Mukul Sonker
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1001 S McAllister Biodesign C, Office C399E Tempe, AZ 85287-7401
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Mail code: 7401Campus: Tempe
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An interdisciplinary scientist with 12+ years of experience in microfluidics, microfabrication, facility management, and process optimization. Proven expertise in lithography, etching, deposition, and advanced device fabrication for semiconductor and microfluidic applications. Extensive experience in managing ISO-class cleanrooms, developing and optimizing protocols, and training personnel. Co-inventor on 4 US patents and author of 30+ publications, with a track record of collaborations in state-of-the-art research and innovation.
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Arizona State University, Tempe , USA (2017-2022)
- Ph.D. Biochemistry, Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, UT, USA (2012 – 2017)
- B.S. Pharmacy, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India (2007 – 2011)
Integrated Microfluidics, Droplet Microfluidics, Bio-analytical Chemistry, Solid Phase Extraction, Fluorescence Microscopy, X-ray crystallography, Dielectrophoresis, Microchip Electrophoresis
• Manna, A; Sonker, M. et al. Cyclic Olefin Copolymer-Based Fixed-Target Sample Delivery Device for Protein X-ray Crystallography, Analytical Chemistry, 2024
• Doppler, D; Sonker, M. et al. Minimized Sample Consumption for Time-Resolved Serial Crystallography Applied to the Redox Cycle of Human NQO1, bioRxiv, 2024 (Accepted in Nature Communications)
• Bu, S; Sonker, M. et al. On the Behavior of Sub-Micrometer Polystyrene Beads Subjected to AC Insulator-based Dielectrophoresis, Electrophoresis, 2024
• Doppler, D; Sonker, M. et al. Modular Droplet Injector for Sample Conservation Providing New Structural Insight for the Conformational Heterogeneity in the Disease-Associated NQO1 Enzyme, Lab Chip, 2023
• Koh, D; Sonker, M. et al. Numerical Modeling Reveals Improved Organelle Separation for Dielectrophoretic Ratchet Migration, Electrophoresis, 2023
• Jernigan, R; Sonker, M. et al. Room-temperature structural studies of SARS-CoV-2 protein NendoU with an X-ray free-electron laser, Structure (Cell Press), 2023
• Sonker, M. et al. Electrically stimulated droplet injector for reduced sample consumption in serial crystallography, Biophysical Reports, 2022
• Doppler, D; Sonker, M. et al. Co-flow Injection for Serial Crystallography at X-Ray Free Electron Lasers, J. Appl. Crystallography. 2022
• Ortiz, R.; Sonker, M. et al. A Continuous High Throughput Insulator-based Dielectrophoresis Device for Size-based Organelle Separation, Electrophoresis, 2021
• Doppler, D; Sonker, M. et al. Electronically Stimulated Segmented Flow for Reduced Sample Consumption During Serial Femtosecond Crystallography, MicroTAS, 2021
• Manna, M; Sonker, M. et al Microfluidic Devices For Membrane Protein Crystallization And Structure Determination, MicroTAS, 2021
• Sonker, M. et al. Surface coating for microfluidics-based biomedical devices, Microfluidic Devices for Biomedical Applications, Microfluidic Devices for Biomedical Applications, Woodhead Publishing, 2021
• Rabbani, M. T; Sonker, M. et al. Carbon Nanotube Dielectrophoresis: Theory and applications, Electrophoresis, 2020
• Rabbani, M. T; Sonker, M. et al. Manipulation of biomolecules using a 3D-printed insulator-based dielectrophoresis device, MicroTAS, 2020
• Nielsen, J. B; Sonker, M. et al. Analysis of Thrombin‐Antithrombin Complex Formation using Microchip Electrophoresis and Mass Spectrometry, Electrophoresis, 2019
• Echelmeier A; Sonker M. et al. Microfluidic Sample Delivery for Serial Crystallography using XFELs, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 2019
• Sonker, M. et al. Separation Phenomena in Tailored Micro- and Nanofluidic Environments, Annu. Rev. Anal. Chem.,2019
• Kim, D; Sonker M. et al. Dielectrophoresis: From Molecular to Micrometer Scale Analytes, Anal. Chem., 2019
• Parker, E; Sonker, M. et al. 3D Printed Microfluidic Devices with Immunoaffinity Monoliths for Extraction of Preterm Birth Biomarkers, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 2018
• Sonker, M. et al. Electrokinetically Operated Integrated Microfluidic Platform for Immunoaffinity Extraction and Electrophoresis of Preterm Birth Biomarkers, Analyst, 2018
• Nielsen A.V.; Sonker, M. et al. Microchip electrophoresis separation of a panel of preterm birth biomarkers, Electrophoresis, 2018
• Sonker, M., Electrokinetically Operated Integrated Microfluidic Devices for Preterm Birth Biomarker Analysis, 2017
• Sonker, M. et al. Integrated Electrokinetically Driven Microfluidic Devices with pH-Mediated Solid Phase Extraction Coupled to Microchip Electrophoresis for Preterm Birth Biomarkers, Electrophoresis, 2017
• Sonker, M. et al. Recent Advances in Microfluidic Sample Preparation and Separation Techniques for Molecular Biomarker Analysis: A Critical Review, Anal. Chim. Acta, 2017
• Sahore, V.; Sonker, M. et al. Automated Microfluidic Devices Integrating Solid-Phase Extraction, Fluorescent Labeling, and Microchip Electrophoresis for Preterm Birth Biomarker Analysis, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 2017
• Sonker, M. et al. On-Chip Fluorescent Labeling using Reversed-phase Monoliths and Microchip Electrophoretic Separations of Selected Preterm Birth Biomarkers, Anal. Methods, 2016
• Knob, R.; Sonker, M. et al. Advances in Monoliths and Related Porous Materials for Microfluidics, Biomicrofluidics, 2016
• Sahore, V.; Sonker, M. et al. Pressure-Actuated Microfluidic Devices for Electrophoretic Separation of Pre-Term Birth Biomarkers, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 2016
Outstanding graduating Ph.D. student, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BYU, 2016-17
Roland K. Robins graduate research fellowship, BYU, 2016-17
Review Editor, Frontiers in Chemistry and Frontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologies Journals, 2023- Present
BioXFEL consortium
American Electrophoresis Society
Business Analyst, Value Edge Research Services (New Delhi, India) 2011-2012