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Personal Statement
Michele Zagnoni's research is based on the development of new microsystems for basic biology investigation, diagnosis and treatment of disease using microfluidic and lab-on-a-chip technologies. More information on: www.zagnonilab.com
Research Interests
We use microfluidics for the development of screening and diagnostic systems for healthcare applications, including fundamental biological research, drug screening and personalized medicine therapy, for the creation of organ-on-a-chip in vitro models and for synthetic biology applications.
Expertise & Capabilities
Microfabrication of polymeric structures
Theoretical and experimental expertise in fluid dynamics at the microscale
On chip cell culture
Organ on a chip
Bioimaging
Miniaturised bioassay
Academic / Professional qualifications
08/2013 Member of the EPSRC Peer Review College
06/2013 Affiliate Membership to the Royal Society of Chemistry
10/2012: SCQF Certificate for Biosafety Practitioner Level 1
10/2012: PostGraduate Certificate in Advanced Academic Studies
04/2006: Ph.D. degree in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
11/2002: Italian state certification for the practice of engineering as a profession (Chartered Engineer)
10/2002: Dr. Eng. degree (5 year degree) in Electronic Engineering (Bioengineering qualification)
Teaching Interests
Teaching Staff for the course EE312 - Instrumentation and Microcontrollers (3rd year) at the University of Strathclyde.
Support Staff for the course EE105 - Electronic Techniques and Design (1st year) at the University of Strathclyde.
Teaching Staff for Small Group Tutorials (SGT) at the University of Strathclyde.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- Microfluidics
- Lab on a chip
- Bioelectronics
- Bioengineering
- Synthetic Biology
- Biosensor
- Microfabrication
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Developing new approaches to enhance drug development for soft tissue sarcoma
Zagnoni, M. & Fragkandrea Nixon, I.
1/03/23 → 28/02/25
Project: Research
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Investigating vaccine delivery via high-throughput nanoparticle cell imaging
10/10/12 → …
Project: Internally funded project
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Targeted CAR-T killing in 3D microfluidic cancer-stromal co-cultures
Zagnoni, M. & Paterson, K., 14 Sept 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Facilitating combination therapy studies in patientderived 3D tumour models
Zagnoni, M. & Paterson, K., 28 Jun 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
Datasets
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Data for: "A microfluidic platform for the characterisation of CNS active compounds"
MacKerron, C. (Creator), Robertson, G. (Creator), Zagnoni, M. (Creator) & Bushell, T. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 30 Nov 2017
DOI: 10.15129/5a018c9b-9458-4e3f-8a92-23657abcd44e
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Data for: "Detection of Estrogen Receptor Alpha and Assessment of Fulvestrant Activity in MCF-7 Tumour Spheroids Using Microfluidics and SERS"
Kapara, A. (Creator), Faulds, K. (Supervisor), Paterson, K. (Contributor), Brunton, V. (Contributor), Graham, D. (Contributor) & Zagnoni, M. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 15 Apr 2021
DOI: 10.15129/c3d04bd3-64ef-4e7f-9d72-2cd1a3254a2f
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Prizes
Activities
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ORGAN-ON-A-CHIP TECHNOLOGIESFOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
Michele Zagnoni (Recipient)
Jun 2023 → …Activity: Public Engagement and Other Activities › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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A microfluidic platform to upscale screening of patient-derived 3D models
Michele Zagnoni (Speaker)
Apr 2023 → …Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk