This summer, Bailey lab members traveled to different conferences to present their research! Back in May, 5th year PhD student, Hanyu Zheng represented the Bailey lab at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry conference (ASMS) in San Diego, CA! Last week, 4th year PhD student, Anusha Vajrala traveled to Chicago, IL to present her work at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2026 meeting! Congratulations to them both for presenting their work at these national conferences!
Clara is accepted into The Acute and Critical Care Engineering Training Program!
Congratulations to 3rd year PhD student, Clara Droessler, for being accepted into the NIH T32 Acute and Critical Care Engineering Training Program (ACCETP)! This training program is designed to provide translational research training and career development for doctoral students pursuing PhD research with potential for impact in acute and/or critical care settings. We are so proud of you!
2026 Karle Symposium Recap
Bailey Lab members attended the Alum|NUM and URAN|UM event and presented at the Isabella & Jerome Karle Symposium back in July! Invited speakers spanned both academia and industry, with Dr. Scott Moravek (PPG) and Professor Shannon Stahl (University of Wisconsin-Madison) giving the keynote lectures. Additional events included visiting faculty and industry-led panels, professional development activities, graduate student presentations, and poster sessions.
Undergraduate Caroline Weiland presented her research at the URAN|UM poster session! Representing the Bailey Lab at the Karle Symposium were PhD candidates, Lindsay Heagle, Hanyu Zheng, and Clara Droessler. Lindsay and Hanyu were selected for oral presentations, while Clara presented at the poster session. Both Lindsay and Clara won presentation awards at the symposium!
Congratulations and wonderful job to all participating Bailey Lab members!
Thank you to all of the student organizers, sponsors, visiting faculty and industry professionals and we look forward to participating in the Karle Symposium next year!
Data meetings? Done!
Congratulations to 4th-year students Lindsay Heagle, Hanyu Zheng, Manik Reddy, and Ayush Chitrakar on successfully completing their data meetings the past few weeks! We are all so proud of them and can’t wait to see what they do in their final year in the Bailey Lab! Next stop.…thesis defense!
Hannah presents her 3rd year seminar!
Congratulations to PhD candidate, Hannah Morris, for successfully presenting her 3rd-year seminar titled “Resonance-enhanced, label-free detection in free solution using dynamic droplet microfluidic gratings” earlier this summer! Great job, Hannah!
Anusha presents her 3rd year seminar!
Congratulations to PhD candidate, Anusha Vajrala, for successfully presenting her 3rd-year seminar titled “Probing Biomolecular Systems in Complex Environments Across Infection and Coagulation”! Great job, Anusha!
Camila presents her 3rd-year seminar!
Congratulations to PhD candidate, Camila Gonzalez, for successfully presenting her 3rd-year seminar titled “Development of a Droplet Microfluidics Sensor for Heavy Metal Measurements”! Great job, Camila!
Ayush Awarded Spring/Summer Fellowship!
Congratulations to 4th year student, Ayush Chitrakar, for being awarded the Wayne & Carol Pletcher Graduate Leadership Fellowship! This award is given to a student who serves on leadership roles and has made meaningful contributions to the Chemistry department. Way to go, Ayush!
Congratulations to all departmental fellowship awardees!
New Publication! Congratulations to Anusha and Manik on their work in Trends in Analytical Chemistry!
Congratulations to 3rd-year student, Anusha Vajrala, and 4th-year student, Manik Reddy on their recent co-first author publication in Trends in Analytical Chemistry!
Multiplexed protein diagnostics for complex infection-associated conditions: Advancing proof-of-concept biosensors toward clinical deployment
Abstract: Infection-associated health conditions are often diagnostically overlooked, largely due to non-specific overlapping symptoms, and the limited availability of multiplexed assays. Their diagnosis is further exacerbated by differences in underlying patient-to-patient physiology, which results in considerable heterogeneity in disease presentation and diagnostic levels of candidate biomarkers. Multiplexed protein detection offers one approach to addressing confounding patient heterogeneities, providing a functional snapshot of current disease states. Commercial assays compatible with such disease profiling are often time-consuming and require trained operators, restricting their utility in rapid clinical decision making. Recently, miniaturized, multiplexed protein diagnostics have emerged in hopes of addressing these limitations but have largely been restricted to proof-of-concept demonstrations. The path towards deployable technologies is often not fully appreciated during fundamental method development, which can lead to downstream problems in translation and adoption. This review emphasizes the role of multiplexed protein-based diagnostics as exploratory and translational research tools for infection-associated health conditions.
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Congratulations to Anusha and Camila for being accepted to miLEAD!
Congratulations to 3rd-year students Anusha Vajrala and Camila Gonzalez for being accepted into the miLEAD consulting group at UofM! miLEAD is a non-profit, professional development organization in collaboration with the local business community. Graduate students and post doctoral fellows in the organization serve as consultants and partner with small businesses and local companies to provide assistance on market analysis, competitive landscape, value propositions, regulatory research, and more.
Recently, 3rd-year student Anusha Vajrala published a piece with miLEAD titled “The Impact of Total Laboratory Automation on the Global Health Diagnostics Market”, where she highlights current market trends in Total Laboratory Automation (TLA) and how TLA integration in biotechnology companies can benefit a variety of stakeholders.
Read the article here!