- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Eppright Chair in Biomedical Engineering
- University Distinguished Professor
- Phone: 979-862-9157
- Email: fsligler@tamu.edu
- Office: ETB 5065
Educational Background
- D.Sc., Biosensor Technology, Oxford University
- D.Phil., Biochemistry, Oxford University
Research Interests
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- Biosensors
- Tissue-on-a-chip
- Microfluidics
- Biochemistry
- Immunology
- Analytical chemistry
Certifications & Memberships
- Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
- Fellow, Society for International Optics and Photonics
- Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Honorary Member, Hellenic Society for Nanotechnology in Health Sciences
Awards & Honors
- Simon Ramo Founders Award, National Academy of Engineering – 2020
- Honorary doctorate, Furman University – 2018
- Inductee, U.S. National Inventors Hall of Fame – 2017
- Honorary doctorate, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece – 2014
- Ross Lampe Distinguished Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering at North Carolina State University and the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – 2013-2022
- Presidential Rank of Meritorious Senior Professional, awarded by President Barack Obama – 2012
- Homeland Security Award (Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Field), Christopher Columbus Foundation – 2003
- Presidential Rank of Distinguished Senior Professional, awarded by President George W. Bush – 2003
- U.S. Navy Senior Scientist for Biosensors and Biomaterials, Naval Research Laboratory – 1986-2013
- Over 60 additional awards and honors