Principal Investigator Timothy Swager
Project Website http://deshpande.mit.edu/portfolio/project/rapid-detection-pathogenic-bacteria
Foodborne illnesses can lead to human sufferings, expensive medical treatments, lawsuits, government sanctions, product recalls, tarnished corporate reputations, and sometimes even result in death. This project will develop an inexpensive biosensor able to rapidly detect multiple types of pathogenic bacteria in food and water to prevent widespread infection.