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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

  • Saurabh Mehta, Division of Nutritional Sciences

    College of Human Ecology

  • David Erickson, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

    College of Engineering

  • Marshall Glesby

    Weill Cornell Medicine

  • Lars Westblade

    Weill Cornell Medicine


Academic Venture Fund Supplemental Grants

Supporting undergraduate participation in cutting-edge, community-engaged projects funded by the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

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