UF/IFAS Entomologist Gets $200,000 to Help Develop Rapid Zika Detection
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 09:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Barry Alto, a UF/IFAS assistant professor of medical entomology, said scientists need better diagnostic tools to detect Zika virus to meet challenges to public health. He is working with collaborator Steven Benner at Firebird Biomolecular Sciences LLC to develop methods they hope should take about an hour - far less time than current testing methods.