Biosensors & Bioelectronics

Biography

Curtis received her B.S. in Biochemistry/Biophysics from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, and participated in the In Vitro Cell Biology and Biotechnology Program at the William H. Miner Institute in New York. She subsequently received a PhD in Physiology and Cell Biology from Albany Medical College, and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University Of Virginia School Of Medicine in Charlottesville. During this training, she gained expertise in cellular interactions with the extracellular matrix in both in vitro and in vivo models that she has used to develop her research program in the development of field portable cell-based biosensors. She has six years of experience in the biotechnology sector and is now an Associate Professor at SUNY Cortland, where she has been PI for projects funded through the Department of Defense, including the development of cell-based biosensors for the detection of environmental toxicants in air and water, high-throughput wound healing assay for drug screening, and an antibody-based infectious disease diagnostic for field detection of Leishmania parasites.

Research Interest

Curtis gained expertise in cellular interactions with the extracellular matrix in both in vitro and in vivo models that she has used to develop her research program in the development of field portable cell-based biosensors. She has six years of experience in the biotechnology sector including the development of cell-based biosensors for the detection of environmental toxicants in air and water, high-throughput wound healing assay for drug screening, and an antibody-based infectious disease diagnostic for field detection of Leishmania parasites.