UMBI's Dr. Kadir Aslan has received a prestigious K25 fellowship from the National Institutes of Health for his work on ultra fast and sensitive fluorescence-ba sed clinical assays.
Dr. Aslan and colleagues at UMBI's Institute of Fluorescence, headed by Dr. Chris Geddes, have developed a powerful new method for detection of molecules of biological interest. The technique, known as Metal Enhanced Fluorescence or MEF, amplifies fluorescent signals over a million fold. This dramatic increase allows extremely rapid detection of minute traces of molecules of biological interest, including a wide range of proteins and sequences of DNA. The revolutionary technology has applications ranging from rapid diagnosis of heart attacks in progress to detection of tiny quantities of anthrax spores within a minute.
"UMBI is a world-class research institute, where researchers with diverse backgrounds conduct world-class research in a unique environment, and this Award is a testament to that. I am very fortunate to be here", said Dr. Aslan when asked to comment on his achievement.
K25 awards, which are "Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development" awards, provide support for productive professionals, in fields such as physics and engineering, who want to apply their expertise to research that applies to problems in human health and disease.
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