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Boston University, Massachusetts, United States
Dr. Catherine Klapperich is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. She holds appointments in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and in the Division of Materials Science and Engineering. She is the Scientific Director of the Design, Automation, Manufacturing, and Process Laboratory (DAMP Lab) in the BU Biological Design Center. Dr. Klapperich joined BU as an Assistant Professor in 2003 and has built an internationally recognized research program in point of care diagnostics for infectious disease. She invents new technologies that can expand the reach of molecular diagnostics into resource limited settings in the United States and around the World. Her approach includes high throughput culture and screening of organiods built using primary cells to model the female reproductive system. Dr. Klapperich holds a BS in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University, an SM in Engineering Sciences from Harvard, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. She has received funding from the NIH, NSF, DOD, The Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Africa, and others. Dr. Klapperich is a fellow of the AAAS, AIMBE, BMES, and the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE).
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Rapid and High Throughput Diagnostics: Lessons from a COVID-19 Testing Program
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST