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Optical Bio-Sensing Laboratory

Texas A&M University College of Engineering

Lydia Colvin

Lydia Colvin

Joined Lab: Fall 2016

Project: Development of a fully implantable glucose biosensor

Description about project:

This project aims to create a fully implantable glucose biosensor, approximately the size of a grain of rice, for continuous blood sugar monitoring. This biosensor consists of a free solution FRET-based, competitive binding assay for glucose detection that is dependent on changes in fluorescence intensity. This assay is then encapsulated within a small hollow hydrogel rod with a mesh-like membrane developed by Dr. Melissa Grunlan’s biomaterials laboratory at Texas A&M. This project also focuses on designing and building a wearable detector to transmit the data to a smartphone.

Previous Education: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of South Carolina

Future Career Goals: Working in the nonprofit sector and with science communication.

Other Hobbies and Interests: Crafting of any kind, planning events, and reading.

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