Grand Challenges Explorations: Round 4 Winners Highlights

Grant winner Sang-Yeon Cho and his colleague Immo Hansen of New Mexico State University are developing a new diagnostic device that uses microscopic holes (“nanoholes”) on gold film to focus light on antibody-antigen reactions.

Round 4 Highlights

On May 5, 2010, the foundation announced the Grand Challenges Explorations Round 4 winners. Seventy-eight scientists were awarded grants for projects focusing on one of four categories. Some of the winners are featured here.

Grant winner Sang-Yeon Cho (left) and his colleague Immo Hansen of New Mexico State University are developing a new diagnostic device that uses microscopic holes (“nanoholes”) on gold film to focus light on antibody-antigen reactions. This creates electromagnetic waves, which can then be measured to indicate the presence of malaria parasites.

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