Alexandra Perebikovsky
Vice President, Immunochemistry R&D at aMDi Labs
Vice President, Immunochemistry R&D
Who am I?
- Physicist and engineer with over 10 years of experience in materials science, in-vitro diagnostics, and biosensor technology
aMDi Labs
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Vice President, Immunochemistry R&D
aMDi Labs
https://www.linkedin.com/company/amdi-labs
United States
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Head of microfluidic development
KVANTA
-Scientific consulting company specializing in developing biosensors and microfluidics for point-of-care-diagnostic devices. Developed product solutions for multiple medical diagnostic companies, including Sensor-Kinesis Corporation (SKC), Toolbox Medical Innovations, Nexus DX, POC Medical, and MicrobeDX.
-Help run the microfluidics team at Sensor Kinesis and worked to develop the SKC Optikus, a complete platform for detecting Troponin from whole blood using a surface acoustic wave biosensor integrated into a centrifugal microfluidic disc. Through module-by-module testing, targeted experimental design, and collaborative teamwork, presented a proof of concept device within 1 year. 
-Developed technologies that led to 6 different patents in two different companies (MicrobeDX and SKC).
Owner - Scientific Consultant
UC Irvine
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-Developed a smart stem cell scaffold using the latest carbon microfabrication techniques (electrospinning, pyrolysis, lithography) for applications in neurodegenerative disorders. The device could simultaneously grow and stimulate stem cells and electrochemically sense cell metabolites. As a part of this project, set up a stem cell culture laboratory in the BioMEMS lab at UC Irvine and headed up new research directions for several graduate and undergraduate students in this field.
-Led a collaborative project between researchers at UCI, UCLA, and a startup company, MicrobeDX, to develop an ultrafast antibiotic susceptibility test on a spinning microfluidic platform. In less than one year, not only fully automated and improved the performance of the test, but presented at over a dozen investor meetings, helping to raise more than three million dollars for the project. Also helped write and receive a prestigous CARB-X grant for over $8.9 million and a SURP grant for this project.
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PhD Candidate
University of California, Irvine
-Worked to design, fabricate, and test CD microfluidic devices for development of complex "lab-on-a-chip" assays. Headed the CD Microfluidics section of the BioMEMS lab.  
-Recieved three UROP and two SURP grants for research into the effects of hypergravity on C. elegans and effects of electromagnetic fields on neural stem cells.
Student Researcher
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Physics (Concentration: Chemical and Material Physics)
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UC Irvine
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Bachelor's of Science
Physics
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University of California, Irvine
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Advances in stem-cell therapy rely on new, multifunctional smart scaffolds (MSS) to promote growth while simultaneously characterizing stem cells undergoing selective differentiation. Nondestructive cell characterization techniques, such as electrochemical detection of lineage-specific metabolites, play a critical role in translational stem-cell therapy by providing clinicians with real-time information to evaluate cell-readiness for transplant. However, electrochemical sensors that provide biophysical cues capable of guiding cell fate, while preserving electroactive functionality, remain unavailable. In this work, a carbon MSS is fabricated by pyrolyzing polyacrylonitrile (PAN) with optimal multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) loading to optimize electrochemical activity and with a tunable surface to promote cell growth and organization. Carbon MSS is used to (1) enhance the morphology and differentiation of mouse neural stem/progenitor cells (mNSPCs) derived from different regions of the developing brain and (2) simultaneously detect a neurotransmitter, dopamine, from a model dopaminergic cell line growing on the electrode. The study presents a carbon multifunctional smart scaffold for advancing stem-cell therapy toward clinically relevant applications.
Nanofibrous Carbon Multifunctional Smart Scaffolds for Simultaneous Cell Differentiation and Dopamine Detection
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01156
The field of centrifugal microfluidics has experienced tremendous growth during the past 15 years, especially in applications such as lab-on-a-disc (LoD) diagnostics. The strength of LoD systems lies in its potential for development into fully integrated sample-to-answer analysis systems. This review highlights the technologies necessary to develop the next generation of these systems. In addition to outlining valving and other fluid-handling operations, we discuss the recent advances and future outlook in four categories of LoD processes: reagent storage, sample preparation, nucleic acid amplification, and analyte detection strategies.
Lab-on-a-CD: A Fully Integrated Molecular Diagnostic System
Journal of Laboratory Automation
3-D micro and nano technologies for improvements in electrochemical power devices
Micromachines
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CD-based microfluidics for primary care in extreme point-of-care settings
Micromachines
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Rapid Iodine Sensing on Mechanically Treated Carbon Nanofibers
Sensors
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Stress-activated pyrolytic carbon nanofibers for electrochemical platforms
Electrochimica Acta
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Irvine, CA
Ehsan Shamloo
Senior Scientist and Laboratory Manager at Autonomous Medical Devices Inc.
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Irvine, CA
Patrick Halle
Mechanical Engineer at aMDi Labs
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Jacob Hambalek
Scientist at aMDi Labs
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United States
Jim Hanke
Vice President of Manufacturing at aMDi Labs
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Santa Cruz, CA
Conner Powell
Research developer & analyst  at aMDi Labs
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South Pasadena, CA
Samuel Gurley
Scientist at aMDi Labs
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Torrance, CA
Juliana Riccio
Purchasing Manager at aMDi Labs
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Culver City, CA
Adam Roberts
Mechanical Engineer at AMDI Labs
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Orange County, CA
Roya Shiri
Research Associate  at aMDi Labs
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Orange County, CA
Brandon Pollack
Engineer at AMDI
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Limari Navarrete
Seeking Out a Community Management Role
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Berlin Metropolitan Area
Jonathan Tennenbaum
Ph.D., Researcher and Consultant on Economics, Science and Technology; Lecturer, Pianist
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Los Angeles, CA
Sergey Shaboyan
Researcher at Intellisense Systems, Inc.
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Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Meghan Rouillard Ogden
Writer, Translator & Musician
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Reisterstown, MD
Jennifer Folayan
Marketing & Graphic Design
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Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Leandra Bernstein
Freelance Content Creator & Editor
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San Francisco Bay Area
Devante Horne, Ph.D.
Global Product Manager @ Cepheid • Berkeley Engineering PhD
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Cleveland, OH
Jonathan Duncan
Biomedical Engineer at Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Affiliate at Case Western University
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Seattle, WA
Saurabh Shukla, PhD
Data Science | Genomics | Biology | Physics
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Tucson, AZ
Andrea Deranek
Biomedical Engineering PhD Candidate at The University of Arizona
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