Waseem Asghar

Waseem Asghar, Ph.D.

Associate Chair and Professor

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Department of Biomedical Engineering

wasghar@fau.edu
561.297.3728

Boca Raton Campus | FL 33431-0991

Education

Research Interests

  • Biosensors
  • Microfluidics
  • Point-of-Care Diagnostics
  • Disease Detection

Current Sponsored Research

  • NIH - Development of disposable and refrigeration-free microchip technology for CD4+T cell counting at point-of-care settings
  • NIH - Highly Sensitive HIV Viral Load Assay for Point-of-Care Settings
  • Boca Raton Regional Hospital - Self-Regulating CSF Shunt Device

Publications

Dr Asghar's Publication List

Research Site

Micro and Nanotechnology in Medicine

Nano Lab

Waseem Asghar, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. He is the recipient of several awards for inventions he has developed through his research, including the STEM Fellowship and the Humanity in Science Award. His lab currently uses nano/micro scale technologies to solve real world problems in medicine, with applications in infectious diseases and disease diagnostics.

Here is more information about Dr. Asghar, in his own words:

I realized during my graduate studies that I could apply my engineering skills to solving challenges in human health. I started learning and developing micro and Nano-scale devices for biomedical applications.

When we create new technology or devices in our lab, the chances are good that the developed technology can be used in medical clinics for the betterment of our health. That's the most rewarding aspect of the work that I do.

We have developed multiple devices that have direct clinical utilization including various innovative solutions for testing HIV and Zika virus rapidly in point-of-care settings. One of our devices is now FDA-approved and is currently used for in vitro fertilization all around the word.

We expect to see the development of novel devices and testing solutions that can detect diseases rapidly in-home settings like pregnancy tests. Currently available disease detection and monitoring platforms are mostly lab-based and cannot be performed at the point-of-need. My lab is also focusing on developing self-testing technologies for viral infections.

I have had extremely positive interaction with FAU Office of Technology Development especially with Dana. I always get the needed help in time, and there is also expert advice available for you. The people in this office are very hardworking and responsive, I normally get the reply in the same day. Keep doing great work.

I do not know. I am just a normal person who is trying his best to give back to the society by developing new technologies and devices find various applications in biomedicine.

Bibliography

Point-of-care Colorimetric Analysis through Smartphone Video.
Sens Actuators B Chem. 2019 Mar 01;282:225-231
Coleman B, Coarsey C, Kabir MA, Asghar W

Cell phone based colorimetric analysis for point-of-care settings.
Analyst. 2019 Mar 21;144(6):1935-1947
Coleman B, Coarsey C, Asghar W

Advances in Diagnostic Methods for Zika Virus Infection.
J Med Device. 2018 Dec;12(4):0408021-4080211
Herrada CA, Kabir MA, Altamirano R, Asghar W

Circulating tumor cell isolation, culture, and downstream molecular analysis.
Biotechnol Adv. 2018 Jul - Aug;36(4):1063-1078
Sharma S, Zhuang R, Long M, Pavlovic M, Kang Y, Ilyas A, Asghar W

Rapid, label-free CD4 testing using a smartphone compatible device.
Lab Chip. 2017 08 22;17(17):2910-2919
Kanakasabapathy MK, Pandya HJ, Draz MS, Chug MK, Sadasivam M, Kumar S, Etemad B, Yogesh V, Safavieh M, Asghar W, Li JZ, Tsibris AM, Kuritzkes DR, Shafiee H

Strategies in Ebola virus disease (EVD) diagnostics at the point of care.
Crit Rev Microbiol. 2017 Nov;43(6):779-798
Coarsey CT, Esiobu N, Narayanan R, Pavlovic M, Shafiee H, Asghar W

Paper-based analytical devices for clinical diagnosis: recent advances in the fabrication techniques and sensing mechanisms.
Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2017 04;17(4):351-366
Sher M, Zhuang R, Demirci U, Asghar W

Toxicology Study of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes and Reduced Graphene Oxide in Human Sperm.
Sci Rep. 2016 08 19;6:30270
Asghar W, Shafiee H, Velasco V, Sah VR, Guo S, El Assal R, Inci F, Rajagopalan A, Jahangir M, Anchan RM, Mutter GL, Ozkan M, Ozkan CS, Demirci U

Advances in Candida detection platforms for clinical and point-of-care applications.
Crit Rev Biotechnol. 2017 Jun;37(4):441-458
Safavieh M, Coarsey C, Esiobu N, Memic A, Vyas JM, Shafiee H, Asghar W

Emerging Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification-Based Microchip and Microdevice Technologies for Nucleic Acid Detection.
ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 2016 Mar 14;2(3):278-294
Safavieh M, Kanakasabapathy MK, Tarlan F, Ahmed MU, Zourob M, Asghar W, Shafiee H

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