Paul Blainey

Professor

Department
Department of Biological Engineering
Technology Areas
Biotechnology: DNA & RNA Editing / Drug Discovery and Research Tools: Cell Culture, Genomics & Proteomics / Diagnostics: Assays / Therapeutics: Nucleic Acids, Proteins & Antibodies, Small Molecules
Impact Areas

Background and Experience

Professor Blainey completed his undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and Chemistry at the University of Washington and a MA in Chemistry from Harvard University. Paul Blainey continued his doctoral studies in Physical Chemistry at Harvard University under the joint supervision of Professors Xiaoliang Sunney Xie and Gregory L. Verdine. He held a postdoctoral appointment at Stanford University where he developed high-throughput microoptofluidic methods for whole-genome amplification of DNA from individual, uncultivated microbial cells in Professor Stephen Quake’s laboratory. Paul joined MIT as an Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering in 2012.
The Blainey group integrates new microfluidic, optical, and molecular tools for application in biology and medicine. They emphasize quantitative single-cell and single-molecule approaches, aiming to enable multiparametric studies with the power to reveal the workings of natural and engineered biological systems across a range of scales.

Technologies

High-Throughput Screens for Exploring Biological Functions of Microscale Biological Systems

Technology / Case number: #19737JR
Paul Blainey / Navpreet Ranu
Technology Areas: Biotechnology / Drug Discovery and Research Tools
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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Targeting Lung Microbiota and its Responding Immune Pathways for Lung Cancer Treatment

Technology / Case number: #20602HRJ
Tyler Jacks / Georgia Lagoudas / Chengcheng Jin / Paul Blainey
Technology Areas: Diagnostics / Therapeutics
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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