NIH grant funds development of novel biosensor technology for diagnosing viral infections

(University of California - Santa Cruz) For over ten years, Ali Yanik has been working to develop novel biosensor technology to provide rapid, low-cost testing for disease diagnostics and precision medicine. Now, with a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, he and his collaborators are poised to complete the development and validation of a prototype and begin testing it in the field for detection of dengue fever, yellow fever, and Zika virus infections.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news