Lab-on-a Chip

Bioengineering professor Aaron Wheeler, at the University of Toronto, has

Dr. Aaron Wheeler

developed an automated lab-on-a-chip system for analyzing biomarkers in dried blood spots (as used in Guthrie cards for neonate screening).  While this approach now only covers three inborn errors (out of more than 40 that are commonly found in newborn testing), it holds promise not only for converting the entire panel to automation, but eventually widening it to numerous afflictions for all people. MORE

Image Credit: Wheeler Microfluidics Lab

Image Credit:  University of Toronto