Rate Professor Manu Prakash

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Applied Physics, MIT, 2008; B.Tech., IIT Kanpur.

Research Interests: Frugal science, biophysics, and global health; designs low-cost scientific tools like Foldscope and Paperfuge.

Appointments: Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Stanford University.

Awards: MacArthur Fellowship, 2016; NIH Director’s New Innovator Award.

Publications: Key papers in Science, Nature Biomedical Engineering; co-inventor of Foldscope (patented).

Additional Contributions: Founder of Foldscope Instruments; global distributor of low-cost microscopes to schools.