Dr Nino Läubli

College position:

College Research Associate

Dr Nino Läubli
Dr Nino Läubli

Dr Nino Läubli joined Homerton College in October 2021. He received a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Following his Ph.D. in acoustofluidics from ETH Zurich, he moved to Cambridge in June 2021 for a postdoc in the Molecular Neuroscience Group. The main topic of his interdisciplinary research is the use of microfluidic devices and acoustic manipulation for the study of neurodegenerative diseases in model organisms. His long-term goal is an academic position focusing on the next generation of microfluidic platforms to drive the development of affordable treatment methods while reducing the necessity of animal testing.

Research Interests
  • Neurodegeneration
  • Microfluidics
  • Acoustic manipulation
  • Lab-on-a-chip technology
  • Microfabrication
Teaching And Professional Interests
  • Teaching Assistant “Fluid dynamics I & II” (ETH Zurich)
  • Teaching Assistant “Microrobotics” (ETH Zurich)
Awards
  • SNSF Early Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship
  • Nomination for OMEGA Scientific Award, OMEGA Foundation
  • Nomination for Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, ETH Zurich
  • Publon’s Reviewer Excellence
Links to online publications, articles or other work
  • N.F. Läubli*, M.S. Gerlt*, A. Wüthrich, R.T.M. Lewis, N. Shamsudhin, U. Kutay, D. Ahmed, J. Dual, B.J. Nelson, Embedded Microbubbles for Acoustic Manipulation of Single Cells and Microfluidic Applications, Analytical Chemistry (2021) 93, 9760–9770. *equal contribution
  • N.F. Läubli*, J.T. Burri*, J. Marquard, H. Vogler, G. Mosca, N. Vertti-Quintero, N. Shamsudhin, A. de Mello, U. Grossniklaus, D. Ahmed, B. J. Nelson, 3D mechanical characterization of single cells and small organisms using acoustic manipulation and force microscopy, Nature Communications (2021) 12, 2583. *equal contribution
  • J.T. Burri*, E. Saikia*, N.F. Läubli*, H. Vogler*, F. K. Wittel, M. Rüggeberg, H. J. Herrmann, I. Burgert, B. J. Nelson, U. Grossniklaus, A single touch can provide sufficient mechanical stimulation to trigger Venus flytrap closure, PLOS Biology (2020) 18, e3000740. *equal contribution
  • N.F. Läubli, N. Shamsudhin, H. Vogler, G. Munglani, U. Grossniklaus, D. Ahmed, B. J. Nelson, 3D Manipulation and Imaging of Plant Cells using Acoustically Activated Microbubbles, Small Methods (2019) 3, 1800527.
  • D. Ahmed, T. Baasch, N. Blondel, N. Läubli, J. Dual, B. J. Nelson, Neutrophil-inspired propulsion in a combined acoustic and magnetic field, Nature Communications (2017) 8.
  • N. Läubli, N. Shamsudhin, D. Ahmed, B. J. Nelson, Controlled three-dimensional rotation of single cells using acoustic waves, Procedia CIRP (2017) 65, 93.
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