Pathogen Detection



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CBB Member David Simakov, Chemical Engineering

Tool created by CBB Member Emmanuel Ho, Pharmacy, to protect women against HIV infection

CBB Member Carolyn Ren, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering / Photo Credit: University of Waterloo Stories

Learn how CBB researchers are investigating Pathogen Detection:

CBB Researchers

"New weapon in the battle against superbugs," Science News, Emmanuel Ho, February 28, 2018
"Vaccines not protecting farmed fish from disease," Waterloo Stories, Brian Dixon, January 22, 2018
"AI driven imaging research makes diagnosing disease easier," Waterloo News, Alex Wong, June 7, 2017
"Pharmacy researchers team up to attack colon cancer by exploiting natural pathways," Pharmacy News, Roderick Slavcev, January 3, 2017
“Industry research partnership leads to new patented technology for capturing hospital anesthetic gases," Engineering News, Bill Anderson, December 15, 2015
"Food safety: Waterloo nanotech device tests for bacteria," Waterloo Stories, Shirley Tang, October 20, 2014
"True love makes pacific salmon healthier," Waterloo Stories, Brian Dixon, February 13, 2014

"Protecting our drinking water for 20 years," Waterloo Stories, Peter Huck, March 14, 2013
"Improving early diagnosis to save lives," CBB researcher story, Alex Wong, January 9, 2013

"Scanning probe microscopy in biomedical research," YouTube Lecture, Zoya Leonenko, October 1, 2014
"Science scoop - for the love of fish!" YouTube, Brian Dixon, October 9, 2013

Figueroa, C., Bustos, P., Torrealba, D., Dixon, B., Soto, C., Conejeros, P., & Gallardo, J. A. (2017). Coinfection takes its toll: Sea lice override the protective effects of vaccination against a bacterial pathogen in Atlantic salmon. Scientific reports, 7(1), 17817.
Gu, F. X., Jones, L. W., Verma, M. S., & Chen, P. (2016). U.S. Patent Application No. 14/893,297.
Dantam, J., Subbaraman, L., & Jones, L. W. (2017). Adhesion of emerging pathogens to contact lenses under the influence of an artificial tear solution. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 58(8), 3079-3079.
Banihashemi, A., Van Dyke, M. I., & Huck, P. M. (2017). Application of long amplicon propidium monoazide-PCR to assess the effects of temperature and background microbiota on pathogens in river water. Journal of water and health, 15(3), 418-428.