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J. Paul Robinson | Wallace H. Coulter: The Man, the Engineer, and the Entrepreneur

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Channel: Michigan Engineering · 2013 · Education

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J. Paul Robinson, SVM Professor of Cytomics and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University, presented on the legacy of Wallace H. Coulter - the man, the engineer and the entrepreneur.

The lecture marked the 100th birthday celebration of Coulter, who is recognized as one of the most influential inventors of the twentieth century. Born February 17, 1913,  Coulter was an American electrical engineer, inventor, and businessman. The best known of his 85 patents is the Coulter principle, which provides a method for counting and sizing microscopic particles suspended in fluid. His invention of the Coulter Counter made possible today's most common medical diagnostic test: the complete blood count (CBC).

Sponsoring Department:  Biomedical Engineering 

Lecture Series:   Wallace Coulter 100th Birthday Anniversary Celebration


Speaker & Title:    
J. Paul Robinson
SVM Professor of Cytomics & Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University
Director, Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories
Past-President, International Society for Analytical Cytology
(now International Society for Advancement of Cytometry)


Speaker Bio:
Dr. Robinson's research has been focused on reactive oxygen species primarily in neutrophils and cell lines such as HL-60 cells. His lab is currently focused on mitochondrial function. In addition he is engaged in developing translational tools for better diagnostics for cervical cancer. Over the past several years, his group has expanded their interest in bioengineering with hardware and software groups developing innovative technologies such as hyperspectral cytometry using multi array PMTs (currently commercialized by Sony), optical tools for quantitative fluorescence measurement and advanced classification approaches for clinical diagnostics and bacterial classification, and high content, high throughput screening technologies.  Robinson started a not-for-profit charity, "Cytometry for Life" with the goal of focusing attention on the need for low cost CD4 technology to those nations most in need of these tools (http://www.cytometryforlife.org).


Speaker Website:   http://www.cyto.purdue.edu/

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