Congratulations to Michelle Packard and Shannon McGraw for each receiving a SMART graduate fellowship from the Department of Defense starting in fall 2008! The fellowship is for a period of 3-5 years!

Congratulations to Brian Andrew Castro and Romali Ranasinghe for each receiving second place poster award at the 2008 UURAF!

Our lab has produced 2 NSF Graduate Fellows (1 current), 2 DHS Undegraduate Scholars (1 current), and 2 SMART Fellows (current)!

Welcome to the Nano-Biosensors Lab!

Our research focus is on the development of nanostructured biosensors for homeland security and biodefense, food safety, environmental quality, and healthcare.

Evangelyn C. Alocilja, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in Biosystems Engineering

Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering

Michigan State University

National Center for Food Protection and Defense

National Food Safety and Toxicology Center

Research Activities

Our goal is to develop nanostructured biosensors for high-throughput detection and point-of-care diagnostics of infectious disease agents for the protection of public health, food supply chain, and economic infrastructures!

Biosensor Research Programs:

1. Food/water safety, biosecurity, and tamper-evidency

-- Biosensors for food safety and biodefense

-- Biosensors for water safety and quality

-- Sensor-based packaging for tamper-evidency

-- Sensor-based supply chain for biosecurity

2. Healthcare diagnostics and therapeutics

-- Biosensors for point-of-care diagnostics for global health

-- Biosensors for animal health diagnostics

-- Smart therapeutics

3. Bio-inspired nanostructures

-- Biologically assisted molecular self-assembly

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!