Manu Prakash
Manu Prakash
Affiliate - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
Type:
Affiliate
School:
Medicine
Research Area(s):
Public Health
Biography
Manu Prakash works in the areas organismic biophysics and biology and frugal science for global health. His research group has been involved in technological interventions in resource-poor settings, trying to tackle public health problems. Prakash and his fellow researchers do this by spending time in the field and testing their inventions from the lab all the way to end users.
Selected Publications by this Author
News & Press Releases
Mosquito Surveillance Gets Major Funding »
Woods-affiliated researcher among Stanford scientists receiving awards totaling $11.5 million to pursue high-risk, high-reward research.
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Media Coverage
The 50-Cent Invention That Could Change the World »
Describes inexpensive paper microscope created by Manu Prakash, an assistant professor of bioengineering affiliated with the Stanford Woods Institute
Foldscope, a Paper Microscope to Help Diagnose Disease »
Profiles Manu Prakash, an assistant professor of bioengineering affiliated with the Stafnord Woods Institute, on the Foldscope, an inexpensive pocket-size microscope for diagnosing diseases in the developing world
By Belinda Lanks,
Mobile Microscopes: Snapping the Future of Health Care »
Quotes Manu Prakash, a Woods-affiliated assistant professor of bioengineering, on developing OScan, which performs a scan of the oral cavity using a smartphone camera and an attachment
By Esha Chhabra,