/newsroom/taxonomy/term/10700/all en /newsroom/channels/news/new-diagnostic-platform-uses-nanotechnology-and-machine-learning-identify-infectious-diseases-348669 <p>Infectious diseases and respiratory infections in particular are a leading cause of global mortality. As such, there is an urgent need for rapid, large-scale diagnostic tools that can detect these diseases early, something which doesn’t currently exist. To address these problems, ƻ����Ժ Professor of Bioengineering <a href="/bbme/sara-mahshid"><strong>Sara Mahshid</strong>’s</a> lab has developed <a href="https://www.mahshidlab.com/">an all-in-one detection platform</a> (QolorEX) that can deliver test results in just 13 minutes.</p> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:26:25 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 302961 at /newsroom /newsroom/sara-mahshid Fri, 18 Dec 2020 19:10:02 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 253785 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/nano-sized-traps-show-promise-diagnosing-pathogenic-bacterial-infections-288324 <p>A new type of “lab on a chip” developed by ƻ����Ժ scientists has the potential to become a clinical tool capable of detecting very small quantities of disease-causing bacteria in just minutes.</p> <p>The device designed by Sara Mahshid, Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at ƻ����Ժ, is made of nano-sized “islands,” about one tenth of the thickness of a single human hair, which act as bacterial traps or snares.</p> Mon, 30 Jul 2018 14:09:44 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 64951 at /newsroom