DATE OF BIRTH: DECEMBER 6TH 1977
COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP: CANADA & FRANCE

GENOME TECHNOLOGY CENTER
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
855 California Avenue • Palo Alto, CA 94304 • USA
E-MAIL vtabar at stanford dot edu
URL http://med.stanford.edu/sgtc/
www.phas.ubc.ca/abl
www.physics.mcgill.ca/spm/sensor
TEL : +1 (650) 812-1961  FAX : +1 (650) 812-1975

INTERESTS 

  • Physics and Chemistry of Surfaces & Interfaces
  • Scanning Probe Microscopy (AFM, STM) and Electrochemical techniques
  • Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy
  • Nanoscale sensing  (nanopores, graphene & cantilever-based sensors)
  • Developing novel biomolecule sensing methods using micro- or nanoscale electrical
    and mechanical devices
  • Genomics and technologies for health sciences
  • Developing new experimental techniques and bio-nanotechnologies
     

EDUCATION

  • 2008-present : Postdoctoral Fellow

    Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA 

    Stanford Genome Technology Center - Technology Development Group
    Supervisor: Dr. Ronald W. Davis - web page        

  • 2006-2008 : Postdoctoral Fellow in Biophysics

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

             Project title: “Nanopore-based force spectroscopy for rapid electronic detection of DNA sequence variation”
             Supervisor: Dr. Andre Marziali - web page
             Awarded the FQRNT postdoctoral research fellowship [2006-2008]

  • 2001-2005 : PhD in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

McGill University, Montreal, Canada

             Thesis Title: “Microcantilever actuation generated by redox-induced surface stress”
             Supervisor: Dr. Peter Grütter - web page
             Dean’s Honour List for Ph.D. Thesis 
             Awarded the Chalk Rowles McGill Major Fellowship [2002-2004]

  • 1996-2000 : Bachelor of Science (Physics)

McGill University, Montreal, Canada

              Honours Program

 

 PUBLICATIONS

  • 13. Branton D.; Deamer W .D.; Marziali A.;...; Tabard-Cossa V. et al.; "The potential and challenges of nanopore sequencing" Nature Biotechnology 26, 1146-1153 (2008) [PDF]

  • 12. Wiggin M.; Tropini C.; Tabard-Cossa V.; Nahid N. Jetha; and Marziali A.; "Nonexponential Kinetics of DNA Escape from alpha-Hemolysin Nanopores" Biophysical Journal 95, 5317-5323 (2008).[PDF]
  • 11. Tabard-Cossa, V.; Godin, M.; Burgess, I.; Monga, T.; Lennox, R. B.; Grütter, P.; "Microcantilever-based Sensors: Effect of Morphology, Adhesion and Cleanliness of the Sensing Substrate on Surface Stress " Analytical Chemistry (2007)[PDF]
  • 10. Tabard-Cossa, V.; Trivedi, D.; Wiggin, M.; Jetha, N.; Marziali, A.; "Noise Analysis and Reduction in Solid-State Nanopores"  Nanotechnology 18, 305505 (2007) [PDF]
  • 9. Beaulieu L.Y. ; Godin M.; Laroche O.; Tabard-Cossa V.; and Peter Grütter, "A complete analysis of the laser beam deflection systems used in cantilever-based systems"Ultramicroscopy 107, 422-430 (2007) [PDF]
  • 8. Beaulieu, L.Y.; Godin, M.; Laroche, O.; Tabard-Cossa, V.; Grütter, P.; “Calibrating Laser Beam Deflection Systems for use in Atomic Force Microscopes and Cantilever Sensors” Applied Physics Letters  88, 083108 (2006) - Supporting digital resources [PDF]
  • 7. Tabard-Cossa, V.; Godin, M.; Burgess, I.; Lennox, R. B.; Grütter, P.; “Redox-induced Surface Stress of Polypyrrole-based actuators” J. Phys. Chem. B 109 (37), 17531-17537 (2005) [PDF]
  • 6. Tabard-Cossa, V.; Godin, M.; Beaulieu, L.Y.; Grütter, P.; Erratum to: Sensors and Actuators B 119, 352-354 (2006) [PDF]
  • 5. Tabard-Cossa, V.; Godin, M.; Beaulieu, L.Y.; Grütter, P.; “A Differential Microcantilever-Based System for Measuring Surface Stress Changes Induced by Electrochemical Reactions” Sensors and Actuators B 107, 233-241 (2005) [PDF]
  • 4. Godin, M.; Williams, P.J.; Tabard-Cossa, V.; Laroche, O.; Beaulieu, L.Y.; Lennox, R. B.; Grütter, P.; “Surface Stress, Kinetics, and Structure of Alkanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers” Langmuir 20, 7090 (2004) – Featured on the Langmuir journal cover[PDF]
  • 3. Quist, F.; Tabard-Cossa, V.; Badia, A. “Nanomechanical Cantilever Motion Generated by a Surface-Confined Redox Reaction” J. Phys. Chem. B 107, 10691-10695 (2003) [PDF]
  • 2. Godin, M.; Laroche, O.; Tabard-Cossa, V.; Beaulieu, L.Y.; Grütter, P.; Williams, P.J.; “Combined in situ Micromechanical Cantilever-Based Sensing and Ellipsometry” Review of Scientific Instruments 74, 4902 (2003) [PDF]
  • 1. Godin, M.; Tabard-Cossa, V.; Grütter, P.; Williams, P.; “Quantitative Surface Stress Measurements using a Microcantilever” Applied Physics Letter 79, 551 (2001) [PDF]
     

