Happy Holidays from the Meller lab family to Yours.

Dr. Yulia Marom and Dr. Navneet C. Verma from our lab. present the fabrication process of our sensor that can detect single biological molecules - in a 'Holidays' edition.
The tiny sensor (only 4x4 mm), is made of a thin silicon piece that is coated with photoresist (the red material in the video), and the special pattern is exposed to UV light by digital lithography.

The development of the sensor is a significant breakthrough in the early diagnosis of diseases, allowing early treatment and saving lives. 

A visit from Sonia and Gerry Rowan, from Toronto, Canada

We had an interesting visit from the Rawan’s,  long-time Technion donors.
Sonia and Gerry visited our lab and took part in a translocation experiment of DNA with our AMD team.
At the end of the visit, they received a small souvenir to remember us by.

Thank you very much for your contribution to the advancement of science and specifically to the Technion.

Meller Lab at the Indian Expo 2023

It was great participating at the Indian Expo 2023 and get to know the Indian culture better!

Congrats Dr. Shilo Ohayon!

We’re thrilled to announce that our Shilo Ohayon is now a doctoral graduate! Here’s wishing that he remains strikingly curious and inspired in all of his endeavors ahead.

Meller lab triple N team’s new paper is on ACS Nano Letter journal

The triple N team (Neeraj, Navneet and Noam.T) has made a leap with the new ACS Nano Letters paper, making this Prof. Meller’s hundredth paper: Over 30-Fold Enhancement in DNA Translocation Dynamics through Nanoscale Pores Coated with an Anionic Surfactant.

In this work, we modulated the surface charges of the ssNP by a negatively charged surfactant SDS. This alteration in the nanopore surface is able to regulate the ElectroOsmotic Flow (EOF) inside the nanopore. The EOF dramatically improves the performance of the NP by >30-fold, slowing down DNA translocation speed without degrading NP noise. In addition, surfactant-coated ssNPs can be employed to sense short DNA fragments at high voltage bias accurately. In addition, by visualizing the electrically neutral fluorophores, we are able to shed light on the EOF processes occurring inside and in close proximity to the planar ssNPs.

Read the full paper here

Lab Retreat 2023

Our annual lab retreat took place in the beautiful, bird-watching Hula Valley. Our guided tour involved bird-watching from a hidden cart. We had fun playing a social game to get to know everybody better and then had a wonderful lunch at “Dag al ha’Dan” restaurant in the heart of the Golan on the banks of the Hatzabani and the Dan rivers.