Jesus Ching, Ph.D.November 13, 2014Monta Vista High School

What is your job?

• Silicon Valley biotech start-up

• CEO / VP of Assay / Click Diagnostics

• Have fun using science

What got you interested in chemistry?

• Wanted to read a reaction or an equation• Chemistry was just the beginning• Biology, physics, and mathematics

What science topics do you use at work?

Biochips for the detection of biological analytes

• Mass spectrometry

• Surface chemistry

• Biochemistry• Proteins• Nucleic acids• Carbohydrates

Infectious disease detection

• Biothreat• Infectious agents (virus and bacteria)• Nucleic acid amplification (PCR)

Solution• Monitoring• Detect pathogens• Fully automated

Molecular Diagnostics: Rapid and Sensitive

• Process all nucleic acids

• Amplifies signal

• Fully automated

Why Science?• Information about “everything”• Basic verses Applied• Knowledge is empowerment

Passion

Learn for fun

Don’t give up

Thank you!