Welcome to the Global Alliance for Rapid Diagnostics (GARD)! 
We are a village of innovators, a multidisciplinary and multicultural peer-to-peer network of equals, committed to improving global health through early diagnosis.
Our Vision: Save lives and sustain health through rapid diagnostics.
Our Mission: To develop portable, affordable, accessible, and deployable nano-enabled biosensor technologies for rapid and early detection of infectious and antimicrobial-resistant diseases to support sustainable health in populations who need help the most but can afford the least.
Sustainable health includes accessible and affordable healthcare, safe and nutritious food, clean water, and clean environment in alignment with sustainable development goals.
Sustainable Health Initiative (SHI) to address antimicrobial resistance
Activities under GARD:
1. Global forum - provides a venue across continents for exchanging ideas to stimulate affordable and practical solutions to issues of global concern.
2. Innovation Challenge - fosters creativity, establishes a global community of innovators, and builds an innovation ecosystem where solutions are relevant, accessible, affordable, appropriate, impactful, and valuable to those who need them.
3. Academy - offers short courses on nanotechnology, biosensors, entrepreneurship, technical wrting, data analysis, and other topics of mutual interest.
4. Research collaborations - allows multidisciplinary efforts in addressing researchable issues of mutual interest.
5. Joint publications - provides opportunities for joint authorship of journal papers.
"A dollar or a minute may not solve much, but a pool of dollars or minutes may be enough to impact someone’s life." Dr. Evangelyn C. Alocilja, Founder, GARD
"Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed." (Psalm 82:3)
Breaking News: 2024 GARD Innovation Forum: Supporting Sustainable Health for Early Diagnosis. Read more ...
GROUPS:
GARD-Women in Science and Engineering with Resilience (WISER): Inspiring Stories
GARD-BEFA (Borlaug and Scientific Exchange Fellowship Alums)
Nanotechnology and Biosensor videos for K-college education
Why join GARD?
Whatever your disciplinary field, you have a place in GARD. To join is free; contact alocilja@msu.edu or fill out this form.
Connect with us! Join our slack workspace
GARD-related Peer-reviewed Journal Publications
News:
MSU researcher plays role in reducing TB deaths by 95 percent by 2035
MSU BAE and MSU Today: GARD Innovation Forum: Bridging Technologies and Market Needs
International Blog: http://nanotecnologiainve.wixsite.com/nano
GARD was founded by Dr. Evangelyn C. Alocilja in 2016 after seeing the need for affordable and accessible diagnostic technologies in resoure-limited populations.
If interested in becoming a member, please contact Dr. Evangelyn Alocilja at alocilja@msu.edu.