Peter R.C. Gascoyne, Ph.D.
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Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Imaging Physics, Division of Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Faculty Member, Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Houston, TX
Associate Faculty Member, Chulaborn Research Institute, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani
Research Interests
Laboratory-on-chip methods for cell diagnostics and molecular analysis Dielectric particle and droplet manipulation in microfluidic platforms Membrane biophysical differences between normal and transformed cells
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1979 | University College of North Wales, Bangor, XWA, PHD, Electronics/Biophysics |
| 1973 | University College of North Wales, Bangor, XWA, BS, Physics and Electrical Materials Sciences |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Vykoukal DM, Stone GP, Gascoyne PR, Alt EU, Vykoukal J. Quantitative detection of bioassays with a low-cost image-sensor array for integrated microsystems. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 48(41):7649-54, 2009. PMID: 19735080.
- Li S, Fozdar DY, Ali MF, Li H, Shao D, Vykoukal DM, Vykoukal J, Floriano PN, Olsen M, McDevitt JT, Gascoyne PR, Chen S. A Continuous-Flow Polymerase Chain Reaction Microchip with Regional Velocity Control. J Microelectromech Syst 51(1):223-236, 2006. PMID: 19829760.
- Gascoyne PR, Vykoukal JV, Schwartz JA, Anderson TJ, Vykoukal DM, Current KW, McConaghy C, Becker FF, Andrews C. Dielectrophoresis-based programmable fluidic processors. Lab Chip 4(4):299-309, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15269795.
- Schwartz JA, Vykoukal JV, Gascoyne PR. Droplet-based chemistry on a programmable micro-chip. Lab Chip 4(1):11-7, 2004. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 15007434.
- Vykoukal J, Gascoyne, PRC. Dielectrophoretic Concepts for Automated Diagnostic Instruments. Proc. IEEE 92:22 - 42, 2004.
- Gascoyne P, Mahidol C, Ruchirawat M, Satayavivad J, Watcharasit P, Becker FF. Microsample preparation by dielectrophoresis: isolation of malaria. Lab Chip 2(2):70-5, 2002. PMID: 15100837.
- Vykoukal J, Schwartz J, Becker FF, Gascoyne PRC. A programmable dielectrophoretic fluid processor for droplet-based chemistry. Micro Total Analysis Systems:72-74, 2001.
- Huang Y, Yang J, Wang XB, Becker FF, Gascoyne PR. Cutting Edge Communication: The removal of human breast cancer cells from hematopoietic CD34+ stem cells by dielectrophoretic field-flow-fractionation. J Hematother Stem Cell Res 8(5):481-90, 1999. PMID: 10791899.
- Yang J, Huang Y, Wang XB, Becker FF, Gascoyne PR. Cell separation on microfabricated electrodes using dielectrophoretic/gravitational field-flow fractionation. Anal Chem 71(5):911-8, 1999. PMID: 10079757.
- Becker FF, Wang XB, Huang Y, Pethig R, Vykoukal J, Gascoyne PR. Separation of human breast cancer cells from blood by differential dielectric affinity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 92(3):860-4, 1995. PMID: 7846067.