Language

Biotechnology & medicine

Ryan Egeland

Slashed the cost of producing a DNA chip from hundreds of dollars to a few dollars by combining microfluidics, computer control, and novel electrochemistry.
Year Honored
2004
Organization
Director and cofounder, Oxamer
Region
Global

"Cofounded Oxford, Englands Oxamer with genetic-analysis pioneer Edwin M. Southern to commercialize the technology."

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Rebekah Drezek

Develops photonic technologies that use targeted nanomaterials to detect, monitor, and treat breast and gynecologic cancers painlessly, and at a fraction of the cost of conventional approaches.

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Shayn Peirce

Models how individual cells in tissues migrate, multiply, and develop during processes such as blood vessel growth. The models should aid tissue engineering and drug development.

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Jörg Lahann

Designed an electrically switchable surface coating that can alternate between attracting and repelling water.

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Vasilis Ntziachristos

Facilitated noninvasive optical imaging of proteins and other molecules in the body, which could lead to ultraprecise diagnosis of cancer and other diseases.
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