Abstract & Details
Description
Award ID: 2055749
The broader impact/commercialization potential of this I-Corps project is the development of a low-cost rapid diagnostic tool with the ability to measure multiple health markers in a single test. Development of this platform may benefit the healthcare system by improving the accessibility of diagnostic and prognostic testing that requires a panel of measurements. Specifically, there is potential for an early-stage Lyme disease (LD) diagnostic. Approximately 300,000 people contract LD each year, incurring a $1.3 billion cost to the medical system. Unfortunately, much of the societal and economic costs of LD stem from misdiagnosis due to the low sensitivity of the current Centers for Disease Control (CDC)-recommended testing protocol, which is typically
NSF Program Director: Ruth Shuman
The broader impact/commercialization potential of this I-Corps project is the development of a low-cost rapid diagnostic tool with the ability to measure multiple health markers in a single test. Development of this platform may benefit the healthcare system by improving the accessibility of diagnostic and prognostic testing that requires a panel of measurements. Specifically, there is potential for an early-stage Lyme disease (LD) diagnostic. Approximately 300,000 people contract LD each year, incurring a $1.3 billion cost to the medical system. Unfortunately, much of the societal and economic costs of LD stem from misdiagnosis due to the low sensitivity of the current Centers for Disease Control (CDC)-recommended testing protocol, which is typically
NSF Program Director: Ruth Shuman
| Status | Closed |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 03/01/21 → 03/31/22 |
Funding
- I-Corps Teams: $50,000.00
Active Fiscal Year
- FY2022
Start Fiscal Year
- FY2021
TIP Programs
- I-Corps Teams
Key Technology Areas
- Biotechnology
- (confidence score: 100%)
Technology Foci
- Synthetic Biology
- (confidence score: 99%)
- Medical Technology
- (confidence score: 99%)
Congressional District at Award
- District n. 36 of California
Current Congressional District
- District n. 36 of California
United States
- California
Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA)
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
County
- County: Los Angeles, CA
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