Madhavi Krishnan
Madhavi Krishnan | |
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| Alma mater | University of Michigan Anna University |
| Awards | Corday-Morgan Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Oxford TU Dresden ETH Zurich Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
| Thesis | Innovations in DNA analysis device technology : exploiting the effects of scale (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.