Bay Area Microfluidics Network brings together leaders in microfluidic technologies to foster innovation and collaboration within and amongst the region’s academic institutions and industries. Specifically, Bay Area Microfluidics Network seeks to 1) encourage academic-industrial collaborations and partnerships; 2) connect prospective employees such as graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to companies looking for talent; and 3) facilitate cross-pollination of ideas between the foremost authorities in microfluidic technologies.
Bay Area Microfluidics Network hosts a variety of networking events consisting of short talks or a panel discussion. Afterwards, attendees are encouraged to mingle in an informal setting. Come discover the latest and greatest work in microfluidics!
Thomas Carey
Thomas is an Engineer at Cytovale, where he works in R&D on the microfluidics consumable for the IntelliSep sepsis in vitro diagnostic. He earned his PhD in Bioengineering in the Sohn Lab at UC Berkeley, where his research focused on using tumor-derived extracellular vesicles to noninvasively screen for cancer. During the pandemic, he applied this EV detection work to another lipid bilayer nanoparticle: SARS-CoV-2. Thomas earned a B.S. in Engineering and Biology from Harvey Mudd College and previously worked as a Research Engineer at the BioMEMS Resource Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. Outside of lab, Thomas trains for triathlons and spends as much time outdoors as possible.
Arjun Lokireddy
Arjun is an Engineer at Cytovale.
Nicolas Castano
Nic is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Tang Lab at Stanford University.
Marc Chooljian
Marc is a Lead Mechanical Engineer at Synthego.
Nazibul Islam
Nazibul is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Herr Lab at UC Berkeley.
Xinyi Zhou
Xinyi is a Senior Systems Engineer at Sartorius.
Jesse Zhang
Jesse is a Research Scientist at Vevo Therapeutics.