Innovations in Diagnostic Testing

Session Chair(s)

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  Aniruddh Sarkar, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Georgia Institute of Technology
  Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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  Donghui Zhu, PhD

  Professor
  Stony Brook University

Track Chair(s)

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  Limei Tian, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Associate professor
  Texas A&M University
  College Station, Texas, United States
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  Donghui Zhu, PhD

  Professor
  Stony Brook University

Presentations:

• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM EST

  Multi-Dimensional Laser Induced Microfluidic Valve System Based Combinational Antibiotics Susceptibility Screening and Sub-5 Minute Pathogen Identification
  

  Presenting Author: Lai Wei – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Sayuni Dharmasena – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Fangchi Shao, BSE – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Sixuan Li (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Jiyuan Yang – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Arman Mirmiran (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Kuangwen Hsieh – Johns Hopkins University

  Primary Investigator: Jeff Tza-Huei Wang – Johns Hopkins University
• 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM EST

  Secreted Glycoprotein Targeting Antibodies and Ultra-Potent Synthetic Nanobodies Yield PCR like Sensitivity for Point-of-Care Assays to Detect Ebolavirus Infection
  

  Presenting Author: Cassio Mendes Fontes, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University

  Last Author: Ashutosh Chilkoti – Duke University

  Co-Author: Thomas Geisbert – UTMB

  Co-Author: Barbara Lipes, PhD (she/her/hers) – Duke University

  Co-Author: Joanna Peng – Harvard University

  Co-Author: Michael D. Gunn, MD – Duke University
• 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM EST

  Charge engineering of ErCas12a to reduce temperature and pH sensitivity for diagnostics
  

  Presenting Author: Grace Shoemaker (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Santosh Rananaware – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Jordan Lewis – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Zoe R. Fang – University of Florida

  Co-Author: Lilia Yang – University of Florida (Prior)

  Primary Investigator: Piyush Jain, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Florida
• 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM EST

  Detection of Triple Respiratory Viruses in Saliva Using Multiplexed RT-LAMP on a Machine Learning-Enabled Portable Device
  

  Presenting Author: Aneesh Kshirsagar (he/him/his) – The Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Anthony J. Politza – Penn State University

  Primary Investigator: Weihua Guan, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University
• 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM EST

  Eliminating Traditional Cultures for Ultra-rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
  

  Presenting Author: Tae Hyun Kim (he/him/his) – California Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Junwon Kang – Seoul National University

  Co-Author: Haewook Jang – Seoul National University

  Co-Author: Hyelyn Joo – Seoul National University

  Co-Author: Gi Yoon Lee – Seoul National University

  Primary Investigator: Sunghoon Kwon – Seoul National University
• 5:00 PM – 5:15 PM EST

  HIVL-Sure: An at-home test for viral load monitoring
  

  Presenting Author: Anthony J. Politza – Penn State University

  Co-Author: Tianyi Liu – Penn State University

  Co-Author: Aneesh Kshirsagar (he/him/his) – The Pennsylvania State University

  Primary Investigator: Weihua Guan, PhD – The Pennsylvania State University