Tom Linz (gd6810)

University information

Title: Associate Professor

Unit: Chemistry

Department: College of Liberal Arts & Science

Contact information

tlinz@wayne.edu

5101 Cass Ave Rm 367

Detroit, 48202

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department: Chemistry

Title: Associate Professor

Phone: 313-577-2580

Fax: 313-577-8822

Email: tlinz@wayne.edu

Office:

Chem 367

Website: https://s.wayne.edu/linzlab

Research interest(s)/area of expertise:

Microfluidics, electrophoretic separations, digital assays

Research:

The Linz laboratory is focused on the development of novel lab-on-a-chip technologies capable of performing superior biochemical measurements compared to conventional instrumentation. The microfluidic devices that we design integrate sample preparation/preconcentration and microchip electrophoresis, gel electrophoresis, or immunoassays into a single platform to quantify our analytes of interest. Conducting experiments in this manner allows us to interrogate biological systems with unprecedented detection limits, sampling frequency, and throughput. Our novel bioanalytical strategies are being used to study fundamental biological processes involved in disease pathogenesis to help elucidate biomedical information that cannot be gathered using current state of the art instrumentation.

Education – Degrees, Licenses, Certifications: B.S. Truman State University, 2007 Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2013 Postdoctoral Associate, University of North Carolina, 2013-2016