UCLA Micro Systems Laboratories

2012

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Chen T.-H., Zhu X., Pan L., Zeng X., Garfinkel A., Tintut Y., Demer L. L., Zhao X., Ho C.M., “Directing Tissue Morphogenesis via Self-Assembly of Vascular Mesenchymal Cells,” Biomaterials, vol. 33, pp. 2019-2026, 2012.

Chen T.-H., Guo C., Zhao X., Wong M. N., Tintut Y., Demer L. L., Ho C.M., Garfinkel A., “Patterns of periodic holes created by increased cell motility,” Interface Focus, vol. 2, pp. 457-64, 2012.

Chen T.-H., Hsu J. J., Zhao X., Guo C., Wong M. N., Huang Y., Li Z., Garfinkel A., Ho C.M., Tintut Y., Demer L. L., “Left-Right Symmetry Breaking in Tissue Morphogenesis via Cytoskeletal Mechanics,” Circulation Research, vol. 110, pp. 551–559, 2012.

Dr. Peter B. Lillehoj is an assistant professor at Michigan State University.

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Dr. Peter B. Lillehoj is an assistant professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. His laboratory is focused on developing new technologies to address current and emerging issues in global health, food/water safety and biosecurity. Specifically, his interests include BioMEMS for enhanced bioprocessing, rapid biodetection and point-of-care diagnosis. Please visit the IMS Laboratory at Michigan State University to find out more information.

Dr. Hideaki Tsutsui is an assistant professor at UC Riverside.

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Dr. Hideaki Tsutsui is an assistant professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Riverside. His laboratory is focused on developing and characterizing new engineering methods to provide innovative solutions for health-related problems, especially in the area of stem cell-mediated regenerative medicine and medical diagnosis.

Jessica Wen and Elizabeth Chen take part in SINAM’s summer research program

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The Ho lab welcomes Jessica Wen and Elizabeth Chen for the summer! Jessica is an upcoming 4th year undergraduate student in Biomedical Engineering at UC Berkely and Elizabeth is an upcoming 1st year undergraduate student in MIMG (Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics) at UCLA.

FSC for Biofuel Production from Microalgae (Leyla Sabet, Gauvain Haulot)

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FSC for Optimization of Biofuel Production from Microalgae (Leyla Sabet, Gauvain Haulot)

Small molecule neurotoxin detection with electrochemical sensor (Leyla Sabet)

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Small molecule neurotoxin detection with electrochemical sensor (Leyla Sabet)

Gauvain Haulot has passed his Ph.D. oral defense. Congratulations Dr. Haulot!

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Gauvain Haulot has successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Optoelectronic Reconfigurable Microchannels”. He will continue to work in the lab as a postdoctoral researcher.

UCLA researchers eliminate major roadblock in regenerative medicine (1/25/2011)

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UCLA researchers, including MSL members Dr. Hideaki Tsutsui and Prof. Chih-Ming Ho, developed a new chemically defined culture system for human embryonic stem (hES) cells. They successfully applied the Feedback System Control scheme to identify an optimal combination of small molecule inhibitors that can support survival and growth of hES cells under a clinically enabling, defined condition. This work was published in the January 25th issue of Nature Communications, and has been since picked up by more than 50 online news sites.

A list of selected news articles:

UCLA Newsroom, “UCLA researchers eliminate major roadblock in regenerative medicine”

ScienceDaily, “Regenerative Medicine Advance: New ‘Cocktails’ Support Long-Term Maintenance of Human Embryonic Stem Cells”

Medill Report Chicago, “Discovery brings embryonic stem cells closer to mainstream medicine”

Daily Bruin, “UCLA scientists develop a new cell-culture system that allows for much more precise research”

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, “Animal-free culture system for single-cell passaging of hESCs developed”

UCLA News Week (Video News)

2011

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Journal Publications top

Wong T.-S., Chen T.-H., Shen X., and Ho C.M., “Nanochromatography Driven by the coffee Ring Effect,“ Analytical Chemistry, vol. 83, pp. 1871–1873, 2011.

Valamehr, B., Tsutsui, H., Ho, C.M., and Wu, H., “Developing Defined Culture Systems for Human Pluripotent Stem Cells,” Regenerative Medicine, Vol. 6, pp. 623-634, 2011.

Tsutsui, H., Valamehr, B., Hindoyan, A., Qiao, R., Ding, X., Guo, S., Witte, O.N., Liu, X., Ho, C.M., and Wu, H., “An Optimized Small Molecule Inhibitor Cocktail Supports Long-term Maintenance of Human Embryonic Stem Cells,” Nature Communications, 2:167, DOI:10.1038/ncomms1165, 2011.

Wu, Chunsheng, Lillehoj, P.B., Sabet, L., Wang, P. and Ho, C.M., “Ultrasonication on a microfluidic chip to lyse single and multiple Pseudo-nitzschia for marine biotoxin analysis“, Biotechnology Journal, 5(2): 150-155, 2011.

Leyla Sabet has passed her Ph.D. oral defense. Congratulations Dr. Sabet!

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Leyla Sabet has successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Biomolecular Sensing and Its Application in Feedback System Control: Optimization of Biofuel Production from Microalgae”. She will continue to work in the lab as a postdoctoral researcher.