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Speech at the TEDx Lawrence, 2015

Exosearch work featured on Lab-on-a-Chip inside cover

Exosearchip for high-throughput isolation and multiplexed detection of circulating exosomes

Graphene-induced polydopamine nanocoating enables ultrasensitive detection of circulating exosomes in plasma

Lectin barcode array chip allows for high-throughput, sensitive glycomic profiling

Undergraduate student running microfluidic exosome analysis

Tumor-derived exosomes captured on microbeads

Pneumatically controlled microfluidic ELISA detection of biomarkers

Single molecule detection in femtoliter volumes

Single cell analysis work highlighted in Science

Single cell work published as the featured article

Single cells encapsulated in agarose beads to extract intact single genomes

Self-assembled colloidal crystal in a 2D microfluidic network

Continuous DNA separation in the self-assembled, well-ordered nanoporous matrix

Microfluidic electrophoresis with fluorescence detection

BioMicrofluidics & Nanotechnology Lab

Our mission is to develop advanced tools and molecular biomarkers for quantitative analysis of dynamic and heterogeneous molecular processes underlying complex biological systems, especially cancer. Drawing on chemistry, molecular/cell biology, engineering, and materials science, we strive to advance quantitative biology and personalized medicine through technology innovation and translational research. For more details please visit our Research page.

Postdoc Position in Microfluidics

Postdoc positions are currently available in our lab. A recent Ph.D. in chemistry, biochemistry, molecular/cell biology, bioengineering or biomedical sciences is required. The applicants should have strong expertise in one or several of the following fields: microfluidics, immunoassays, mRNA/microRNA analysis, biosensors, and molecular/cell biology techniques. Please send a CV, statement of interest, and the contact information of three references to yongz@ku.edu and apply via http://chem.ku.edu/people/positions.

We are inviting postdoctoral scholars, graduate and undergraduate students to join us. For details, please visit the Position page.

Funding Sources

Our research is currently supported by the NIH Common Fund, NIBIB, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH K-INBRE, NIH COBRE Center for Molecular Analysis of Disease Pathways (CMADP), and the University of Kansas.

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