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Research Areas

Microfluidics, surface plasmon resonance biosensors,

Education

• Indiana University-Bloomington, IN (PhD 2009)
• Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania (MS 1999)
• Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania (BS 1997)

Publications

1. J. A. Glazier, S. C. Jacobson, D. Amarie. Compact microfluidic structures for manipulating fluids. US Patent 10,821,437 (2020)
2. J. A. Glazier, A. Alileche, A. Shrinifard, D. Amarie. Engineered lumenized vascular networks and support matrix. US Patent 10,196,596 (2019)
3. J. A. Glazier, S. C. Jacobson, D. Amarie. Compact microfluidic structures for manipulating fluids. US Patent 10,052,628 (2018)
4. J. A. Glazier, S. C. Jacobson, D. Amarie. Compact microfluidic structures for manipulating fluids. US Patent 9,440,207 (2016)
5. J. A. Glazier, A. Alileche, A. Shrinifard, D. Amarie. Engineered lumenized vascular networks and support matrix. US Patent 9,267,099 (2016)
6. J. A. Glazier, D. Amarie. Sub-micron surface plasmon resonance sensor systems. US Patent 8,355,136 (2013)

Funding

Current Grants

1. NSF-2424868. Project Title: Scholarships and a Holistic Support Program for Undergraduates Pursuing Degrees and Careers in Science, Mathematics, and Technology. PI: S. Gremillion (Biology), co-PIs: T. An (Math), D. Amarie (Physics), S. Landge (Chemistry), and K. Smith (Geosciences). 03/01/2025 to 02/28/2030.  $1,998,207

Research Projects

1. Microfluidic Organoid Platform: Advancing Mechanistic Insights into Ovarian Cancer Initiation
2. Device Engineering: Steering Cancer Cells in Microfluidic Mazes
3. Real-Time Detection of Single-Cell Secreted Biomolecules with Optical Surface Plasmon Micro-Biosensors

News

• Gabriel Cintron (PhD at the University of Central Florida), 
• Elijah L. Waters (PhD at University of Utah), 
• Oluwafemi Akinniyi (PhD at UMBC), 
• Colton Sellars (University of Medicine and Health Sciences).

Research Group

Undergraduate Students

1. Alyssa Ramcharan (Physics)
2. Maria Del Mar Malave Irizarry (Physics)

Graduate Students

1. Natalie Romero Figueroa (Manufacturing Engineering, Advisor: Kamran Kardel; co-Advisors: Rafael Quirino and Dragos Amarie)

Former Students

• Undergraduate: Grant Cook (PreMed/Biology), Miracle Asomba (Biochemistry), Kristin Woodard (Biochemistry), Xavian Fletcher (Manufacturing Engineering), Abbigail Merhar (Chemistry), Gabriel Cintron (Physics),Alex Hutton(Physics), Elizabeth Thurston Hutton(Physics and Chemistry), Carl Fettes (Chemistry), Deodata Gelderblom (PreMed/Chemistry),  Elijah Waters (Physics), Ileene Diaz (Physics), Stephen Thomas (Physics), Arturo Diaz (Physics), Colton Sellars (PreMed/Physics)
• Gradutate: Elizabeth Thurston Hutton(2025 – 2023), Elijah Waters (2021 – 2023), Oluwafemi Akinniyi (2019 – 2021)