Bio
Dr. Demirci is currently a Professor with tenure at Stanford University School of Medicine and Principal Investigator of the Demirci Bio-Acoustic MEMS in Medicine (BAMM) Lab at the Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection. He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1999 as a James B. Angell Scholar (summa cum laude) from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He received his M.S. degree in 2001 in Electrical Engineering, M.S. degree in Management Science and Engineering in 2005, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2005, all from Stanford University.
BAMM Lab specializes in applying micro- and nanoscale technologies to problems in medicine and early cancer detection at the interface between micro/nanoscale engineering and medicine. Our goal is to apply innovative technologies to clinical problems. Our major research theme focuses on creating new microfluidic technology platforms targeting broad applications in medicine. In this interdisciplinary space at the convergence of engineering, biology and materials science, we create novel technologies for disposable point-of-care (POC) diagnostics and monitoring of infectious diseases, cancer and controlling cellular microenvironment in nanoliter droplets for biopreservation and microscale tissue engineering applications. These applications are unified around our expertise to test the limits of cell manipulation by establishing microfluidic platforms to provide solutions to real world problems at the clinic.
Our lab creates technologies to manipulate cells in nanoliter volumes to enable solutions for real world problems in medicine including applications in infectious disease diagnostics and monitoring for global health, cancer early detection, cell encapsulation in nanoliter droplets for cryobiology, and bottom-up tissue engineering. Dr. Demirci has published over 120 peer reviewed publications in journals including PNAS, Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, Small, Trends in Biotechnology, Chemical Society Reviews and Lab-chip, over 150 conference abstracts and proceedings, 10+ book chapters, and an edited book. His work was highlighted in Wired Magazine, Nature Photonics, Nature Medicine, MIT Technology Review, Reuters Health News, Science Daily, AIP News, BioTechniques, and Biophotonics. He is fellow-elect of the American Institute of Biological and Medical Engineering (AIMBE, 2017). His scientific work has been recognized by numerous national and international awards including the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (2012), the IEEE-EMBS Early Career Achievement Award (2012), Scientist of the year award from Stanford radiology Department (2017). He was selected as one of the world’s top 35 young innovators under the age of 35 (TR-35) by the MIT Technology Review at the age of 28. In 2004, he led a team that won the Stanford University Entrepreneur’s Challenge Competition and Global Start-up Competition in Singapore. His work has been translated to start-up companies including DxNow, KOEK Biotechnology and LEVITAS. There has been over 10,000 live births in the US, Europe, Asia, and Middle East using the sperm selection technology that came out of Dr. Demirci's lab.
Academic Appointments
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Professor, Radiology
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Member, Bio-X
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Member, Cardiovascular Institute
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Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
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Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Interim Division Chief, Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection (2020 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Certificate of Appreciation, Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Ludwig Boltzman Institute (2018)
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Distinguished Investigator Award, Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research (2017)
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Fellow-Elect, American Institute of Medical and Biomedical Engineers (AIMBE) (2017)
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2nd Place Student and Investigator Section Oral Presentation, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS)-Asia Pacific Meeting (2016)
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Basic Scientist of the Year, Department of Radiology, Stanford School of Medicine (2016)
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StarTURK Award, Assembly of Turkish American Association (2014)
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Bright Futures Award, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Brigham Research Institute (2013)
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Sharktank Competition, American Epilepsy Foundation (2013)
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Early Career Achievement Award, IEEE-EMBS (2012)
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Faculty Early Career Development Award, NSF (2012)
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Coulter Translational Research Award, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) (2011)
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Engineering in Medicine and Biology Research Award for Translational Research, IEEE-Wyss Institute (2011)
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Partners in Excellence Award, Partners Health Care (2011)
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Chinese Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation of China (2010)
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The Outstanding Young Persons of the World, Junior Chamber International (JCI) (2009)
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Nano-Biotechnology Award, National Science Council of Turkey and The Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association (2007)
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TR-35 Award-MIT, MIT Technology Review (2006)
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Ministry of Education Award, Turkish Ministry of Education (2005)
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1st Place, BASES Entrepreneur’s Challenge Business Plan Competition, Stanford University (2004)
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Winner of Accenture Grand Prize, Singapore Business Plan Competition (2004)
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Outstanding Paper Award, Transactions on Ultrasonic, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE (2003)
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Raymond William Barrow (RWB) Stephens Student Prize of Elsevier Science, Proceedings of Ultrasonic International (2001)
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James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan (1999)
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Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society, University of Michigan (1999)
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Scholarship for Undergraduate Education, Turkish Ministry of Education (1996)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Co-founder and Scientific Advisor, Levitas Inc (2017 - Present)
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Co-founder and Scientific Advisor, DxNow Inc. (2013 - Present)
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Co-founder and Scientific Advisor, Koek Biotech (2012 - Present)
Professional Education
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Ph.D., Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Electrical Engineering (2005)
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M.S., Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Management Science and Engineering (2005)
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M.S., Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Electrical Engineering (2001)
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B.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Electrical Engineering (1999)