Education
- 2007 Ph.D., Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
- 2001 B.A., Physics & Computer Science; Minor, Mathematics, Manchester University (N. Manchester, IN)
Biosketch
Frederick Balagadd茅, Ph.D., a graduate of the California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA), is an instructional laboratory manager in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He has experience working with microfluidics large scale integration and chip-based cell culturing platforms at Stanford University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He recently served as a principle investigator at K-RITH (Durban, South Africa, recently renamed ), where he contributed to the development of a first-of-its-kind, bioengineering and cleanroom facility for microfluidics research. He is a TED Fellow and recipient of the Young Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award from Manchester University (North Manchester, Indiana; 2015).
Selected Awards and Honors
- Young Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award, Manchester University, IN - 2015
- TED Fellow, TED Senior Fellow, TED (Technology Entertainment and Design), New York, NY - 2009 to present
Selected Publications
- Luthuli, B. B., Purdy, G., E., Balagadd茅, F., K., 鈥淐onfinement-Induced Drug-Tolerance in Mycobacteria Mediated by an Efflux Mechanism鈥� PLoS ONE 2015.
- Balagadd茅 F., 鈥淏iosensors and the $1000 Genome鈥� Strategic Business Insights 2012聽
- Balagadd茅 et al, 鈥淎 Synthetic Escherichia Coli Predator-Prey System鈥� Mol. Sys. Biol.4:187, 1-8, 2008. http://msb.embopress.org/content/msb/4/1/187.full.pdf Marguet, P., Balagadd茅, F. et al, 鈥淏iology by design: Reduction and Synthesis of Cellular Components and Behavior鈥� Journal of the Royal Society Interface 4:607, 2007.聽
- Balagadd茅 et al, Long-term Monitoring of Bacteria Undergoing Programmed Population Control in a Microchemostat. Science 309 (5731) 137-40, 2005.聽
- Gaier J., Yoder Vandenberg Y., Berkebile S., Stueben H., Balagadd茅 F. 鈥淭he Electrical and Thermal Conductivity of Woven Pristine and Intercalated Graphite Fiber-Polymer Composites鈥� Carbon 42 (12) 2187-2193, 2003.
Selected Presentations
- Plenary Speaker, American Association for Pharmaceutical Scientists annual meeting and exposition鈥攖he world鈥檚 largest gathering of pharmaceutical scientists. Denver Colorado 鈥� 2016聽
- Speaker at TED 2010 Conference, Long beach, CA - 2010
Selected Intellectual Property
Patents
- Balagadd茅, F. K., Hansen, C., Kartalov, E., Quake, S. R., 鈥淢icrofluidic Chemostat鈥� US Patent No. 11/012,852
- Luthuli, B. B., Balagadd茅, F., K., 鈥淎 Microdialysis Device.鈥� WIPO Patent No. PCT/IB2015/059719
- Luthuli B.B., Kunota T., Balagadd茅聽F., 鈥淎utomated Microfluidic Device Loading and Operating System.鈥� SA Patent No. 2016/07825
- Balagadd茅 F.K., Myrick A.B., Mackenzie J. S., 鈥淪creening method and Apparatus for Drug Efflux Displacement.鈥� SA Patent No. 2016/07824