Lindomar Pena, University of Toronto

Research

Digital Microfluidics Field Testing Low Cost Patient Diagnostics Portable Molecular Diagnostics Synthetic Biology Vector Surveillance Zika Virus Diagnostics

Latest funding

Improving Access to Diagnostics: The Development of Deployable, Low-Burden Hand-Held Testing for Infectious Disease and Health Biomarkers.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$952,424
Rapid, Low-cost Diagnostics and Deployable Surge Capacity for COVID-19
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
Development and Deployment of Low Cost, Paper-based Zika Diagnostics
CIHR · 2016 · Principal investigator
$500,000

All 3 grants and awards

Improving Access to Diagnostics: The Development of Deployable, Low-Burden Hand-Held Testing for Infectious Disease and Health Biomarkers.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pardee, Keith I

Keywords: Arbovirus Infection; Global Health; Isothermal Amplification; Lyme Disease; Microfluidics; Mirna Detection; Molecular Diagnostics; Nucleic Acid Quantification; Point-Of-Need Bioanalytics; Snp Detection

$952,424

Rapid, Low-cost Diagnostics and Deployable Surge Capacity for COVID-19

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Diagnostics

Principal investigators: Pardee, Keith I

Keywords: Capacity Building; Cell-Free Synthetic Biology; Covid-19; Low-Cost Diagnostics; Open-Source Hardware; Platform Technology; Point-Of-Need Diagnostics; Portable Diagnostic Surge Capacity; Technology Transfer

Development and Deployment of Low Cost, Paper-based Zika Diagnostics

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Team Grant: Canada-Latin/America-Caribbean Zika Virus Program - Diagnostics

Principal investigators: Pardee, Keith I; Castellanos, Jaime E; Cevallos, Varsovia E; Pena, Lindomar

Keywords: Digital Microfluidics; Field Testing; Low Cost; Patient Diagnostics; Portable Molecular Diagnostics; Synthetic Biology; Vector Surveillance; Zika Virus Diagnostics

$500,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Digital Microfluidics Dear Professor Pena, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on digital microfluidics connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]