The McKendry lab
Image credit: Dr Da Huang, UCL
About us
The McKendry lab is a multidisciplinary team of engineers, chemists, material scientists, biochemists, physicists, computer scientists, and virologists. We are engineering a new generation of tools and technologies for infectious disease surveillance, testing, and care.
The lab is led by Prof Rachel McKendry, Director of i-sense EPSRC IRC and joint Professor at London Centre for Nanotechnology and Division of Medicine, UCL.
We have been working to help in the global response to COVID-19, developing new diagnostics and analysing data for public health surveillance.
Our research
Our research lies at the cutting edge of nanotechnology, telecommunications, data science, infectious diseases and public health.
News
AI app could help diagnose HIV more accurately
Pioneering technology developed by UCL and Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) researchers could transform the ability to accurately interpret HIV test results, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Rapid diagnostic test to detect multiple COVID-19 genes
New research from the i-sense group at UCL, published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics, addresses the urgent need for more accurate rapid diagnostics for COVID-19 by developing an isothermal test that simultaneously detects two gene targets.
Quantum nanodiamonds may help detect disease earlier
Research published in Nature suggests the quantum sensing abilities of nanodiamonds can be used to improve the sensitivity of paper-based diagnostic tests, potentially allowing for earlier detection of diseases such as HIV.
Contact us
Want to chat? We’re always looking for ways to collaborate, so get in touch.
Social
Twitter:
@McKendryLab
@isenseIRC
Location
London Centre for Nanotechnology
17-19 Gordon Street
London WC1H 0AH
Contact
+44 (0)20 7679 9920
Email:
r.a.mckendry@ucl.ac.uk (Director), OR; erin.manning@ucl.ac.uk (Communications and Project Manager)
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