Recent News
June 4, 2010Icenhour Interviewed in GenomeWeb’s “qPCR’s Big Bag of Tricks”
Dr. Crystal Icenhour was recently interviewed by GenomeWeb for an article in their June 03,2010 edition entitled “qPCR’s Big Bag of Tricks”. Click on the following link to access this article: qPCR’s Big Bag of Tricks.
For more information about GenomeWeb, visit www.genomeweb.com.
American Society for Microbiology Meeting a Success
Phthisis Diagnostics recently attended the American Society for Microbiology 110th General Meeting held in San Diego, CA May 23rd through 27th. This General Meeting consists of researchers, clinicians, and companies committed to improving clinical and environmental microbiology issues.
Phthisis Diagnostics was represented by Dr. Crystal Icenhour, Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman, and Ms. Linh Nguyen. Dr. Icenhour gave [...]
Phthisis to Present at UVA Venture Summit
Phthisis Diagnostics will be presenting at the University of Virginia Venture Summit. The Second Annual UVA Venture Summit will be held March 25-26, 2010 in Charlottesville, VA. This event is ‘designed to interweave the creativity of university scholars and researchers, the innovation of venture capitalists, and the commitment of this diverse partnership to the entrepreneurial [...]
February 12, 2010Phthisis Awarded NIH SBIR
Phthisis Diagnostics has been awarded a phase I SBIR award from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. This 12 month award will focus on developing a prototype for a molecular diagnostic for Microsporidia. Microsporidia cause a cryptic enteric infection and will benefit from the development of an easy-to-use and sensitive [...]
January 16, 2010Phthisis Awarded NSF SBIR
Phthisis Diagnostics has been awarded a phase I SBIR award from the National Science Foundation. This 6 month award focuses on synthetic biology, creating synthetic standards for use in various areas such as water quality, clinical diagnostics, and basic research. Dr. Crystal Icenhour will serve as Principal Investigator on this award with Brian Loyal serving [...]
