Richard Piffer Soares de Campos

Richard was born in Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil, in 1984. He studied chemistry at Paulista State University, Brazil, where he majored in 2008. In 2010, he joined the group of Professor José Alberto Fracassi da Silva at University of Campinas, Brazil, receiving his Master?s degree in February of 2012 and his PhD degree in March of 2016. In 2015, he worked at Dr. Susan Lunte?s laboratory at The University of Kansas, USA, as part of the PhD exchange program Science without Borders. In June of 2016, Richard joined Wheeler Lab at the University of Toronto, Canada, as a Postdoctoral Fellow. In 2020, Richard moved from Toronto and joined NRC as Research Associate (RA) at the Nanotechnology Research Center in Edmonton, AB. Richard?s research interests are in the microfluidics field and its bioanalytical applications, with applied experience in microfabrication, channel-based microfluidics, digital microfluidics (DMF), fluorescent and electrochemical detection, and bioanalysis.

Richard was born in Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil, in 1984. He studied chemistry at Paulista State University, Brazil, where he majored in 2008. In 2010, he joined the group of Professor José Alberto Fracassi da Silva at University of Campinas, Brazil, receiving his Master?s degree in February of 2012 and his PhD degree in March of 2016. In 2015, he worked at Dr. Susan Lunte?s laboratory at The University of Kansas, USA, as part of the PhD exchange program Science without Borders. In June of 2016, Richard joined Wheeler Lab at the University of Toronto, Canada, as a Postdoctoral Fellow. In 2020, Richard moved from Toronto and joined NRC as Research Associate (RA) at the Nanotechnology Research Center in Edmonton, AB. Richard?s research interests are in the microfluidics field and its bioanalytical applications, with applied experience in microfabrication, channel-based microfluidics, digital microfluidics (DMF), fluorescent and electrochemical detection, and bioanalysis. During his Master?s and PhD training, Richard worked with alternative substrates for channel microfluidic devices and PDMS surface modification, as well as with the separation and detection of cell generated reactive oxygen species using microchip electrophoresis at bulk and single cell levels. During this postdoc term, Richard?s work focused on actively translating different types of bead-based immunoassays for vaccine preventable diseases to a DMF point-of-care compatible platform, including classical and nanotechnology-enabled approaches. At NRC, Richard works on the development of new sensors for DMF bioapplications, but he also got involved in the training aspect of his colleagues, acting as president of the RA committee at NANO and organizing a seminar series and a work development seminar for RAs.