Ampli: Modular Life Science Experimentation
World Maker Faire 2017
MAKERS
Nikolas Albarran
A mechanical engineering graduate of MIT, Nikolas' work is focused on the merge between product design and low-cost health technologies. His interests also include empowering nurses, doctors, and patients to be makers of health technology.
Anna Young
Anna Young is a lecturer at the Little Devices Lab at MIT within the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science. Her research at MIT focuses on tools and design strategies to improve access to health technologies through making.
Jose Gomez-Marquez
Jose directs the Little Devices Lab at MIT’s International Design Centre and the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science at MIT. The group aims to lower barriers to medical prototyping by bringing the worlds of health and making together.
Jonah Butler
Elizabeth's a graduate student with research interests in low-cost technologies for health monitoring and disease diagnostics. She's equally passionate about enabling makers, students and patients to understand life science and construct health tech.
Caroline Lang
Ellen O'Connell
Ampli Science is a STEM education kit that allows users to experiment and quickly practice the concepts of molecular biology, chemistry, and experimental design without costly instrumentation and troubleshooting equipment.
What inspired you to make this project?:
Creating low-cost, point-of-care diagnostics. Creating tools for the democratization of healthcare devices and technology.
