Project Updates
Nick's paper now in press at Analytical Chemistry
Using surface-tension enabled mixing (STEM), Nicholas Meyers and Emalee Kernisan developed a titration on paper with part per million sensitivity for detection of iodate in iodized salt. The titration also can be used in a quantitative assay for amoxicillin, a common beta lactam antibiotic. …
Congratulations to Abigail Weaver, PhD!
Dr. Abigail Weaver defended her thesis on Tuesday, November 25, 2014. She will be joining the group of Prof. Joshua Shrout in the Civil Engineering/Geosciences Department at Notre Dame to study biofilms. Best of luck to Gail as she starts this new chapter in her life!
Baxter honors 2014 Young Investigators
"This accomplishment embodies Baxter's own priorities and commitment to expanding access to care," stated Dennis Jenke, one of Baxter's Distinguished Scientists.
Validation study published for FDA's CD3 device
Diet supplements spiked with banned pharmaceuticals are still on the shelves
Non-prescription diet pills may contain banned prescription drugs....
Pharmaceutical Alert page added
Some of the products we have analyzed do not contain active pharmaceutical ingredients and could be dangerous to patients.
Paper microscopes
Drug resistant malaria spreading in SE Asia
Gail Weaver honored with $2,000 Baxter Young Investigator Award
Graduate student Abigail Weaver was selected from over 100 applicants as a recipient of the Baxter Young Investigator Award. This award program was developed to stimulate and reward research that can be directly used for critical care therapies and the development of medical products that save and…
Nicholas Myers wins fellowship to help identify substandard antibiotics
The United States Pharmacopeia has selected Nick Myers as one of three USP Global Fellows in 2014-2015. Nick will develop a new type of paper-based test that can detect pharmaceuticals that don't contain…
Micronutrient Forum Global Conference 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
From June 2 to June 6, Marya and I had the exciting experience of attending the Micronutrient Forum which is a global conference. The focus of the conference was "Building Bridges" between scientific advances and multi-sectoral programming needs to reduce micronutrient malnutrition. We attended this conference because of our work with developing the saltPAD, a paper device that quantifies iodine in iodized salt. This work has been funded by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN).
Iodized salt test card featured
8,000 on the PADometer
We have made more than 8,000 PADs in the last two years--an amazing feat for our faithful spotting robot Dot the Bot and all the students who have participated in making the test cards.
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Summer research students join PAD project
Summer is a great time for student research, and we are glad to welcome undergraduates Ivan Leung, Rebecca Ryan, Steven Froelich, Cameron Miller, and Esseabasi Etim, along with high school researchers Margaret Berta, Mike Dowd, and Myracle Newsome.
Ivan is a long time project member…
Moving to market: Students argue for PADs in business plan competition
Improving access to high quality medicines is a huge global problem, and both technological and economic solutions are needed. Students Sean McGee, Luke Smith, Chase Lane, and Valeriano Lima have taken a hard look at the economics of paper analytical devices (PADs) for testing pharmaceuticals,…
Dallas ACS meeting notes: Ivan Leung presents at Sci Mix
Fox National News highlights PAD project at St Mary's and Notre Dame
The PAD project was featured in "Check it out," a Fox News series about science and technology that's making people's lives better.
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AD & T Funds Development of New Drug Characterization Tools
Detailed information about components of falsified pharmaceuticals helps to identify the types of fake medicines circulating in a country, and may shed light on the manufacturing processes and possible sources of the drug components. Dr. Mandal joins the PAD project in March of 2014 to develop new tools to analyze fake medicines found in low resource settings.
ND Magazine describes the vissicitudes of filming "What would you fight for?" ads
What do you do when the airport burns down and you have to get your film crew, expensive camera equipment, student, and professor out of the country?