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Provisional Agenda
Day One - 7th May 2008
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08:00 |
Registration |
| 09:00 |
Microfabrication / Engineering
Session Chair: Andras Guttman
Horvath Laboratory of Bioseparation Sciences, Univeristy of Innsbruck |
| 09:05 |
New Advances in Microchannell Fabrication and Macro-World Connections for Electrophoreses Microchips
Andras Guttman, Professor, University of Innsbruck
A comparison of various microchip electrophoresis channel fabrication methods will be discussed, such as deep reactive ion etching, wet chemical etching, sawing, sandblasting and laser ablation. Sawing proved to be very beneficial for rapid prototyping and testing. |
| 09:35 |
Streamlined development of Polymeric lab-on-a-chip systems
Jens Ducree, IMTEK |
| 10:05 |
Coffee & Networking in the Exhibition Hall |
| 10:50 |
Lab on Chip in Channel Elctrochemical Detection for Liquid Chromotography
Pei Ling Leow, Research Student, Imperial College London |
| 11:20 |
Development of Microscale Analytical Techniques Using Electrospray Ionization
Paul Chiarot, PhD Student, University of Toronto
Analytical and numerical modeling of an electrified interface and the electrospray mechanism.
Development and testing of an electrospray emitter chip. Testing of a microscale Ion Mobility
Spectrometer. Usefulness, challenges and perspectives for a microscale Mass Spectrometer. |
| 11:50 |
A New 3D Surface Chemistry improves Microarray Technology
Thomas Brandstetter, Professor, University Freiburg
A new 3D surface chemistry for immobilizing DNA probes on various substrates with a high probe density per area is described. This sensitive and robust biochip surface technology is a platform for various DNA characterization strategies e.g. on-chip PCR or NASBA on chip.
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| 12:20 |
Lunch & Poster Viewing |
| 13:55 |
Point of Care Diagnostics
Session Chair: Andras Guttman
Horvath Laboratory of Bioseparation Sciences, Univeristy of Innsbruck |
| 14:00 |
Development of a fully integrated lab-on-a-chip point of care system for the monitoring of the immune function
Pierre Floriano, Senior Research Scientist, University of Texas
Presented here is a point of care CD4 counting integrated lab-on-a-chip system for monitoring HIV-infected adult and pediatric patients. Expansion of the platform to applications such as white blood cell three-part differential and oral cancer screening will also be discussed. |
| 14:30 |
Microfluidic Formats for Monitoring Heat Cell Biology
Jon Cooper, Professor, University of Glasgow
Development of innovative methods to probe the single myocyte physiology using either optical (fluorescence and Raman), calorimetric or electrochemcal sensors within microfluidic formats. |
| 15:00 |
Coffee & Networking in the Exhibition Hall |
| 15:45 |
Next Generation Cardiac Diagnostics Using Lab-on-a-Chip Sensors and Oral Fluids
Nicolaos Christodoulides, Senior Research Scientist, University of Texas
The presentation will report detection of cardiac biomarkers in saliva. Assays for twelve cardiac biomarkers were developed on the lab-on-a chip (LOC) sensor and applied in testing of clinical samples. The bead-based sensor is well suited for non-invasiv. |
| 16:15 |
Microflow cells to increase sensitivity and specificity of protein microarrays.
Marina Cretich, Lecturer, Istituto di Chimica del Riconoscimento Molecolare
This presentation reports on a biochip embedded in a flow microcell, for the detection of Immunoglobulin E (IgE) in allergic patient’s sera, based on the immobilization of allergens and fluorescence detection.
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16:45 |
High Sensitivity Protein Sizing on an Automated Microscale Electrophoresis System using Prelabeling and ProteoMiner Sample Preparation
Aran Paulus, R&D Mananger, Bio-Rad Laboratories
Using a fluorescent labeling step prior to protein sizing on a microfabricated chip with the Experion system, we are able to improve the detection sensitivity for proteins by at least 2 orders of magnitude with picomole or silver-stain detection limits.
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Molecular analysis on microstructered glass slides: new aspects for PCR
Michael Riepl, Senior Scientist, Olympus Life Science and Research Europa
The AmpliGrid platform is presented as a flexible and powerful tool for PCR analysis. It can cover forensic applications as well as single cell analysis.
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17:45 |
Drinks Reception
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Day Two - 8th May 2008
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08:55 |
Sessions Chaired by Frant Foret, Professor, Institute of Analytical Chemistry |
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09:00 |
20 years of lab on a chip – why bother?
Andreas Manz, Professor, Institute of Spectrochemistry and Applied Spectroscopy |
| 09:30 |
Microfluidics and nanotechnology for high resolution bioanalysis
Franta Foret, Professor, Institute of Analytical Chemistry Czech Republic
This presentation will review some of the theoretical and procatical aspects of the different approaches to the development of enzymatic microreactors for the direct mass spectrometry coupling.
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| 10:00 |
Micro-nanotechnologic Platform to Prevent Control of Cystis Fibrosis in Newborns
F.Xavier Munoz, Senior Researcher, Institute de Microelectronica de Barcelona
Early diagnosis of CF is important, newborn screening can lead to fewer hospitalizations; minimize the symptoms, nutritional benefits and potentially better lung function throughout early childhood. |
| 10:30 |
Coffee & Networking in the Exhibition Hall |
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11:25 |
Nanomechanical Analysis of Cells from Cancer Patients
Jianyu Rao, Associate Professor, UCLA |
| 11:55 |
Beyond Chip-Based Continuous Flow PCR: Sample Stacking Using Segmented Flow and Real-Time Detection
Holger Becker, CSO Microfluidic Chipshop GmBH
Chip-based continious-flow PCR combined with the methods of sample stacking and on-line detection have been demonstrated and improved greatly the versatility of miniaturised PCR. |
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12:25 |
Lunch & Poster Viewing |
| 14:00 |
Automated RNA Isolation by Electrophoretic Purification And Thermo-Electric
Gregory Dame, Group Leader, University of Freiburg |
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14:30 |
Small RNAs, great Challenge – microRNAs on Microarrays
Stefan Wild, Senior Scientist, Miltenyi Biotec GmbH |
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15:00 |
Coffee & Networking in the Exhibition Hall
Close of Conference | |