctoral training at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, USA). Dr. Warkiani is the co-director of the Institute for Biomedical Materials & Devices (IBMD) at UTS and the co-founder of two startups, NeoGenix Biosciences (https://www.neogenixbiosciences.com/) and SMART MCs (https://smartmcs.com.au/).
Dr Warkiani’s current research activities focus on three key areas of (i) Microfluidics involving the design and development of novel microfluidic systems for particle and cell sorting (e.g., circulating tumor cells, fetal cells & stem cells) for diagnostic and therapeutic applications, (ii) Organoid-on-a-chips involving the fabrication and characterization of novel 3D lab-on-a-chip systems to model physiological functions of tissues and organs, and (iii) 3D micro-printing involving the design and development of novel miniaturized systems (e.g., micromixers, micro-cyclones) for basic and applied research.
Group webpage: www.warkianilab.com