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Microfluidics, Physics & Chemistry of
June 28 - July 3, 2009
Il Ciocco Hotel and Resort
Lucca (Barga), Italy
Chairs:
Juan Santiago & Amy E. Herr

Vice Chairs:
James P. Landers & Brian J. Kirby

This 5th biennial GRC conference on the Physics & Chemistry of Microfluidics will take place from June 28th - July 3rd at the Il Ciocco Hotel & Resort in Lucca (Barga), Italy. The modern resort venue is nestled in the Garfagnana Valley in the Apuan Alps. Located in Tuscany on two thousand acres of natural park (near L'Orecchiella Natural Preserve and the Regional Park of the Apuan Alps), the venue will provide a perfect backdrop for the 2009 GRC on microfluidics meeting. The 2009 meeting is the most recent in a series of conferences dedicated to advancing our understanding of the science of micro/nanofluidics.

The 2009 meeting will continue this tradition, with sessions devoted to fundamental principles that underpin microfluidic and nanofluidic phenomena. Further, sessions focusing on important emerging applications of micro/nanofluidics in areas ranging from systems biology and nanobiotechnology to energy and clinical medicine are also planned. Emphasis is placed on the presentation of unpublished work, with the intent to promote active discussion among all participants. If you have not previously attended the Microfluidics GRC, we believe that you will find this to be a unique and stimulating forum.

Contributors
SUNDAY
4:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and Check-in (Check-in Desk Closed 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm)
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmWelcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff & GRC Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pmUNRAVELING COMPLEX DNA & PROTEIN SYSTEMS
Discussion Leader: Paul Yager (University of Washington)
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm P.G. Righetti (Polytech Milano)
"Combinatorial peptide ligand libraries: searching for gold nuggets in the proteomic arena"
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm Eric Shaqfeh (Stanford University)
"The Microfluidics of NonSpherical Particulate suspensions: The Role of Nonequilibrium Osmotic Pressure"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm Discussion
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmHARNESSING ELECTROKINETICS FOR NOVEL SEPARATIONS
Discussion Leader: Sabeth Verpoorte (University of Groningen)
9:00 am - 9:40 am Neil Ivory (Washington State University)
"Electrophoretic traps for protein-protein interaction kinetics"
9:40 am - 10:00 am Discussion
10:00 am Coffee Break / Group Photo
10:30 am - 11:10 am David Ross (National Institute of Standards & Technology)
"Sample In Answer Out, How Simple Can it Be?"
11:10 am - 11:30 am Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm Stephen Jacobson (Indiana University)
"Fluid transport in asymmetric nanoscale pores and channels"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 5:30 pmPoster Session I
5:30 pm - 7:30 pmMULTI-PHASE MICROFLUIDICS
Discussion Leader: Thomas Laurell (Lund University)
5:30 pm - 6:10 pm Frances S. Ligler (US Naval Research Laboratory)
"Hydrodynamic Focusing for Sensing and Micro/Nano-fabrication"
6:10 pm - 6:30 pm Discussion
6:30 pm - 7:10 pm Takehiko Kitamori (University of Tokyo)
"Multi-Phase Micro and Extended-Nano Fluidics for Analytical Chemistry"
7:10 pm - 7:30 pm Discussion
8:00 pmDinner
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmSINGLE CELL ASSAYS
Discussion Leader: Bingcheng Lin (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics)
9:00 am - 9:40 am Steve Quake (Stanford University)
"Microfluidic Large Scale Integration and its Applications"
9:40 am - 10:00 am Discussion
10:00 am Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am Robert Austin (Princeton University)
"The Physics of Cancer"
11:10 am - 11:30 am Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm Chih-Ming Ho (University of California, Los Angeles)
"From Materials, Devices, Systems to Complex Systems"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 5:30 pmPoster Session II
5:30 pm - 7:30 pmMULTIFUNCTIONAL MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES
Discussion Leader: Christopher Backhouse (University of Alberta)
5:30 pm - 6:10 pm Jaap M.J. den Toonder (Phillips Research Europe)
"Active micro-fluidics for integrated sample prep functions - beads, needles, membranes and cilia"
6:10 pm - 6:30 pm Discussion
6:30 pm - 7:10 pm Mark Shannon (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne)
"Micro-Nanofluidic Molecular Gates in Analytical MEMS for Manipulation, Analysis, and Detection of Compounds in Fluids"
7:10 pm - 7:30 pm Discussion
8:00 pmDinner
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmPROBING THE ROLE OF CELLULAR RESPONSE
Discussion Leader: Jean-Louis Viovy (Institute Curie)
9:00 am - 9:40 am Hywel Morgan (University of Southampton)
"High speed single dielectric spectroscopy in a microfluidic system"
9:40 am - 10:00 am Discussion
10:00 am Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am Vincent Studer (ESPCI)
"Microfluidic Stickers for quantitative cell based assays"
11:10 am - 11:30 am Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm Antonio Ricco (Biomedical Diagnostics Institute, Dublin)
"Microfluidic System for Whole-Blood Diagnostic Analysis of Populational Platelet Translocation Behavior"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 5:30 pmPoster Session III
5:30 pm - 7:30 pmPUSHING THE LIMITS: NANOCHANNELS & NANOPARTICLES
Discussion Leader: Susan Lunte (Kansas University)
5:30 pm - 6:10 pm Nadine Aubry (Carnegie Mellon University)
"Using electric field in micro-flows for particle motion and directed assembly"
6:10 pm - 6:30 pm Discussion
6:30 pm - 7:10 pm Jan Eijkel (University of Twente)
"Proton actuation and AC electroosmotic pumping in nanochannels"
7:10 pm - 7:30 pm Discussion
7:30 pm - 8:00 pmBusiness Meeting
(Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair)
8:00 pmDinner
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmSPOTLIGHT ON NEW INVESTIGATORS
Discussion Leader: Peter Wilding (University of Pennsylvania)
9:00 am - 9:30 am Todd Squires (University of California, Santa Barbara)
"Fundamental problems in (or with) induced-charge electrokinetics"
9:30 am - 9:45 am Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am Hang Lu (Georgia Institute of Technology)
"Manipulating cells and multicellular organisms in microfluidics"
10:15 am Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:00 am Discussion
11:00 am - 11:30 am Shelley Anna (Carnegie Mellon University)
"Microscale Flows of Microstructured Materials"
11:30 am - 11:45 am Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm Aaron Wheeler (University of Toronto)
"Recent Advances in Digital Microfluidics"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 5:30 pmPoster Session IV
5:30 pm - 7:30 pmMICROFLUIDICS: COMMENTS ON COMMERCIAL VIABILITY
Discussion Leader: Kahp Suh (Seoul National University)
5:30 pm - 5:45 pm M. Allen Northrup (Microfluidic Systems Inc)
"Commercialization of Microfluidics: How Did Micro Become So Big?"
5:45 pm - 6:00 pm Holger Becker (Microfluidic Chip Shop)
"Why do not all microfluidics entrepreneurs drive Ferraris?"
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm Leanna Levine (ALine, Inc.)
"Plastic microfluidic devices: A case study in commercialization"
6:15 pm - 7:10 pm General Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:25 pm Poster Awards
Discussion Leaders: Rosemarie Wesson (NSF) & Joshua Molho (Caliper Life Sciences)
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm Conference Close
8:00 pmDinner
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDepart
Funding for this conference was made possible, (in part) by 1 R13 EB009560-01 from National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
 
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