Alexandra Ros

Alexandra Ros is a Professor at the Arizona State University, affiliated with the School of Molecular Sciences and multiple Biodesign Institute centers including the Center for Applied Structural Discovery and the Center for Sustainable Macromolecular Materials and Manufacturing.

Her research focuses on:

• Development of microfluidic platforms for single cell analysis
• Dielectrophoretic separation of biomolecules and organelles
• X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) applications in structural biology
• Surface engineering for lab-on-a-chip systems

Key publication trends include advancements in serial crystallography, MALDI-MS hyphenation, and dielectrophoretic manipulation of bioparticles. She has received major grants from the NSF, NIH, and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Scientific honors include:

• NSF CAREER Award (2012)
• Humboldt Fellowship (2015)
• FACSS Innovation Award (2018)
• AES Mid Career Award (2020)

Her group actively collaborates with international XFEL facilities and develops space-based protein crystallization technologies in partnership with NASA and European XFEL.