报告人：David A. Weitz
题 目：Droplet microfluidics for single cell studies
时 间：11月14日上午9:00
地 点：礼东二楼报告厅
David A. Weitz 是美国科学院院士、美国工程院院士、美国艺术与科学院院士、英国皇家化学会会士。现任PNAS杂志副主编，Nature Commun等期刊编委。
Weitz教授学术成就斐然，是国际微流控、生物物理、光学物理、生物材料等交叉学科研究领域的知名专家，具有很高的学术地位和非常大的国际学术影响力。Weitz教授已发表高水平SCI论文600多篇，其中30余篇发表在Science，Nature，Cell等国际顶级刊物上，论文被引60000余次。相关研究成果申请发明专利60多项，基于这些成果Weitz教授创立了十余家公司，部分产品已实现上亿美元的转化。Weitz教授应邀在世界各地做过800多次邀请学术报告。
以下为报告摘要及报告人简介。
This talk will describe the use of microfluidic technology to control and manipulate drops whose volume is about one picoliter. These can serve as reaction vessels for biological assays. These drops can be manipulated with very high precision using an inert carrier oil to control the fluidics, ensuring the samples never contact the walls of the fluidic channels. Small quantities of other reagents can be injected with a high degree of control. The drops can also encapsulate cells, enabling cell-based assays to be carried out. Examples of the application of these devices to the study of fundamental biology will be described. In addition, I will describe the impact this class of microfluidics is having on biotechnology.