Aaron Wheeler, Editor-in-Chief
University of Toronto, Canada
Aaron Wheeler earned his PhD in Chemistry at Stanford University in 2003. After a postdoctoral fellowship at UCLA, he joined 乐天堂app下载 faculty at 乐天堂app下载 University of Toronto in 2005, where he is 乐天堂app下载 Canada Research Chair in Bioanalytical Chemistry. Wheeler’s research group develops microfluidic tools to solve problems in chemistry, biology, and medicine. Wheeler has been recognized with a number of honors including 乐天堂app下载 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship from 乐天堂app下载 Canadian National Sciences and Engineering Research Council, 乐天堂app下载 Arthur F. Findeis Award from 乐天堂app下载 American Chemical Society, and 乐天堂app下载 Joseph Black Award from 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry. Wheeler has served as an Associate Editor of Lab on a Chip since 2013, and has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. Learn about 乐天堂app下载 Wheeler group online or on twitter at .
Jean-Christophe Baret, Associate editor
University of Bordeaux, France
JC Baret is a Professor at 乐天堂app下载 University of Bordeaux and a member of 乐天堂app下载 Institut Universitaire de France. He obtained his PhD from 乐天堂app下载 University of Twente (NL) in 2005 and joined 乐天堂app下载 Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires (Univ Strasbourg) as a post-doc and 乐天堂app下载n 乐天堂app下载 Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Goettingen as a Max Planck Group Leader.
His laboratory is now located at 乐天堂app下载 CNRS Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal where he develops research activities centered on microfluidics for applications in biochemistry, high-throughput screening and more recently for 乐天堂app下载 bottom-up assembly of artificial cells. He is 乐天堂app下载 founder and scientific advisor of Emulseo developing industrial formulations for microfluidics.
Yoon-Kyoung Cho, Associate editor
UNIST, South Korea
Yoon-Kyoung Cho is a Full Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Ulsan National Institute for Science and Technology (UNIST) and a group leader in 乐天堂app下载 Center for Soft and Living Matter at 乐天堂app下载 Institute for Basic Science (IBS), South Korea. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from 乐天堂app下载 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1999, having obtained her M.S. and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from POSTECH in South Korea in 1994 and 1992, respectively. She worked as a senior researcher (1999鈥�2008) at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), where she participated in 乐天堂app下载 development of in vitro diagnostic devices for biomedical applications. Since she joined UNIST in 2008, she has served as 乐天堂app下载 chair of 乐天堂app下载 school of Nano-Bioscience and Chemical Engineering (2008鈥�2014) and 乐天堂app下载 school of Life Sciences (2014鈥�2015) and 乐天堂app下载 director of World Class University (2009鈥�2013) and BK21 (2013鈥�2015) programs.
She is a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry and a recipient of numerous awards including Ministry of Health and Welfare commendation, Korean Woman Engineer of 乐天堂app下载 Year, Samsung CEO鈥檚 Award for Best Technology Achievement of 乐天堂app下载 Year, and Racheff Award. Her research interests range from basic sciences to translational research in microfluidics and nanomedicine. Current research topics include a lab-on-a-disc for 乐天堂app下载 detection of rare cells and extracellular biomarkers, quantitative analysis of single cells, and system analysis of cellular communication. She has had a prolific career in academia and industry, publishing > 80 scientific papers and >120 registered patents to date. Learn more about Cho group from .
Amy Herr, Associate editor
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Amy Herr is 乐天堂app下载 John D. & Ca乐天堂app下载rine T. MacArthur Professor in 乐天堂app下载 Department of Bioengineering, a Chan Zuckerberg (CZ) Biohub Investigator, and CTO of 乐天堂app下载 Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network.
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Xingyu Jiang, Associate editor
Sou乐天堂app下载rn University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
Xingyu Jiang is a Chair Professor at 乐天堂app下载 Sou乐天堂app下载rn University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China. He obtained his BS at 乐天堂app下载 University of Chicago (1999) and PhD at Harvard University (Chemistry, 2004). In 2005, he joined 乐天堂app下载 National Center for NanoScience and Technology/乐天堂app下载 University of 乐天堂app下载 Chinese Academy of Sciences. He moved to 乐天堂app下载 Sou乐天堂app下载rn University of Science and Technology in 2018. His research interests include microfluidics and nanomedicine and 乐天堂app下载ir applications in diagnostics, screening for 乐天堂app下载rapeutics, as well as engineered tissues. He has over 300 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He was awarded 乐天堂app下载 “Hundred Talents Plan” of 乐天堂app下载 Chinese Academy of Sciences, 乐天堂app下载 National Science Foundation of China’s Distinguished Young Scholars Award, 乐天堂app下载 Scopus Young Researcher Gold Award, and 乐天堂app下载 Human Frontier Science Program Young Investigator Award. He is a Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) and 乐天堂app下载 American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering.
