[BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday January 11th at 13h / Candidate for the position for BME chair

[Christophe Grova]

Dear all,

Our  next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar is today 

Wednesday - January 11th,  at 13h

Location: Room  333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775 University Street).


Speaker: Pr. James P. Landers, Depts. of Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Pathology, and the Emily Couric Cancer Center University of Virginia

Pr. Landers is a candidate applying for the position of the chair of Biomedical Engineering Dpt, so the attendance of most of you (especially Professors and students related to BME department) is really expected, as it is very important for the future of our department.

Title: Integrated Microfluidic Systems for Genetic Analysis:  Exploiting the Microscale for Ultrafast Forensic and Clinical DNA Interrogation

Abstract: In 2006, we showed the first true evidence that microfluidic technology could provide a ‘lab-on-a-chip’ solution for real-world analysis.  In this particular case, the Microfluidic Genetic Analysis (MGA) system we defined was shown to allow for genetic analysis with sample-in/answer-out capabilities, where the integrated chemistries and fluidic control allowed for execution of sequential sample preparation steps, and then provided an interpretable read-out following separation and detection.  These processes involved chromatographic separation of sample components for isolation of DNA, the enzyme-mediated amplification of target DNA sequences in a temperature-dependent manner, the electrophoretic separation of the products of amplification, and detection by fluorescence.  The detection of Bacillus anthracis in infected mouse blood was demonstrated with sample-to-result in less than 30 minutes, and similar results were shown for the detection of Bordetella pertussis from a human nasal swab.  We have since focused on the application of similar technology to short tandem repeat (STR) profiling for human identification and select applications in clinical diagnostics.  These include devices that exploit acoustic forces for isolating circulating tumor cells, and methods for CD4+ cell counting to circumvent flow cytometry.




A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.bme.mcgill.ca/seminars.html

See you there

Christophe Grova

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Christophe Grova, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering Dpt
Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt
Montreal Neurological Institute
Centre de Recherches en Mathématiques
Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304
McGill University
3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4
email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca<mailto:christophe.grova at mcgill.ca>
tel : (514) 398 2516
fax : (514) 398 7461

web:
http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/research/gotman/members/christophe.html
http://www.bmed.mcgill.ca/
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