PhD student
Purdue University
My name is Navaporn Sritong, a 5th-year Ph.D. candidate in the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (IBSC) program, at the Biomedical Engineering Department, at Purdue University. Under the mentorship of Associate Prof. Jacqueline Linnes, the primary focus of my research has been on the development of sample-to-answer nucleic acid amplification-based test device. The research has involved the design and optimization of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for various pathogens detection including HIV, cholera, and SARS-CoV-2. Additionally, I had an opportunity to collaborate with OmniVis Inc, a spin-off startup company from our lab, on the development of particle diffusometry combined with nucleic acid amplification for HIV detection. In the fall of 2021, I gained some research experience on lateral flow strip fabrication and the development of an STI pathogen detection device from GoDx, a startup company in Madison, Wisconsin. During my Ph.D. training these last 4 years, I have published a first-author review paper and have another manuscript in the final stages of revision and a 3rd coming from ongoing research, antibody-initiated LAMP (ai-LAMP) for HIV p24 detection.