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We develop micro/nanoengineering devices to improve current practices for pathogen diagnosis, personalized treatments, and drug screening.
Personalize pathogen diagnosis and treatment.
Bioinspired ultra-repellent SLIPS surface for anti-fouling and anti-infection.
High throughput drug screening.
Personalize pathogen diagnosis and treatment.
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Latest news
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Master defense (3/25/26)
Anadil Faruque successfully defended her Master's thesis on "A self-actuating, magnetic microfluidic platform for rapid colorimetric & fluorescence pathogen detection and AST at the point-of-care UTI diagnosis". Anadil has accepted an offer to pursue Phd at NC State University. Good job, and congradulations!
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IIN Fellowship (3/25/26)
Dr. Li has been selected as an Illinois Innovation Network Fellow. He will study to bridge the gap between an academic prototype and a commercially viable medical product.
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IEEE Nanomed Conference (12/2/25)
Dr. Li presented rapid pathogen diagnostic techniques at the IEEE Nanomed Conference. Our AI-powered single-cell analysis tech was recognized as the Best Paper Finalist. Meanwhile, we met many friends and had great fun!
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Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) Conference (9/26/25)
Dr. Li attended the IIN Sustainability and Social Innovation Research Conference, featuring cutting-edge talks and discussions, as well as valuable networking opportunities.
At the conference, Dr. Li was recognized with an award for a collaborative project with Dr. Yu (UIUC) on developing a Point-of-Care system for HIV RNA detection. Congrats!
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