A programmable syringe pump for studying cellular signaling in microfluidic dynamic environments

We present a programmable, custom engineered syringe pump that controls the delivery of two alternative media types to cells growing in standard microfluidic chambers. Our platform can multiplex parallel, independent, live-cell microscopy imaging experiments. We demonstrate the functionality of the multi-pump system by performing biological experiments that monitor the temporal dynamics of signaling inhibition in an important model melanoma cell line. Our system will allow researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School to perform their investigations on cellular response to dynamically changing environments

Raising Awareness of the Internet of Green Things

This project aimed to assist Green Tech Challenge in raising public awareness of the potential of the Internet of Things for energy savings and other environmental benefits. In order to achieve this goal, we developed an educational event in the form of a festival in coordination with Green Tech Challenge, green startups, and sponsors, and we evaluated the effectiveness of the event as a means of raising awareness of the Internet of Things. We evaluated the effectiveness through interviews and surveys with attendees, and we determined that the festival was an effective method to raise public awareness of the green applications of the Internet of Things