User:Cecile M. Perrault

Contact Info



 * Cecile M. Perrault
 * Micro and Nanobioengineering Lab
 * BioMedical Engineering Department (Genome building)
 * McGill University
 * 740 Dr. Penfield Avenue, room 6500
 * Montréal, Québec, H3A 1A4
 * Canada
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I work in the Micro and Nanobioengineering lab at McGill University.

Education

 * 2007, Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, USA
 * 2003, MS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, USA
 * 2001, BS in Engineering Sciences with minor in biomechanics, University of Florida, USA

Research interests

 * 1) Microfluidics meet cell biology : the MicroFluidic Probe

My research involves the microfluidic probe. Our interest are first in improving the technology by developing new designs and second in exploiting the technique in neurobiology, more specifically to study neurite guidance and axonal regeneration in artificial microenvironments. The microfluidic probe (MFP) has unique properties that enable us to use it either as a cell micromanipulator, a protein patterning system or local perfusion device. The MFP can thus be used to precisely tailor the cellular microenvironment.


 * 1) Mechanotaxis


 * 1) Interest 3

Publications

 * 1) Paper1 pmid=16380482
 * 2) Paper2 pmid=15890713
 * 3) Paper3 pmid=15867003
 * 4) Paper4 pmid=15517153
 * 5) Paper5 pmid=14978737

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