I enjoy discussing science and about my work with others to have their opinion on my research area. I am working as a Marie Curie Post doctoral with Prof. Richard O’Kennedy at Biomedical Diagnostic Institute, Dublin City University. The goal of my work is to make portable, low cost, fast and easy to use tests for early detection of cancer. These medical devices are called point-of-care devices as the patient doesn’t have to go to laboratory for blood testing and the tests can be performed by a family doctor itself.
The rapid diagnostics will possibly give patients decades of life back, not just months or years. These devices require only a tiny drop of blood which means no pain while giving blood for testing. The devices will be of great help to people who are living in remote areas (villages) where there is no proper healthcare system. Since patients from these areas find it very difficult to visit doctors in cities many times, because either they are too ill to travel or due to inability to afford transportation cost. The low cost, easy to use, portable devices will be available at their local clinics for testing and diagnosis can be done there itself.
My present project is funded by European Commission “The Marie Curie Initial Training Network “Cancer Diagnosis: Parallel Sensing of Prostate Cancer Biomarkers” (PROSENSE). In order to make a device we have to work on lot of Chemistry, Biology, Materials Science and Electronics.

With the prize money if I win this competition, I want to conduct a science workshop on disease and diagnosis. The aim of the workshop will be to show students that how science can improve the lifestyle diseases like cancer, diabetes, etc. Whole workshop will be based on animations, hands-on game and small engineering projects where students have to apply their knowledge to overcome obstacles in a fun environment. This method of applied learning gives students a greater understanding of the real-world connection between classroom concepts and diagnosis industry, and allows students to explore a range of science research careers while learning the importance of continuous learning and academic excellence.