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1 PathTracker Smartphone System for Detecting Bacteria and Viruses
Prof. Brian Cunningham Fall 2019

2 Goal To develop an inexpensive (~$10) smartphone clip-on detection instrument and silicon-based assay cartridge for viral quantitation of HIV-1 performed within 30 minutes upon a single droplet of fingerstick-derived whole blood that is nearly as simple to use as a common glucose test

3 Test Cartridge

4 Smartphone Clip-on Reader

5 NSF Partnerships for Innovation Grant
To move NSF-funded science towards a commercial product Team will participate in i-CORPS entrepreneurship training Two partners: Managers to advise our team on requirements for FDA approval, manufacturability, and user-centric design

6 A super-compelling application: At-Home HIV Viral Load Monitoring
People undergoing anti-retroviral therapy have to be frequently tested to assure that their drug regimen is working A smartphone-based system would facilitate Tracking of test results and reporting trends to the physician Reduce cost Remove need for patient to visit the clinic But there are MANY useful applications of the technology: Food and water safety Wide variety of human pathogens (flu, strep, urinary tract infection, …) Animal-related pathogens For our project goals, we don’t need to work with actual HIV

7 Get experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Hardware engineering ECE Assay development BioE Image processing ECE and CS Smartphone app CS Clinical applications Medical School Planned Outreach Activities i-Corps Biophotonics Summer School Lessons and demonstrations for middle school kids Research Experience for Undergraduates Cozad New Venture Challenge Also, it will be pretty fun!


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