TEXAS TECH UNIIVERSITY
Dep
partment oof Mechan
nical Engin
neering
Biomedi
B
ical Micro- and Nanoflu
uidics
Prrof. Shuichi Takaayama
Departme
D
ent of Bio
omedicall Engineeering
University
U
y of Mich
higan
Absstract: Micro/nano
M
otechnolo
ogy and regenerattive mediicine havve the pootential to
o
syneergisticallly advan
nce science and enhance
e
healthcarre througgh more efficient
deveelopmentt of theraapeutics and diag
gnostics. This preesentationn will prrovide an
n
overrview of efforts to
o apply such
s
tech
hnologies to cell ttherapies,, drug tessting, and
d
advaancing understan
u
nding diisease physiologyy. The micro- and naanofluidicc
techhnologies to be discussed
d
include microfluuidic swiitches, aqqueous ttwo-phasee
system biop
printing, 3D celll culturres, and fracturee fabricaation off tunablee
medical applicatio
a
ons that will be discussedd includee
nanoochannelss. Specific biom
orgaans-on-a-cchip systems succh as ov
viduct-onn-a-chip ffor vitroo fertilizaation and
d
hearrtbeat-on--a-chip, 3D
3 cultu
ures tech
hnologies of canccer, chrom
matin annalysis in
n
fractture-fabriicated nanochann
n
nels, and
d technoologies tto help developp protein
n
diaggnostics.
Bio: Prof. Shuich
hi Takayama’’s research interests
i
(B.S. & M.S. fro
om the Univversity of
Tokyo
o, Ph.D. fro
om the Scrip
pps Researcch Institute) started witth organic ssynthesis.
Subseequently he pursued po
ostdoctoral studies in bioengineerred microsyystems at
Harvaard University as a Leukemia and Lymphoma
L
Society
S
Fello
ow. He is ccurrently
Profeessor at the University of Michigan in the Biom
medical Engi neering Deppartment
and M
Macromolecu
ular Science and Engineeering Prograam, and Adjuunct Professsor at the
Ulsann National Institute of Science and
d Technologgy (UNIST) in Korea. He is an
assocciate editor of
o Integrativee Biology. Ressearch topiccs include m
microfluidic m
models of
the bbody such ass the oviducct, lung, gutt, and cancer metastasiss. He also develops
aqueo
ous two phase system
m micropattterning tecchnologies, studies tim
ming and
rhythms of cell signaling, constructs self-switchingg fluidic cirrcuits, and pperforms
nanoffluidic single strand chro
omatin analyysis. Awards and honorrs include thhe NSF CAR
REER award,, Pioneers of
o
Miniaaturization Prize
P
from the
t Royal So
ociety of Ch
hemistry, annd AIMBE FFellow. Dissclosures: Co-founder &
shareeholder PHA
ASIQ, Inc; So
ome stock op
ptions and licensed techhnology to 3D Biomatrixx.
Friday, April
A
1, 2016
Liivermore Center 101 | 1
1:30 – 3:00 pm
Co
oordinator: Dr.
D Jungkyu (Jay) Kim (J ungkyu.kim@
@ttu.edu)