Alocilja Nano-Biosensors Lab

Evangelyn Alocilja, a professor of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, mentors undergraduate students in her lab. She has been recently awarded the 2016 Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor of the Year at Michigan State University.

VIDEO: Alocilja: 10-Cent Tuberculosis Test

(Click on the title above to watch the video.) A diagnostic tool invented by Evangelyn Alocilja, Michigan State University, detects tuberculosis in 10-20 minutes, costs 10 cents per test and is 95%-99% accurate.

Alocilja: Nanobiosensors for counterfeiting protection

(Click on the title above to watch the video.) Electronics, apparel, and pharmaceuticals are only some of the products counterfeiters try to fake. Using nanotechnology, Professor Evangelyn Alocilja, a biosystems engineer at Michigan State University, has developed an innovative product authentication process that may help consumers determine if a product is genuine or fake. “Science of Innovation” is produced in partnership with the National Science Foundation and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Alocilja - health and diagnostics research (2013 - TEDMEDLive MSU)

(Click the title above to watch the video.) A TEDMED Live talk with Dr. Alocilja at Michigan State University, April 18, 2013 - "Prognostic biosensors for elderly and global health care."

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Hope in the fight against TB

Hope and new life in people as we fight to eliminate global tuberculosis (TB) through rapid diagnostics. (An artistic representation by Alan Vasquez, Cristina Gordillo, and Dr. Hector Sanchez (Chiapas, Mexico) showing human lungs in the form of angelic wings with our magnetic nanoparticles as a crown (above the blue image; on right)).

Welcome to the Nano-Biosensors Lab!

Welcome to the Nano-Biosensors Lab! We exist to protect lives through rapid diagnostics.

Our goal is to save lives, protect the nation, and sustain the economy by diagnosing infectious and antimicrobial resistant diseases early, rapidly, inexpensively, and simply through point-of-care nanoparticle-based biosensors. Similarly, we protect consumers from falsified products through our pioneering research on blockchain/nano/bio-enabled anti-counterfeiting technologies.

Dr. Evangelyn C. Alocilja is a professor in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State University. She is the founding program director of the Nano-Biosensors Lab, a member of the US National Acandemy of Inventors, and the founder of the Global Alliance for Rapid Diagnostics, a consortium of scientists around the world committed to improving global health.

Recent Projects

PCR-less DNA biosensors for infectious disease detection

Objective: To develop amplification-free PCR-less DNA/RNA biosensors for genomic DNA/RNA rapid detection of tuberculosis (TB) and dengue.

Objective: To increase the sensitivity of TB detection in clinical samples.

Objective: To develop a new class of antimicrobials against pathogens and diseases.

Product DNA for anti-counterfeiting

Objective: To develop field deployable anti-counterfeiting technologies.

Nanomaterials for biosensing and antimicrobials

Objective: To synthesize novel nanomaterials for biosensing and treatment.

Group Members

Vedi Patel

Research Assistant

patelved@msu.edu

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Research News

Dr. Evangelyn Alocilja honored by AAAS for achievement in science and society

MSU researchers honored for achievements in science and society 5 faculty elected as 2022 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science On Jan. 31, Michigan State University researchers Evangelyn Alocilja, Andrea Case, James Fairweather, William Lovis and Shin-Han Shiu were recognized as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS.

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Alocilja's research team cited for gender balance