Congratulations to Michael Huarng for receiving a DHS-FIX undergraduate scholarship starting in fall 2010!

We welcome Dr. Sylvia Vetrone and Jessica Ochoa from Whittier College! They are our DHS-MSI faculty-student team this (2010) summer in the lab!

We also welcome our high school interns this (2010) summer: Vanessa Chu from California and JD Alocilja from Michigan!

Congratulations to Michael Anderson for receiving a SMART graduate fellowship from the Department of Defense starting in fall 2009! He joins Michelle Packard and Shannon McGraw who are currently SMART fellows in the lab. The fellowship is for a period of 3-5 years!

Congratulations to Hanna Miller for receiving a DHS undergraduate scholarship starting in fall 2009! She joins past recipients in the lab: Tracy Kamikawa (2003-04) and Michael Wiederoder (2007-09).

Our lab has produced 2 NSF Graduate Fellows (1 current), 3 DHS Undegraduate Scholars (1 current), 1 DHS-FIX Undergraduate Scholar (current), and 3 DoD-SMART Fellows (all current)!

Welcome to the Nano-Biosensors Lab!

"Protecting lives through rapid diagnostics!"

We develop field-operable nanoparticle-based biosensors to save lives, protect the nation, and sustain the economy.

Evangelyn C. Alocilja, Ph.D.

Professor in Biosystems Engineering

Adjunct Professor, Institute of International Health

Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering

Michigan State University

National Center for Food Protection and Defense

Goal and Research Activities

Our goal is to save lives by diagnosing infectious diseases early, quickly, simply, and inexpensively through point-of-care field-operable nanoparticle-based biosensors. Complementary to these nano-devices are anti-counterfeiting detection systems for product authentication, serialization, and tamper-evidence.

Research Programs:

1. Field-operable nano-biosensors

-- Applications: biodefense, food safety, environmental quality, and healthcare

2. RFID-based anti-counterfeiting detection systems

-- Applications: product authentication, serialization, tamper-evidence, traceability, and supply chain biosecurity

3. Bio-inspired nanostructures

-- Approaches: biologically assisted molecular self-assembly, biogenic synthesis, and green-chemistry

You can determine on site whether your food is safe to eat or your water is safe to drink.

You can determine if a "white powder" in your mail is harmful to you.

You can manage personal health issues in the comfort of your home. ...

The researchers in the Nano-Biosensors Lab are working hard to create diagnostic devices that may facilitate the coming of this kind of world.

Nano-biosensors are diagnostic tools that can provide rapid results, are highly sensitive, simple to use, inexpensive, and ... can be carried around in your pocket!