Congrats to Shichu and team! See the news article here. Huang S, Do J, Mahalanabis M, Fan A, Zhao L, et al. (2013) Low Cost Extraction and Isothermal Amplification of DNA for Infectious Diarrhea Diagnosis. PLoS ONE 8(3): e60059. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060059
The paper is open access and can be downloaded at http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/3/1/155. Jane Yuqian Zhang, Madhumita Mahalanabis, Lena Liu, Jessie Chang, Nira R. Pollock and Catherine M. Klapperich Article: A Disposable Microfluidic Virus Concentration Device Based on Evaporation and Interfacial Tension Diagnostics 2013, 3(1), 155-169; doi:10.3390/diagnostics3010155 Received: 18 December 2012; in revised form: 12 February 2013 / […]
Ok, so her picture isn’t as cool as some of the others, but Dr. Klapperich still adds her name to those supporting young women pursuing STEM careers at www.steminist.com.
The Klapperich Lab and others are mentioned in a Nature Medicine blog post about new influenza A molecular tests.
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The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, in conjunction with the Global Fund has initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) for 3.7 million patients in the developing world as of 2009. However, the distribution of therapy has outpaced the ability of most countries to monitor patients for treatment failure. Two diagnostic tests are performed to assess […]
A major question in the public health arena is whether aid is a stimulus to development or a hindrance to development in the long term. Advocates on both sides of this argument seem to agree that the short-term effects of aid projects are almost always net positive. A child gets a mosquito net, a sick […]
Here are links to pdf files for the Klapperich Lab’s MicroTAS 2011 posters. It was great seeing you all there! 1. Zhang et al. : ENGINEERING A POINT-OF-CARE VIRAL CONCENTRATION DEVICE FOR RAPID MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS OF INFLUENZA IN HUMAN RESPIRATORY SPECIMENS 2. Huang et al. : A DISPOSABLE DNA AMPLIFICATION PLATFORM FOR THE DETECTION OF […]
High rates of failure in metal-on-metal total hip replacements are now being reported in the United States. Pruitt and Ries (and Klapperich!) published on this way back in the day in 1999 .
Over the past semester, I have met many talented science writers and bloggers online and in person. I hope this blog will become a new place for active science, engineering, policy and development discussions!