Academic Venture Fund Supplemental Grants
Small Devices, Big Results
Developing a pocket-sized tool to detect antibiotic resistance and manage infections
AVF project: A pocket-sized device promises health workers around the world an easy, inexpensive way to detect antibiotic resistance and manage infections – right in the doctor’s office or clinic. Partnering with Weill Cornell Medicine, the researchers will develop Rapid Identification of Antibiotic Resistance (RIDAR), a handheld diagnostic tool that delivers near-instant information about a patient’s infection type to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use. If the infection is bacterial, RIDAR will check its antibiotic susceptibility and suggest the most effective drug for treatment.
The supplemental grant adds undergraduates to the research team, where they will learn to use cutting-edge point-of-care diagnostics, test samples in the lab, shadow physicians and collect data in the clinic, conduct interviews and discover the nuances of community-based research.
Topics: Energy, Environment and Sustainability; Health, Nutrition and Medicine
The Team
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Saurabh Mehta, Division of Nutritional Sciences
College of Human Ecology
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David Erickson, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering
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Marshall Glesby
Weill Cornell Medicine
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Lars Westblade
Weill Cornell Medicine
Academic Venture Fund Supplemental Grants
Supporting undergraduate participation in cutting-edge, community-engaged projects funded by the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability