Stoeber Lab

Lead by Dr. Boris Stoeber, the Stoeber Lab researches the areas microfluidics and sensing technology, as well as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). The lab is based in the Fred Kaiser building.

They research flow physics of complex microflows, and develop microflow control strategies as well as microflow characterization methods. The lab also develops new sensing concepts for environmental sensing and for biomedical applications. Another area they investigate is microoptical devices, and the development of functional material and fabrication processes for sensors and actuators.

One example of their work is the development of a low-cost painless microneedle that could be used to administrate vaccines with a patch instead of a traditional hypodermic needle, lowering barriers to accessing drugs and vaccines by allowing them to be administered more widely. Lab members also have explored ways microfluidics can be used to improve the diagnosis of medical conditions, leading an international collaboration with centres in Canada and Nepal to assess the accuracy of multiple low-cost tests for detecting sickle-cell anemia, including new techniques using automated microscopy and machine learning.

Current and past members of the Stoeber lab recently founded Microdermics, a start up company that launched with the support of several UBC entrepreneurship programs. Learn more about this UBC spin off company in the video below.

For more information, visit the Stoeber Lab website.

A demonstration of the microneedle technology investigated in the UBC Stoeber Lab.

This video explains the beginnings of Microdermics, a UBC start up company co-founded by Dr. Boris Stoeber.