5 Topic Commentaries

Molecular Diagnostics Go Mobile

Molecular Diagnostics Go Mobile

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  Daniel A. Fletcher, PhD, DPhil

  Bioengineering; point-of-care/mobile diagnostics

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  University of California, Berkeley

  An app on that phone will run the whole system,

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  Jennifer A. Doudna, PhD

  Biochemistry and molecular biology; CRISPR diagnostics

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  University of California, Berkeley

  One reason we’re excited about CRISPR-based diagnostics is the potential for quick, accurate results at the point of need,

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  Melanie Ott, MD, PhD

  Infectious diseases and virology

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  Gladstone Institutes; University of California, San Francisco

  Recent models of SARS-CoV-2 suggest that frequent testing with a fast turnaround time is what we need to overcome the current pandemic,

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  Aydogan Ozcan, PhD

  Mobile health diagnostics; computational imaging

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  University of California, Los Angeles

  This mobile platform can be used for point-of-care testing, screening populations for particular diseases, or tracking vaccination campaigns in most resource-poor settings.

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  James J. Collins, PhD

  Synthetic biology and molecular diagnostics

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  Wyss Institute at Harvard University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  In response to an emerging outbreak, we envision a custom-tailored diagnostic system could be ready for use within one week’s time,

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