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<blockquote type="cite" cite>From:<br>
Sincerely,<br>
Alexis DeSieno<br>
President, BMES<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="+3">BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
SOCIETY<br>
General Body Meeting<br>
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Thursday, April 14<br>
5:30 pm in 56-614<br>
<br>
Professor Scott Manalis<br>
"Microdevices for Biomolecular Detection"<br>
</font><font size="-1">Abstract below</font><font size="+1"><br>
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<font size="+1">Elections for 2005-2006 BMES Executive
Board</font><br>
Still a chance to run for open offices!<br>
See website <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/bmes/www/">http://web.mit.edu/bmes/www/</a>
for details.<br>
<br>
Dinner from Bertuccis and the S&S Cafe!<br>
<br>
Hope to see you there!<br>
<br>
the BMES Executive Board<br>
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1) Lecture:<br>
Microdevices for biomolecular detection<br>
Scott Manalis, Biological Engineering<br>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
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Abstract<br>
Our research focuses on using silicon microfabrication to develop<br>
quantitative, high throughput and real-time techniques for
measuring<br>
biomolecular interactions. The most sensitive assays available
today<br>
rely on fluorescent or radioactive labeling, which require
multistep<br>
sample preparation methods and relatively large sample volumes.<br>
Hence, assay development and throughput can represent critical<br>
bottlenecks for large-scale applications. In this
talk, I will<br>
discuss our recent progress towards developing sensitive
label-free<br>
methods for measuring specific proteins and DNA that will be
suitable<br>
for large numbers of very small samples<br>
<br>
<br>
--<br>
Alexis DeSieno<br>
<a href="mailto:alexisd@mit.edu">alexisd@mit.edu</a><br>
617.767.8354</blockquote>
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