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RESEARCH AREAS

We are guided by a deep understanding of chemical engineering fundamentals combined with a drive to innovate and design new materials, tools and platforms for a better future.

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STRATEGIC VISION FOR RESEARCH

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Detail of Scott Smith, a PhD student in Chemical Engineering, using a corona discharge wand to activate a chip in the Nagrath Lab in Building 18 of the North Campus Research Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Thursday, January 25, 2024. The chip the Nagrath Lab developed traps and concentrates tiny numbers of cancer cells from blood samples in order to identify whether a cancer treatment is working. Using this chip doctors can monitor the amount of cancer cells in a patient’s blood. This kind of data could allow clinicians to adapt cancer treatments to patients’ needs and improve treatment outcomes. Jolly was instrumental in allowing Nagrath and team access to clinical samples for them to test and in arranging the clinical experiment. Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

FACILITIES

A mammalian cell culture lab, a clean room and electron microbeam analysis at your service. Find out more about our top-notch facilities

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Detail of Scott Smith, a PhD student in Chemical Engineering, using a corona discharge wand to activate a chip in the Nagrath Lab in Building 18 of the North Campus Research Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Thursday, January 25, 2024.

The chip the Nagrath Lab developed traps and concentrates tiny numbers of cancer cells from blood samples in order to identify whether a cancer treatment is working. Using this chip doctors can monitor the amount of cancer cells in a patient’s blood. This kind of data could allow clinicians to adapt cancer treatments to patients’ needs and improve treatment outcomes. Jolly was instrumental in allowing Nagrath and team access to clinical samples for them to test and in arranging the clinical experiment.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

UNDERGRAD RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

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Detail of Scott Smith, a PhD student in Chemical Engineering, using a corona discharge wand to activate a chip in the Nagrath Lab in Building 18 of the North Campus Research Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Thursday, January 25, 2024.

The chip the Nagrath Lab developed traps and concentrates tiny numbers of cancer cells from blood samples in order to identify whether a cancer treatment is working. Using this chip doctors can monitor the amount of cancer cells in a patient’s blood. This kind of data could allow clinicians to adapt cancer treatments to patients’ needs and improve treatment outcomes. Jolly was instrumental in allowing Nagrath and team access to clinical samples for them to test and in arranging the clinical experiment.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing

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Detail of Scott Smith, a PhD student in Chemical Engineering, using a corona discharge wand to activate a chip in the Nagrath Lab in Building 18 of the North Campus Research Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Thursday, January 25, 2024.

The chip the Nagrath Lab developed traps and concentrates tiny numbers of cancer cells from blood samples in order to identify whether a cancer treatment is working. Using this chip doctors can monitor the amount of cancer cells in a patient’s blood. This kind of data could allow clinicians to adapt cancer treatments to patients’ needs and improve treatment outcomes. Jolly was instrumental in allowing Nagrath and team access to clinical samples for them to test and in arranging the clinical experiment.

Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing