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Jonas Tegenfeldt, PhD

Recent news

[Jan, 2012] – New development in label-free particle sorting – “Morphology- and compliance-based separation in deterministic lateral displacement devices”, Lab on a Chip Accepted manuscript

[Jan, 2012] – New biophysical insights using confinement combined with tweezers (with Saleh group at UCSB) – “Bandpass filtering of DNA elastic modes using confinement and tension”, Biophysical Journal Abstract

[Dec, 2011] – A novel barcoding scheme based on competitive binding (with Westerlund group at Chalmers) – “A single-step competitive binding assay for mapping of single DNA molecules”, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Abstract

[Nov, 2011] – Funding granted from the Swedish Research Council for sorting based on morphology and deformability

[Nov, 2011] – Jason Beech successfully defends his PhD thesis – “Microfluidics – Separation and Analysis of Biological Particles”. Opponent Prof. Shuichi Takayama, University of Michigan.

[May, 2011] – Super-resolution imaging of DNA (with Hell group in Heidelberg & Göttingen) – “Fluorescence nanoscopy of single DNA molecules using STED”, Angewandte Chemie Abstract

[Feb, 2011] – Extraction of trypanosomes from blood (with Barrett group in Glasgow) – “Separation of parasites from human blood using deterministic lateral displacement”, Lab on a Chip Abstract Feature in Chemistry World

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PostDoc and/or PhD student positions available in nanofluidics!

We have grants, as listed below, providing funding for postdocs and/or PhD students primarily based in my lab in Gothenburg benefiting from in-house state of the art nanofabrication facilities at MC2.

In addition, benefiting from the world-class semiconductor nanowire activities in Lund we may offer additional PostDoc and PhD student position in nanofluidics in Lund.

For those wishing to apply for an individual postdoc grant, both national and international candidates are welcome. A few examples of suitable funding agencies are listed below. If you are interested, we will help you submit an application!

European Union / Marie Curie Program (August)

Swedish Research Council (February and August)

Wenner-Gren Foundations (October)

US - National Science Foundation (October)

Carl Trygger Foundation (May)

Send me an email for further details.

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Current Funding

Project grant from the Swedish Research Council – “Enrichment of rare cells and parasites using label-free particle sorting”, project grant to develop label-free sorting schemes sensitive to morphology and deformability using deterministic lateral displacement.

Senior Research Fellowship awarded by the Swedish Research Council – “Cell biology and biophysics in microfabricated environments”

Project grant from the Swedish Research Council – “DNA in nanoscale confined environments”, project grant addressing gene mapping, protein-DNA interactions and compactation of DNA.

FP7 (European Union) – “READNA – Revolutionary Approaches and Devices for Nucleic Acid Analysis”, project grant for development of novel sequencing and DNA-analysis techniques with 16 partners.

http://www.cng.fr/READNA/index.html

VINNOVA – Innovations for future health - "Generic sensor devices for diagnostics and drug screening"

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2008 – present Forskare at Dept of Physics, Göteborg University

2008 – present Forskare at Solid State Physics, Lund University

2007 – present Docent (Associate Professor) in Solid State Physics

2003 – 2008 Forskarassistent (Assistant Professor) at Solid State Physics, Lund University

1998–2003 PostDoc at Princeton University

1997 PhD in Solid State Physics Lund University

1991 MSc in Engineering Physics / Materials Science Uppsala University

CV Publications

My main research interests are within micro and nanotechnology to address life science problems.