| Biography
Scott Manalis received the B.S. degree in physics from the
University of California, Santa Barbara in 1994, and the Ph.D.
degree in applied physics from Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA in
1998. He is currently an Associate Professor in biological and
mechanical engineering at MIT. His research group applies
microfabrication technologies towards the development of novel
methods for probing biological systems. Current projects focus on
using electrical and mechanical detection schemes for analyzing DNA,
proteins and single cells. Dr. Manalis was the recipient of the
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
(PECASE) from the Department of Defense. He has also been selected
by Technology Review magazine as one of the 100 innovators under the
age of 35 whose work and ideas "will have a deep impact on how we
live, work and think in the century to come."
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