Biosensors Lab is harnessing and evolving data processing, optical sensing, and smartphone technologies to enable first-responders with the power of a laboratory that fits in their pocket and administers on-site, real-time, scientific analysis.  We develop tools that range in ability from analyzing nucleic acid in humans and animals for medical diagnostics, detecting pathogens in food sources or water supplies, and engineering cell-cultures on micro-chips that simulate human organs to analyze relationships and risks of medical treatments.