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Barbara Smith's Biography



Barbara Smith, Assistant Professor, School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University

Barbara S. Smith received her BS degree in industrial engineering from Michigan State University in 2003, and her PhD in biomedical engineering from Colorado State University in 2012. She performed her postdoctoral research at Harvard University (with George M. Whitesides). She began her independent career in Biological and Health Systems Engineering at Arizona State University in 2015, and is now an Assistant Professor. Her current research interests include translational diagnostics, biomedical imaging, and biomarker detection.

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Non-Invasive Methods of Diagnostics for Women’s Health

Tuesday, 29 September 2015 at 14:00

Add to Calendar ▼2015-09-29 14:00:002015-09-29 15:00:00Europe/LondonNon-Invasive Methods of Diagnostics for Women’s HealthPoint-of-Care Diagnostics and Global Health World Congress in San Diego, California, USASan Diego, California, USASELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com

Development of translational diagnostics tools, including: (i) molecular diagnostics on paper, and (ii) olfactory sensing for early cancer detection.  The goal of this work is to develop useful point-of-care devices that are translated from the bench-top into the hands of the user.

  • Molecular diagnostics on paper.  We are developing a completely on-board assay - from sample to results.  In this work, paper is used as a microfluidic platform, where reagents are stored and the device provides a basis for multiplexed detection of nucleic acids.  The detection is made to be low-cost, simple-to-use and easy-to-read, non-invasive, fieldable, and fully disposable. 
  • Olfactory sensing.  We are detecting volatile organic compounds (VOC’s), specific to cancer cells.  Through the determination of these biomarkers, we aim to develop an external sensor for the point-of-care, non-invasive detection of cancer.


Add to Calendar ▼2015-09-28 00:00:002015-09-30 00:00:00Europe/LondonPoint-of-Care Diagnostics and Global Health World CongressPoint-of-Care Diagnostics and Global Health World Congress in San Diego, California, USASan Diego, California, USASELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com