Acoustic microfluidic platform gently and quickly separates circulating tumor cells from blood samples Using sound waves, researchers have developed a gentle, contact-free method for separating...
Read More »Post-doc Position Available – Isolation and Characterization of Exosomes Project
Job Description POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science-Isolation and Characterization of Exosomes Project, to join the team of Dr. Mercedes Balcells-Camps and Professor Elazer Edelman in a research group focused on extracellular vesicles, especially exosomes and microvesicles, which ...
Read More »Post-doc Position Available – Isolation and Characterization of Exosomes Project
Job Number: 15201 Functional Area: Research – Scientific Department: Institute for Medical Eng. and Science School Area: Engineering Employment Type: Full-Time Employment Category: Exempt Visa Sponsorship Available: Yes Job Description POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science-Isolation and ...
Read More »Blood testing via sound waves may replace some tissue biopsies
Microfluidic device uses acoustics to quickly analyze blood for signatures of cancer and other diseases Cells secrete nanoscale packets called exosomes that carry important messages from one part of the body to another. Scientists from MIT and other institutions ...
Read More »New device uses carbon nanotubes to snag molecules
A patterned and cylindrical structure made up of carbon nanotubes. Nanotube “forest” in a microfluidic channel may help detect rare proteins and viruses. Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office Engineers at MIT have devised a new technique for trapping hard-to-detect ...
Read More »Engineered Mammalian Cell-Cell Communication Mediated by Synthetic Exosomal Cargoes
The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation is dedicated to education and competition, advancement of synthetic biology, and the development of open community and collaboration. In 2012, iGEM spun out of MIT and became an independent nonprofit organization located in ...
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