What: Thomas Larson: Cell Phone Microscopy
When: Tuesday, January 28 @ 12 noon (Every other Tuesday this quarter)
Where: The Allen Center, CSE 203
Please join us for this weeks Change talk by Thomas Larson on the design
and future of his low cost cell phone microscope attachment.
*Abstract*
Cell Phone Microscopy is the utilization of hardware built into mobile
phones as a platform for microscopic imaging. Advantages over
traditional microscopes include cost, portability, and the ability to
rapidly transmit images and videos. Cell Phone Microscopy has the
potential to supplement traditional microscopy in underserved regions
for the purposes of both disease diagnosis and sanitation education.
I will be speaking about my work in developing an extremely simple and
low-cost cell phone microscope attachment. The discussion will include
(1) development of the attachment as an undergraduate researcher at the
University of Washington, (2) crowd-funding as a means of supporting
research, and (3) leveraging a for-profit company to impact global health.
*About the Speaker*
Thomas Larson is a graduate of the University of Washington, B.S.
Mechanical Engineering '13. He has been developing a means of cell phone
microscopy for the past two years, first working with Prof. Nathan
Sniadecki in the Cell Biomechanics lab, now through his company, Cell
Focus.
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