Abstract

Quantitative Biology with Droplet Microfluidics

Adam Abate, Professor of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California-San Francisco

Many questions at the forefront of biology depend on the individual properties and interactions of millions of single cells. My lab develops methods for analyzing, sorting, and engineering single cells using droplet-based microfluidics. I will describe methods in which we are using this to detect rare cells in a population and evolve new cells and enzymes with enhanced properties.