Dr. Palaniappan Sethu

Assistant Professor

Department of Bioengineering, BRB 357

2100 S. Brook St.
University of Louisville,
Louisville, KY 40292
Ph: (502) 8520351                                                                                                                                                                   
Fax: (502) 852 1577
Email: p.sethu@louisville.edu

Degrees:

Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2002
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2002
M.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2000
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India, 1998

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Lab Website: Microscale Biotechnology Lab

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Curriculum Vitae (pdf format)

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Research Interests:

My goal is to provide enabling technology through the development of microfluidic systems for
applications in biology and medicine. Specifically, I develop systems for efficient isolation
(sample preparation), culture, manipulation and extraction of information from functionally
viable cells for applications in clinical diagnostics and cell biology. I also work on materials and
fabrication technology to enable design and development of truly integrated complex
microfluidic systems.

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Awards:

Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Early Career Award in Translational Research, 2006

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Center for Engineering in Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, 2002

Graduate Student Research Fellowship, University of Michigan, 1998

Best Outgoing Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1998

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Selected Publications:

Updated 02/05/07