Madhavi Krishnan
{{For|the Singaporean dancer|Madhavi Krishnan (dancer)}}{{short description|British chemist and researcher}}
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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Madhavi Krishnan
| alma_mater = University of Michigan
Anna University
| workplaces = University of Oxford
TU Dresden
ETH Zurich
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
| thesis_title = Innovations in DNA analysis device technology : exploiting the effects of scale
| awards = Corday-Morgan Prize
| thesis_url = http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/712623166
| thesis_year = 2004
}}
Madhavi Krishnan is a British chemist who is Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Oxford. Krishnan invented an electrostatic fluidic trap which permits the spatial control and manipulation of nanoscale materials. These traps can permit the sensitive detection of biomarkers of disease, allowing for early diagnosis.
Early life and education
Krishnan earned her undergraduate degree in Industrial Biotechnology at Anna University in Chennai. She moved to the United States for her graduate studies, where she joined the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor to work on genetic testing. Krishnan was an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellow at TU Dresden, where she developed new techniques to trap colloidal nanoparticles and stretch DNA.{{Cite web|title=Talk Krishnan 07 - ICPWiki|url=https://www2.icp.uni-stuttgart.de/~icp/Talk_Krishnan_07|access-date=2020-06-24|website=www2.icp.uni-stuttgart.de}} In 2008 she was awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship and moved to ETH Zurich.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Madhavi Krishnan / Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry|url=http://www.flow17conference.com/speakers/madhavi-krishnan/?ajax=true&width=100%25&height=500px|access-date=2020-06-24|website=www.flow17conference.com}} She was a visiting scholar at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.{{Cite web|title=Prof. Dr. Madhavi Krishnan - AcademiaNet|url=https://www.academia-net.org/profil/prof-dr-madhavi-krishnan/1289159|access-date=2020-06-24|website=www.academia-net.org}}
Research and career
In 2012 Krishnan was appointed an Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry at ETH Zurich, where she was eventually made a Swiss National Science Foundation Chair. She moved to the University of Oxford in 2018, where she was made an Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry.{{Cite web|title=Madhavi Krishnan - Research Guides|url=http://research.chem.ox.ac.uk/madhavi-krishnan.aspx|access-date=2020-06-24|website=research.chem.ox.ac.uk}}
Krishnan investigates single-molecule imaging, making use of electrostatic fluid traps to suspend nanoscale materials.{{Cite web|title=Professor Madhavi Krishnan|url=https://www.merton.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-madhavi-krishnan|access-date=2020-06-24|website=www.merton.ox.ac.uk|language=en}} Traditionally, molecular traps need external fields (for example, ion traps and optical tweezers), which can perturb the systems that are under investigation.{{Cite web|title=Assistant professor Madhavi Krishnan receives ERC Consolidator Grant|url=https://www.mnf.uzh.ch/en/news/Madhavi-Krishnan-wins-ERC-Consolidator-Grant.html|access-date=2020-06-24|website=www.mnf.uzh.ch|language=en}} Investigating molecules in a field-free, electrostatic trap permits the non-destructive analysis of molecules in fluids at room temperature. Studying molecules in this way allows for unparalleled opportunity to understand molecular size and charge.
In September 2023 Krishnan was awarded a Title of Distinction of Professor of Physical Chemistry by the University of Oxford.{{cite journal |title=Recognition of Distinction |journal=University of Oxford Gazette |date=12 October 2023 |volume=154 |issue=5397 |pages=60–61 |url=https://gazette.web.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/gazette/documents/media/12_october_2023_-_no_5397_redacted.pdf |access-date=13 May 2024}}
Awards and honours
- 2016 German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry Nernst-Haber-Bodensteinpreis{{Cite web|title=Nernst-Haber-Bodensteinpreis 2016|url=https://www.chem.uzh.ch/en/research/news/NHB-Preis.html|access-date=2020-06-24|website=www.chem.uzh.ch|date=15 September 2016 |language=en}}
- 2018 European Research Council Consolidator Grant
- 2020 Corday–Morgan Prize{{Cite web|title=Professor Madhavi Krishnan {{!}} Corday-Morgan Prize winner 2020|url=https://www.rsc.org/awards-funding/awards/2020-winners/professor-madhavi-krishnan/|access-date=2020-06-24|website=Royal Society of Chemistry|language=en-GB}}
Selected publications
- {{Cite journal|last1=Burns|first1=Mark A.|last2=Johnson|first2=Brian N.|last3=Brahmasandra|first3=Sundaresh N.|last4=Handique|first4=Kalyan|last5=Webster|first5=James R.|last6=Krishnan|first6=Madhavi|last7=Sammarco|first7=Timothy S.|last8=Man|first8=Piu M.|last9=Jones|first9=Darren|last10=Heldsinger|first10=Dylan|last11=Mastrangelo|first11=Carlos H.|date=1998-10-16|title=An Integrated Nanoliter DNA Analysis Device|url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.282.5388.484|journal=Science|language=en|volume=282|issue=5388|pages=484–487|doi=10.1126/science.282.5388.484|issn=0036-8075|pmid=9774277|bibcode=1998Sci...282..484B }}
- {{Cite journal|last1=Krishnan|first1=Madhavi|last2=Ugaz|first2=Victor M.|last3=Burns|first3=Mark A.|date=2002-10-25|title=PCR in a Rayleigh-Bénard Convection Cell|url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.298.5594.793|journal=Science|language=en|volume=298|issue=5594|pages=793|doi=10.1126/science.298.5594.793|issn=0036-8075|pmid=12399582}}
- {{Cite journal|last1=Krishnan|first1=Madhavi|last2=Mojarad|first2=Nassiredin|last3=Kukura|first3=Philipp|last4=Sandoghdar|first4=Vahid|date=2010-10-06|title=Geometry-induced electrostatic trapping of nanometric objects in a fluid|journal=Nature|volume=467|issue=7316|pages=692–695|doi=10.1038/nature09404|pmid=20930840|bibcode=2010Natur.467..692K |s2cid=205222381|issn=0028-0836}}
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