The Sentinel system, which is first being applied in West Africa, will combine genomics with information technology to detect and contain known and new threats such as COVID-19
The diagnostic platform CARMEN combines microfluidics with the CRISPR-based detection technology SHERLOCK, and could one day be used for public health efforts.
Aida Badiane and Katie Siddle talk about their work on malaria and other fever-causing pathogens and the changes they’ve seen in public health and research in the West African country.