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SUMMARY:In Focus seminar with Sahika Inal: Organic Electronics for Disease
  Diagnostics - Sahika Inal\, King Abdullah University of Science and Techn
 ology (KAUST)
DTSTART:20221209T120000Z
DTEND:20221209T130000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Róisín M. Owens
DESCRIPTION:This talk is open to all and no registration is required.\n\nO
 rganic electronic materials provide a unique toolbox for establishing elec
 trical communication with biological systems. In this talk\, I will show h
 ow these materials are used at the interface with biological systems to de
 tect biochemical molecules. I will introduce two types of organic electron
 ic sensors\; one that detects Alzheimer’s disease-associated proteins wi
 th performance exceeding the state-of-the-art\, and the other that detects
  coronavirus spike proteins at the physical limit. Having challenged these
  sensors with patient samples\, I will discuss areas where proof-of-concep
 t biosensor platforms may fail. By tackling each of these problems\, we im
 prove device performance to a level that marks a considerable step toward 
 biochemical sensing of infectious and noninfectious disease biomarkers. \n
 \n*Speaker bio*\n\nSahika Inal is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering
  with co-affiliations in Electrical Engineering and Materials Science and 
 Engineering programs at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
  (KAUST). She has a B.Sc. degree in Textile Engineering from Istanbul Tech
 nical University (Turkey)\, an M.Sc. in Polymer Science\, and a Ph.D. in E
 xperimental Physics\, both from the University of Potsdam (Germany). She c
 ompleted her postdoctoral training at the Center of Microelectronics of Pr
 ovence of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne (Fra
 nce). Her expertise is in polymer science and bioelectronic devices\, part
 icularly in the photophysics of conjugated polymers\, characterization of 
 polymer films\, and the design of biosensors and actuators. Since 2016\, I
 nal lab at KAUST exploits the functionalities of organic electronic materi
 als\, investigates ionic/electronic charge transport\, and designs electro
 nic devices that record/stimulate biological signals. Sahika is a Fellow o
 f the Royal Society of Chemistry and has received recognitions including A
 CS PMSE Young Investigator Award 2022\, Beilby Medal and Prize 2022\, 2023
  WCC Rising Star (ACS)\, and has been shortlisted for the Nature Research 
 Awards for Inspiring Women in Science in 2021. She is the author of 97+ pu
 blications\, and her work has been cited more than 7900 times.\n\nTwitter:
  @InalSahika\n"Group website":https://bioel.kaust.edu.sa/
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 2\, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotec
 hnology\, West Cambridge Site
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