NanoBio Systems Lab

Total active projects: over $80 Million

Major active projects:

– Engineered bacteria as cancer therapeutics (ARPA-H, $20 Million)
– Mitigating microbial corrosion (DARPA BTO, $11.6 Million)
– Microbial pathogen detection (DARPA BTO, $16 Million)
– Anti-viral discovery microfluidics (NIH R01, $3.4 Million)
– Clinical Trials on a chip (NIH/NCATS, $3.8 Million)
– Plastic degradation and reutilization (NSF, $2.2 Million)
– and many more

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Recent news

December 13, 2024

Adios 2024 and adieu 2025! Our group, the Nanobio System Lab, held an in-person meeting to discuss improving research environments and to present outstanding research outcomes from our members. Due to the large size of our group, group meetings have typically been done over remote sessions, previously, however, we will now hold in-person meetings periodically with delicious brunches provided by Dr. Arum Han.

November 19, 2024

Our collaborative paper with Dr. Jayaraman’s Lab, “A microfluidic co-culture model for investigating colonocytes–microbiota interactions in colorectal cancer,” has been published in Lab on a Chip. Link to the article.

November 01, 2024

Congratulation, Han Zhang, Rohit Gupte, Yuwen Li, Can Huang, Adrian R. Guzman, Jeong Jae Han, Haemin Jung, and Rushant Sabnis. Their paper, “NOVAsort for error-free droplet microfluidics” has been published in the journal of Nature Communications. Link to the journal article.

October 21, 2024Congratulation, Can. His paper, “μREACT: A microfluidic system for rapid evaluation of trans-kingdom interactions” has been published in the journal of Biosensors and Bioelectronics. Link to the journal article.September 26, 2024We’re thrilled to announce that we have received a $12.9 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) AMPHORA program. Our project, microSTASIS (A Microbial System To Ameliorate Survival in Extreme Settings), aims to develop an innovative method for preserving microbial samples without refrigeration or cooling requirements. This will be achieved by integrating cutting-edge advancements in microfluidics, biomaterials, protein engineering, and synthetic biology. Link to the news. A gloved hand picking up a microbial sample.

A gloved hand picking up a microbial sample.

August 15, 2024

Congratulation, Jeong Jae. His paper, “High-Efficiency Interdigitated Electrode-Based Droplet Merger for Enabling Error-Free Droplet Microfluidic Systems” has been published in the journal of Analytical Chemistry. Link to the journal article.