Nancy Allbritton

Nancy Allbritton
Residence Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nationality American
Citizenship United States
Known for Single-cell analysis
Scientific career
Fields Biology
Institutions Chair of The Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University

Nancy Allbritton is a Kenan Professor and Chair in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University.[1]

She is best known for her work in single-cell analysis. Using engineering methods, Allbritton creates tools for better understanding and manipulating living cells and tissues. Microengineered platforms, microfluidics, and novel biochemical assays enable scientists to study cell signaling and signal transduction at the single-cell level.[2]

Education

Nancy studied at Johns Hopkins University for a M.D in medicine and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a Ph.D in medical engineering in the 1980s.[2]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the Team | Single-Cell Isolation and Recovery". Cellmicrosystems.com. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. 1 2 "Distinguished Seminar Series: Nancy Allbritton, Professor and Chair Department of Biomedical Engineering University of North Carolina & North Carolina State University". UCDavis Biomedical Engineering. October 30, 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nancy Allbritton". Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nancy Allbritton". UNC Lineberger. Retrieved April 12, 2017.


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