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Target Malaria Project
Project description
Our project goal is to develop low-cost equipment to assist malaria field researchers. We are developing a device that can run a genetic detection test called Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) anywhere by using cell-phone imaging. This device can incubate the assay and detect fluorescence from the sample as a measure of the presence of a specific, lab-created gene. We hope to make studying the population of genetically engineered mosquitoes a little bit easier for scientists working to eliminate malaria.
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Current Progress
The heating module, circuitry, and imaging module is currently wrapping up prototyping and will proceed to trials to undergo testing. The data processing team is researching and writing code to create an app that analyzes assay and imaging results.
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meeting times:
Every other Thursday, at 6. Contact Annabelle and Rachel for more information!
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Subteam Leads:
Heating module:
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Annabelle Huang (azhuang@uw.edu)
Circuitry:
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Synclair Chendranaga (zhen0803@uw.edu)
Imaging module:
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Olivia Walsh (owalsh@uw.edu), Gwen Tilmes (gltilmes@uw.edu)
Data processing:
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Samantha Boczek (boczek1@uw.edu)
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CONTACT:
Undergraduate Student Lead:
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Annabelle Huang (azhuang@uw.edu)
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Rachel Shi (rxshi@uw.edu)
Graduate Student Lead:
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