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Building a Better Biosensor

By Ruth Churchill (Future Photonics Hub Coordinator)

Date and time

Wed, 6 Apr 2016 10:00 - 17:00 GMT+1

Location

Building 46 Lecture Theatre B (University of Southampton, Highfield Campus)

Description

The interaction of photons or electrons with biological matter can be harnessed to biosensing, whereas the second kind of interaction holds a promise to better biosensing, thanks to the direct reading of the signal. From the great plethora of available electrical methods, the field effect transistor based biosensor (Bio-FET) continues to draw a lot of attention, as it is standing on the shoulders of the giant semiconductor industry.

Bio-FET research is clearly an interdisciplinary field, as it involves the marriage of methods from electrical and biomechnical engineering, material sciences, chemistry and biochemistry. This informal workshop will bring together scientists and engineers working in two facilities, the Zepler Institute and the Institute for Life Sciences, and across several research groups.

The main aim of the workshop is to share the diverse aspects of our research and link it to the common goal of “Building a Better Biosensor”.

Speakers include:

  • Prof James Wilkinson – Overview of Zepler Institute Facilities
  • Peter Smith – Life Science Research at Southampton
  • Erez Pology – Review of Biosensing Mechanisms
  • Prof Maurits de Planque – Nanopore biosensors for microRNA detection and quantification
  • Despina Moschou – Microfluids and Lab-on-a-Chip Technology
  • Ioannis Zeimpekis – Fabrication and Peformance of a Nanoribbon TFT Biosensor
  • Kevin Huang – Beyond Graphene: Emerging 2D Materials for FET
  • Sam Guerion – High Throughput Material Discovery

There will be four sessions and you are welcome to attend any individual sessions or for the entire day. There will be opportunities for discussion.

All are invited. For catering purposes please register here in advance (deadline for registration: end of Monday 4th April 2016)

Organised by

Coordinator - the Zepler Institute (University of Southampton) and the Future Photonics Hub

Please contact me with any enquiries about this event, the Future Photonics Hub, or photonics and nanoelectronics research at the University of Southampton.

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