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Left to right: Dr. Sriram Muthukumar, co-founder of EnLiSense LLC; Dr. Shalini Prasad, co-founder of EnLiSense LLC and head of bioengineering and the Cecil H. and Ida Green Professor in Systems Biology Science at UTD; and bioengineering research scientist Dr. Kai-Chun Lin [Photo: UTD]
UTD Team’s Wearable Sweat Sensor Can Detect Key Biomarkers of Infection
by David Seeley | May 5, 2022
A team of UT Dallas bioengineers in collaboration with Allen-based EnLiSense designed the device, which uses an electrochemical biosensor to detect two key biomarkers of infection. The sensor could be a "significant step" toward early detection of infections like COVID-19 and the flu.
"We have built a technology to unlock and explore the latest frontier in sweat diagnostics," said Dr. Shalini Prasad, who heads up the UTD team and is a co-founder of EnLiSense.
by Alex Edwards |
Jan 21, 2021
Dallas-based My Labs Direct, which offers a 'hassle-free direct-pay alternative to lab testing,' will become the official research lab and COVID-19 testing partner for Baylor University. Baylor will open a molecular PCR lab at its Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative, allowing for three on-campus testing sites to open for operation.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 2, 2020
Born from COVID-19, ReturnSafe is a new company that wants to help educational institutions, nonprofits, long term care and nursing home facilities, sport event venues, and more safely open. Its holistic platform incorporates the best breed of technologies, from thermo temperature readings to Bluetooth contact-tracing, to give administrators access and information in the event that an employee tests positive.
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by Dave Moore |
Aug 4, 2020
Virus researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have amped up their lab and data work to fight and defeat COVID-19. Here are key takeaways from UTSW's Claire Aldridge, who herself has battled the virus and fully recovered.
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