William McCarthy

William McCarthy

Houston

UTHealth Houston, MD Anderson

Medical Student

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Published on Apr 23, 2025

7% Funded & Ideas Are Flowing! Kids Educational Booklet Update

7% Funded & Ideas Are Flowing! Kids Educational Booklet UpdateWhen we first met Dr. Uwem Ekpo, it became clear that there are more ways than one to tackle schistosomiasis. He has developed educ...

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Published on Apr 18, 2025

Project Launch & Summary: Can a $2.50 microscope help diagnose a dangerous infection? Can drones help prevent cancer by mapping snail-infested water?

Project Launch & Summary: Can a $2.50 microscope help diagnose a dangerous infection?Can drones help prevent cancer by mapping snail-infested water?We’re working with Nigerian health experts to...

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Published on Apr 16, 2025

Reusable Urine Filter/ Microfluidic Trap Cell: Progress Update

Dr. Jim Cybulski sent update of the assembled device, printed with the accessible 3D printer called the "PRUSA" with low-cost viewing lens (M12 fisheye lens $5-$10), X-Y slider, and clamps to maint...

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Published on Apr 11, 2025

Microfluidic Devices & Fish-eye Lenses for Accessible Schistosomiasis Diagnosis

Microfluidic Devices & Fish-eye Lenses for Accessible Schistosomiasis DiagnosisWhat we learned during 5 Days at Stanford Bioegineering with the Prakash LabIntroductionSchistosomiasis impacts ov...

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Published on Apr 10, 2025

Protocol: Ethical Review Submission for Ogun State, Nigeria Review Board

Here we want to transparently present our files for review in Nigeria, thank you to every mentor and collaborator who has contributed. For any presentation or publication, each student and tech wil...

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Published on Apr 02, 2025

3D-printed Microfluidic Slide Compatible with Portable Microscope (Foldscope)

We present an early look at the microfluidic slide design, adopted from original design shown on the right (Xiao et al., 2016). https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.015...

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Published on Mar 24, 2025

Exp 1: Untrained Foldscope users have 79% accuracy, take 4 minutes to detect parasitic eggs with $2.50 microscope

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