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New news
related to Saliva Diagnostics Program
Oral Fluid Diagnostics Research and
Proposal
The National Institute of Dental and Cranofacial
Research (NIDCR) has
in the recent years appealed to the scientific community (2002
and 2005)
to address the need for "salivary diagnostic technologies
for early disease detection and to monitor individuals' at
risk of exposure to harmful biological and other agents".
The program, lead by
Eleni Kousvelari, targets the  development
of microfluidics-based detection systems that exhibit the
following characteristics:
- Multi-analyte
detection capabilities
- Non-invasive oral diagnostic sampling
- Miniaturized formats
- Ultra-sensitive detection capacities
- Rapid assay periods (<20 minutes)
- Low operating costs
The University of Texas at Austin and its
collaborators have secured one of the four awards that were
made in response to this RFA. Through this important program,
the UT microchip sensor system has been adapted successfully
to a number of important salivary diagnostic tests. Indeed,
UT has secured a leadership position in this area having demonstrated
the following accomplishments through this program that is
supported by the NIH.
Important accomplishments:
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