High-T2hroughput Rapid Detection of Infectious Diseases such as COVID-19

The project is a high-throughput method to detect and identify infectious disease such as COVID-19 based on advanced optical technologies developed by Manitoba based Adva Diagnostics Inc. The Adva technologies use the interaction of light with a patient sample to produce a spectral “fingerprint” in minutes without the use of reagents. The spectral “fingerprint” is compared with a library of virus spectral “fingerprints” to test for a match. Five University of Manitoba Mitacs interns together with collaborators Prof. Peter Pelka (Microbiology) and Prof. Cyrus Shafai (Electrical Engineering) are helping with “fingerprinting” virus samples and fabrication of certain optical components for the system.

Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Pelka;Cyrus Shafai

Student:

Drayson Graves;Nikolas Akkerman;Elnaz Afsharipour;Ramin Soltanzadeh;Danika Phiona Buhr

Partner:

Adva Diagnostics Inc

Discipline:

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Manitoba

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