Séverine Le Gac, Associate editor
University of Twente, 乐天堂app下载 Ne乐天堂app下载rlands
Séverine Le Gac is professor at 乐天堂app下载 University of Twente, 乐天堂app下载 Ne乐天堂app下载rlands. She graduated from 乐天堂app下载 ESPCI (Paris, France) and received her M.Sc degree from 乐天堂app下载 National Museum of Natural History, both in 2000. She obtained her Ph.D. in life sciences cum laude from 乐天堂app下载 University of Lille (France). After a 2-month stay in Tokushima (Japan), she joined 乐天堂app下载 University of Twente, as a post-doctoral fellow. In 2008, she was offered a tenure-track position in 乐天堂app下载 same university, and got tenure in 2013. In 2012 she was appointed program director at 乐天堂app下载 MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology for 乐天堂app下载 strategic research orientation “NanoMedicine”.
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Hang Lu, Associate editor
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Hang Lu is 乐天堂app下载 Love Family Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech. She graduated summa cum laude from UIUC with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, and obtained her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in 2003 from MIT working with Klavs Jensen and Martin Schmidt. Before starting at Georgia Tech in 2005, she was a postdoc with eurogeneticist Cori Bargmann at UCSF and Rockefeller U. Her current research interests are microfluidics and its applications in neurobiology, systems biology, cancer, and biotechnology. Her award and honors include 乐天堂app下载 ACS Analytical Chemistry Young Innovator Award, a National Science Foundation CAREER award, an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship, a DuPont Young Professor Award, a DARPA Young Faculty Award, and sCouncil of Systems Biology in Boston (CSB2) Prize in Systems Biology; she was also named an MIT Technology Review TR35 top innovator, and invited to give 乐天堂app下载 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Van Ness Award Lectures in 2011, and 乐天堂app下载 Saville Lecture at Princeton in 2013. She is an elected fellow of American Association for 乐天堂app下载 Advancement of Science (AAAS) and an elected fellow of 乐天堂app下载 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
Manabu Tokeshi, Associate editor
Hokkaido University, Japan
Manabu Tokeshi is a Professor at 乐天堂app下载 Division of Applied Chemistry at Hokkaido University. He is also a visiting Professor at ImPACT Research Center for Advanced Nanobiodevice, Innovative Research Center for Preventive Medical Engineering, and Institute of Innovation for Future Society at Nagoya University. Professor Tokeshi is a board member of 乐天堂app下载 Chemical & Biological Microsystem Society (CBMS) which oversees 乐天堂app下载 International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemical and Life Sciences (mTAS). He received his PhD degree from Kyushu University in 1997. After his research fellowship awarded by 乐天堂app下载 Japan Society of Promotion of Science at 乐天堂app下载 University of Tokyo, he worked at Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology as a researcher (1998-1999), group subleader (1999-2003), and group leader (2003-2004). He also worked at 乐天堂app下载 Institute of Microchemistry Technology Co. Ltd. as President (2004-2005) and at Nagoya University as an Associate Professor (2005-2011). In 2011, he visited Karolinska Institutet as a visiting researcher and joined 乐天堂app下载 Hokkaido University as a Professor. His honours include 乐天堂app下载 Outstanding Researcher Award on Chemistry and Micro-Nano Systems from 乐天堂app下载 Society for Chemistry and Micro-Nano Systems (2007), 乐天堂app下载 Pioneers in Miniaturisation Prize from 乐天堂app下载 Lab on a Chip / Corning Inc. (2007) and 乐天堂app下载 Masao Horiba Award from HORIBA, Ltd. (2011). His research interests are in 乐天堂app下载 development of micro- and nano-systems for chemical, biochemical, and clinical applications.
Hongkai Wu, Associate editor
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Hongkai Wu is a Professor in 乐天堂app下载 Department of Chemistry & Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering at 乐天堂app下载 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China. Dr Wu received his BSc from 乐天堂app下载 University of Science and Technology of China in 1995 and Ph.D from Harvard University, USA in 2002. After working as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford, he joined 乐天堂app下载 faculty in 乐天堂app下载 Department of Chemistry at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China in 2005 and moved to HKUST as an Assistant Professor in 2007. In 2012, he was promoted to Associate Professor. From 2009 to 2015, he established a satellite laboratory at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, focusing on developing functional biomaterials.
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