معرفی
Dr. Umer Hassan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rutgers University, with a secondary appointment at the Global Health Institute. He leads the Laboratory for Immuno-Mediated Precision Health (LIMPH), focusing on developing point-of-care biosensors for global health applications. His research integrates engineering, immunology, and machine learning to address challenges in disease diagnostics, particularly sepsis and HIV/AIDS.
Education: Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2012–2015), B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from UET Lahore (2004–2008).
Research Interests: Micro/nano sensing technologies, bioMEMS, personalized medicine, immuno-engineering, and global health equity. His work emphasizes translational research, with over 40 journal articles and significant external funding from NSF, ONR, and NIH.
Selected Awards: Brandt Early Career Investigator Award (2017), Baxter Young Investigator Award (2016–2017), NSF I-Corps Fellowship (2014), and Moos-Miller Early Career Award (2022). He co-founded Prenosis, Inc. to commercialize biosensor technologies.
Advising & Grants: Supervised 9 graduate students and 4 postdoctoral researchers. Secured over $2.6M in grants, including NSF PFI-TT (2023) and ONR CNS-Oxygen Toxicity (2024). Notable projects include smartphone-enabled fluorescence microscopes and magnetic phagocyte biosensors.
LIMPH Lab: Specializes in multiplexed biomarker detection, eco-friendly nanoparticles, and predictive computational systems for personalized diagnostics. Collaborates with global institutions to advance health equity through accessible technologies.
