Dr. James F. Leary

Professor Leary retired from Purdue in August, 2015 and became Professor Emeritus. He subsequently moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in September, 2015 where he continues to write and review manuscripts for a number of scientific journals and to serve regularly on NIH Study Sections.

He has also recently started his own consulting/prototyping company "Aurora Life Technologies, LLC" at http://auroralifetechnologies.com) in the areas of biomedical instrumentation and applications, particularly in the area of point-of-care diagnostic devices. The company designs and invents customized new technologies for client businesses, solves difficult scientific and engineering problems, and can build and test experimental prototypes under contract. It serves customers around the world communicating either over the Internet or coming directly to their work sites to meet with their employees. Dr. Leary has more than 40 years' experience in flow cytometry and cell sorting, and for the past 10 years, microfluidic cytometry experience for point-of-care portable devices.