Biography:
Julia Nowak studied Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Maynooth University, Ireland and graduated in 2022. She then joined the Science Foundation Ireland- funded research group led by Prof. Sean Doyle at Maynooth University collaborating with Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda working on the NeoSepsis Project. Together, the research group won a prize of 1 million Euro as part of a competitive project scheme funded by Science Foundation Ireland. The NeoSepsis team is working on delivering a SAA-detecting lateral flow test to Ugandan healthcare systems to aid in neonatal sepsis diagnosis.
Title : Diagnosis of neonatal sepsis using a rapid lateral flow test to detect serum amyloid A.