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Revision as of 21:09, 14 December 2017


Abstract

The ongoing crisis of increasing antibiotic resistance demands innovative preventive strategies. Recently, the RNA-targeting protein CRISPR-Cas13a has been used for highly sensitive DNA and RNA detection, promising diverse applications in point-of-care diagnostics. We integrated Cas13a in the detection unit of CascAID, our GMO-free diagnostic platform. CascAID combines an automated microfluidic device for rapid lysis and extraction of nucleic acids with a paper-based readout system. We demonstrated the performance of our device by targeting the 16S rRNA from E. coli. We improved the detection limit of our platform, using simulations to optimize our amplification scheme and the final readout.

Conceived as a distributable platform for rapid point-of-care diagnostics, CascAID can be used to distinguish between bacterial and viral infections, thus minimizing the widespread use of antibiotics. Furthermore, Cas13a allows the fast design of target sequences, making our system adaptive to the emergence of new viral outbreaks or fast mutating pathogens.

Awards & Achievements

First Runner-up

Best Diagnostics Project

Best Model

Best Applied Design

Best Hardware

Best Software

Nominated for Best Wiki

Nominated for Best Presentation

Nominated for Best Poster

Nominated for Best Integrated Human Practices

Nominated for Best Best Education & Public Engagement

Nominated for Best Measurement

Nominated for Best Composite Part

Nominated for Best Part Collection