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Anitha Devadoss is currently an Associate Professor at Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering (IB3) at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.
Anitha received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from School of Chemical Sciences, Biomedical Diagnostics Institute, Dublin City University, Ireland in 2011. She held several international post-doctoral research positions including a Brain-Korea-21 postdoctoral fellow at Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea (2011-2013), a postdoctoral researcher at Tokyo University of Science, Japan (2014-2015), a Research officer at Swansea University, UK (2015-2017), Ser Cymru II MSCA COFUND Research fellow at Swansea University, which is funded by European Commission and Welsh Government under ERDF (2017-2021) and a Senior Scientist at Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM), Edinburgh (2021-2022).
Anitha's research focuses on developing Innovative nano biosensor technologies for early point-of-care diagnostics application. Anitha's research has received funding from EPSRC, European Commission, Innovate UK, and Welsh Government.
The current projects include:
1. Developing smart nano-biosensors for monitoring food safety
This project will involve the development of highly selective and sensitive nano-biosensors for the precise detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and biogenic amines (BAs) in food products via utilising 2D nanomaterials. The student will investigate the following:
2. Multiplex electrochemical profiling of Extracellular vesicles
Circulating biomarkers provide useful indicators of biological processes in the human body, and their concentrations in biofluids have been used for clinical risk assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of therapeutic outcomes. Abnormal concentrations of circulating biomarkers are associated with health conditions. This project aims to develop ultrasensitive graphene-based immunoassays for the multiplex detection of extracellular vesicles for early cancer diagnostics. Specifically, the graphene based electrochemical biosensors are promising due to its high sensitivity and selectivity, miniaturisation possibility and adaptability for large scale manufacturing. The student will investigate the following:
Dr. Devadoss's research interest focuses on developing innovative nano-biosensor technologies for early point-of-care applications. This multi-disciplinary research covers the areas such as chemical and biological sciences, materials engineering, biomedical engineering, clinical studies and industry.
Dr. Devadoss's research interest includes:
Electrochemical Biosensors
Advanced Nanomaterials
Surface bio-functionalisation
Human Biomonitoring
Bioelectrochemistry
Healthcare technologies
Diagnostic tools
IB3 Postgraduate Coordinator
EDI Champion for GRI Health and Care Technologies
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Devadoss, Anitha (Recipient), Sept 2020
Prize: Other distinction
Devadoss, Anitha (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Anitha Devadoss (Editorial board member)
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Anitha Devadoss (Speaker)
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Anitha Devadoss (Member)
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Anitha Devadoss (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Anitha Devadoss (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk