Check out the latest from the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub SF: The Remoscope - an affordable device that leverages edge compute AI for the rapid diagnosis of blood infections, in this case with malaria. This device can process and analyze approximately 2 million cells in 12 minutes, using only finger-prick amounts of blood, with no staining or fixation, and without an internet connection. Staining parasites followed by manual examination and counting with a microscope has been the gold standard for over 100 years. The Remoscope removes the need for time consuming processing of slides, as well as the inherent variability of human counters. As a malaria researcher, this has been a personal dream for decades. Importantly, the Remoscope detects live parasites, unlike PCR assays or lateral flow assays. In this paper, the Remoscope was deployed in the field for true head-to-head comparisons of performance. At its heart, the Remoscope is an imaging flow cytometer with built in AI image processing. As such, the Remoscope may be trained to recognize not just parasites, but other abnormalities in the blood, making it a versatile platform for interrogating blood samples without specialized reagents. Hats off to the amazing Bioengineering team at the CZ Biohub SF. Check out the paper here!
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While children were largely spared during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is one of the enduring mysteries of the early years of COVID. MIS-C manifests as a severe post-COVID inflammatory syndrome affecting multiple organ systems and often requires extreme measures of life support. Despite numerous investigations, the underlying drivers of MIS-C for the majority of cases remained unclear.

In close collaboration with numerous laboratories and clinicians across the country, including the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub SF , Baylor, Univ. of Mississippi, Emory, Univ of Alabama at Birmingham, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Univ. of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Univ. of Utah, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Indiana University, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Vanderbilt, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Univ. of South Carolina Charleston, Univ. of Colorado, the CDC, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and UCSF, we report a significant breakthrough that sheds light on the origins of this severe disease.


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