Utkan Demirci
Encyclopedia
Utkan Demirci is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital
, Harvard Medical School
and at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
. In 2006, he was named to the MIT
Technology Review
TR35
as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.
in 1999 as a James B. Angell Scholar (Summa Cum Laude) from University of Michigan
in Ann Arbor
. He received his M.S. degree in 2001 in Electrical Engineering, his M.S. degree in Management Science and Engineering in 2005, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2005, all from Stanford University
.
and is a corecipient of the 2002 Outstanding Paper Award of the IEEE
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control Society. He is the winner of Stanford University Entrepreneur’s Challenge Competition in 2004 and Global
Start-up Competition in Singapore
in 2004. He is also a member of Phi Kappa Phi
National Honor Society and the IEEE. His research interests involve biological applications of Microelectromechanical Systems
(MEMS) and acoustics
, especially: microfluidics for low cost CD4
counts for HIV
in resource-limited-settings for global health problems; acoustic picoliter droplets for cell-by-cell 3D tissue generation, and semiconductor applications; capacitive micromachined ultrasonic arrays (CMUTS) for medical imaging applications.
Utkan Demirci has won Honorary Bionanotechnology Award on December 11, 2007, in Istanbul
, HST faculty member Utkan Demirci was presented with the Honorary Bionanotechnology Award for his work on a low-cost AIDS
monitoring chip. The award was part of a set of annual technology awards presented jointly by the Turkish Technology Development Foundation, the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, and the Turkish Industralists' and Businessmen's Association.
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital is the largest hospital of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area in Boston, Massachusetts. It is directly adjacent to Harvard Medical School of which it is the second largest teaching affiliate with 793 beds...
, Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
and at Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Founded in 1970, the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, or HST, is one of the oldest and largest biomedical engineering and physician-scientist training programs in the United States and the longest-standing functional collaboration between Harvard University and the...
. In 2006, he was named to the MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
Technology Review
Technology Review
Technology Review is a magazine published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was founded in 1899 as "The Technology Review", and was re-launched without the "The" in its name on April 23, 1998 under then publisher R. Bruce Journey...
TR35
TR35
The TR35 is an annual list published by MIT Technology Review magazine, naming the world's top 35 innovators under the age of 35.Some of the most famous winners of the award include Larry Page and Sergey Brin , Linus Torvalds , Jerry Yang , Jonathan Ive , Mark Zuckerberg...
as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.
Education
Utkan Demirci received his B.S. degree in Electrical EngineeringElectrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
in 1999 as a James B. Angell Scholar (Summa Cum Laude) from University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
. He received his M.S. degree in 2001 in Electrical Engineering, his M.S. degree in Management Science and Engineering in 2005, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2005, all from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
.
Research
Dr. Demirci is one of the few recipients of the prestigious Full Presidential Fellowship given by the Turkish Ministry of EducationMinistry of National Education (Turkey)
The Ministry of National Education is a government ministry of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for the supervision of public and private educational system, agreements and authorizations under a national curriculum....
and is a corecipient of the 2002 Outstanding Paper Award of the IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control Society. He is the winner of Stanford University Entrepreneur’s Challenge Competition in 2004 and Global
Start-up Competition in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
in 2004. He is also a member of Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Kappa Phi
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is an honor society established 1897 to recognize and encourage superior scholarship without restriction as to area of study and to promote the "unity and democracy of education"...
National Honor Society and the IEEE. His research interests involve biological applications of Microelectromechanical Systems
Microelectromechanical systems
Microelectromechanical systems is the technology of very small mechanical devices driven by electricity; it merges at the nano-scale into nanoelectromechanical systems and nanotechnology...
(MEMS) and acoustics
Acoustics
Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician while someone working in the field of acoustics...
, especially: microfluidics for low cost CD4
CD4
CD4 is a glycoprotein expressed on the surface of T helper cells, monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells. It was discovered in the late 1970s and was originally known as leu-3 and T4 before being named CD4 in 1984...
counts for HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
in resource-limited-settings for global health problems; acoustic picoliter droplets for cell-by-cell 3D tissue generation, and semiconductor applications; capacitive micromachined ultrasonic arrays (CMUTS) for medical imaging applications.
Utkan Demirci has won Honorary Bionanotechnology Award on December 11, 2007, in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, HST faculty member Utkan Demirci was presented with the Honorary Bionanotechnology Award for his work on a low-cost AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
monitoring chip. The award was part of a set of annual technology awards presented jointly by the Turkish Technology Development Foundation, the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, and the Turkish Industralists' and Businessmen's Association.