Student Name(s): Conner Calzone, Maria Lancia, Roy Ndebvudzemene, Tiffany Pang, Jannah Wing

Course: CINQ 388-389 – Inquiry to Impact Projects

Faculty Member: Xuanhong Cheng

Project Details: Link here

Project description:
Sickle cell disease is prevalent in Sierra Leone and contributes significantly to the high mortality rate of children. Current diagnosis of sickle cell in Sierra Leone is mostly symptom-based since standard diagnostic equipment requires too much training and infrastructure to be implemented in resource-limited settings. To tackle this problem, students will develop point-of-care test strips for sickle cell disease and study the impact of diagnosis on patients’ outcomes. The end goal of this project is to make the tests widely available in Sierra Leone as part of a program to identify and manage sickle cell patients.