PATENT DISCLOSURES

  • “Cantilever-based sensor for thin films and self assembled monolayers” (2003) Michel Godin, Olivier Laroche, Vincent Tabard-Cossa, Luc Beaulieu, Bruce Lennox, Peter Grütter, Peter Williams.
  • “Calibrating the optical sensor of cantilever sensors and atomic force microscope” (2004) Luc Beaulieu, Michel Godin, Olivier Laroche, Vincent Tabard-Cossa, Peter Grütter.
     

 SELECTED ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

  •  "Nanopore-based force spectroscopy" Oral presentation at Stanford Genome Technology Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California (USA), 2008
  • "Nanopore-based force spectroscopy for rapid electronic detection of DNA sequence variation"  Oral presentation at Biosensing with Channels 2007 summer school, Berder island, (France), 2007
  • "Towards Solid-State Nanopore-based Force-Spectroscopy for Clinical Genotyping" Poster presentation at the Biophysical Society Meeting, Baltimore, MD (USA), 2007 
  • "Nanopore-based force spectroscopy for rapid electronic detection of DNA sequence variation" Oral presentation at the plenary session: En Route to the $1000 Genome — Applications of New DNA Sequencing Technologies at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting, Marco Island, Florida (USA), 2007
  •  "Nanopore-based force spectroscopy for rapid electronic detection of DNA sequence variation" Poster presentation at the NHGRI "next generation sequencing grantee - $1,000 genome" grantee meeting, Marco Island, Florida (USA),  2007
  • "Towards Nanopore Force-Spectroscopy for Clinical Genotyping" Oral presentation at the University of British-Columbia, Department of Physics, Biophysics Seminar, Vancouver (Canada), 2007
  • "Development of Solid-State Nanopore-based Biosensors" Poster presentation at Frontiers in Biophysics, Biophysics retreat, Loon Lake Lodge in Maple Ridge, (Canada), 2006
  • “Cantilever-based Sensing: Origin of Surface Stress” Oral presentation at the University of British-Columbia, Department of Physics, Biophysics Seminar, Vancouver (Canada), 2005
  • “Cantilever-based Sensing: Origin of Surface Stress” Poster presentation at the Gordon Research Conference, Oxford (UK), 2005
  • “Cantilever-based Sensing: Origin of Surface Stress” Oral presentation at the Cantilever Sensors Idea Exchange Workshop, Basel (Switzerland), 2005
  • “Actuation Properties of Polypyrrole Studied with a Micromechanical Cantilever-based Surface Stress Sensor” Oral presentation at the Electrochemical Society (ECS), Quebec City (Canada), 2005
  • “Potential-induced Surface Stress at the Solid-Liquid Interface Measured with a Differential Microcantilever-based Sensor” Poster presentation at the American Vacuum Society (AVS) Conference, Anaheim (USA), 2004
  • “A Differential Microcantilever-Based System for Measuring Surface Stress Changes Induced by Electrochemical Reactions” Poster presentation at the American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, Montreal (Canada), 2004
  • “A novel micromechanical platform to measure the surface stress produced by Electroactive Polymers” Oral presentation at the American Vacuum Society (AVS) Conference, Denver (USA), 2002
  • “Development of a novel micromechanical platform to measure the surface stress produced by Electroactive Polymers” Poster Presentation at Surface Canada Conference, Ottawa (Canada), 2002
  • “Technique for Optical Lever Calibration for Surface Stress Measurements” Poster presentation at the American Vacuum Society (AVS) conference, Boston (USA), 2000

 LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

  • Supervision of graduate students research (2006 - )
  • Administration of research grants (2006 - )
  • Teaching Assistant (2000-2005): Lab demonstrations and tutoring of undergraduate physics courses.
  • Other Teaching Experience: Instructor at the 2005 AFM summer school organized at McGill University, supervision of visiting high school students (mentorship).
  • Audio/Visual technician: In charge of the audio-visual equipment for conferences organized at McGill University (such as: NC-AFM 2002, CIAR Molecular Electronics summer school 2003 and NanoForum Canada 2005 …)
  • Captain of the McGill University Physics Basketball Team, The Buckyballs (2003-2005): 2005 Intramural Champion.
  • Co-founder in 2003 of deceo inc. a  clothing company.

 

Links

  • Andre Marziali research lab (abl)
  • Peter Grutter research lab (spm)
  • more to come

 

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