Dr. Seema Nara is Professor at Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India. She has been actively indulged in teaching and research activities at MNNIT Allahabad for the last fifteen years. Her research area mainly focuses on diagnostics for healthcare, applications of nanotechnology in diagnostics and therapeutics. She has published various research and review papers in peer reviewed journals of repute, reviews and book/book chapters in her areas of interests. She has three granted patents to her credit and has executed various extramural research projects. Dr. Mithilesh Singh is Senior Scientist at Department of Immunology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India. Dr Singh has been actively involved in research and teaching activities at IVRI, Bareilly for the last fourteen years. His research interest mainly focuses on animal health covering diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics. He has published various scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and book chapters in his areas of interests. He has one filed patent to his credit and has been involved in various extramural research projects as project investigator and collaborators.Dr. Sandeep K. Vashist is the Senior Director R&D at The Binding Site, Thermo Fisher Scientific, United Kingdom. He held senior R&D and management roles in large IVD giants, such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Revvity, Trivitron, and Fapon. Besides, he has been the Chief of the Research Advisory Board at Sensing Self Pte Ltd., Singapore, and an Advisory Board Member at Calciscon AG, Switzerland; Fapon, China; and Antrum Biotech, South Africa. Sandeep invented and pioneered many CE-certified and/or FDA-approved IVD kits, devices, and technologies. He has 12 patents, over 300 publications, 5 books, and over 9900 international citations. He is the Editor and Reviewer of several journals, funding agencies, and international organizations. Sandeep is an IVD veteran with over two decades of very rich global IVD experience.

• Section A. Lateral flow assay - format, flow, and design1. Lateral flow assays and their role in healthcare2. Innovations in materials used for the manufacturing of rapid test strip3. Advances in manipulating sample flow in LFA4. Molecular Imprinting and bioconjugation in lateral flow assays (LAFs)Section B: Biorecognition elements in Lateral Flow Assays5. Nucleic acids and Aptamers6. CRISPR-cas based lateral flow assays for diagnosis7. Molecularly imprinted polymersSection C: Signal Amplification and Quantification8. Fluorescent, upconverting, and SERS molecules9. Lateral flow immunoassays (LFIA) with quantum dots as the reporter10. Latest technology of signal acquisition-readers and devices11. Integrated Data analysis with smartphones, internet, and AI12. Visual semi-quantitationSection D: Recent Applications13. Advancements in LFA for infectious diseases detection14. LFA technology for monitoring antibiotic resistance15. Multiplex lateral flow assay16. Emerging trends and future directions in LFA

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Dr. Seema Nara is Professor at Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India. She has been actively indulged in teaching and research activities at MNNIT Allahabad for the last fifteen years. Her research area mainly focuses on diagnostics for healthcare, applications of nanotechnology in diagnostics and therapeutics. She has published various research and review papers in peer reviewed journals of repute, reviews and book/book chapters in her areas of interests. She has three granted patents to her credit and has executed various extramural research projects. Dr. Mithilesh Singh is Senior Scientist at Department of Immunology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India. Dr Singh has been actively involved in research and teaching activities at IVRI, Bareilly for the last fourteen years. His research interest mainly focuses on animal health covering diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics. He has published various scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and book chapters in his areas of interests. He has one filed patent to his credit and has been involved in various extramural research projects as project investigator and collaborators.Dr. Sandeep K. Vashist is the Senior Director R&D at The Binding Site, Thermo Fisher Scientific, United Kingdom. He held senior R&D and management roles in large IVD giants, such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Revvity, Trivitron, and Fapon. Besides, he has been the Chief of the Research Advisory Board at Sensing Self Pte Ltd., Singapore, and an Advisory Board Member at Calciscon AG, Switzerland; Fapon, China; and Antrum Biotech, South Africa. Sandeep invented and pioneered many CE-certified and/or FDA-approved IVD kits, devices, and technologies. He has 12 patents, over 300 publications, 5 books, and over 9900 international citations. He is the Editor and Reviewer of several journals, funding agencies, and international organizations. Sandeep is an IVD veteran with over two decades of very rich global IVD experience.

• Section A. Lateral flow assay - format, flow, and design1. Lateral flow assays and their role in healthcare2. Innovations in materials used for the manufacturing of rapid test strip3. Advances in manipulating sample flow in LFA4. Molecular Imprinting and bioconjugation in lateral flow assays (LAFs)Section B: Biorecognition elements in Lateral Flow Assays5. Nucleic acids and Aptamers6. CRISPR-cas based lateral flow assays for diagnosis7. Molecularly imprinted polymersSection C: Signal Amplification and Quantification8. Fluorescent, upconverting, and SERS molecules9. Lateral flow immunoassays (LFIA) with quantum dots as the reporter10. Latest technology of signal acquisition-readers and devices11. Integrated Data analysis with smartphones, internet, and AI12. Visual semi-quantitationSection D: Recent Applications13. Advancements in LFA for infectious diseases detection14. LFA technology for monitoring antibiotic resistance15. Multiplex lateral flow assay16. Emerging trends and future directions in LFA

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Dr. Seema Nara is Professor at Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India. She has been actively indulged in teaching and research activities at MNNIT Allahabad for the last fifteen years. Her research area mainly focuses on diagnostics for healthcare, applications of nanotechnology in diagnostics and therapeutics. She has published various research and review papers in peer reviewed journals of repute, reviews and book/book chapters in her areas of interests. She has three granted patents to her credit and has executed various extramural research projects. Dr. Mithilesh Singh is Senior Scientist at Department of Immunology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India. Dr Singh has been actively involved in research and teaching activities at IVRI, Bareilly for the last fourteen years. His research interest mainly focuses on animal health covering diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics. He has published various scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and book chapters in his areas of interests. He has one filed patent to his credit and has been involved in various extramural research projects as project investigator and collaborators.Dr. Sandeep K. Vashist is the Senior Director R&D at The Binding Site, Thermo Fisher Scientific, United Kingdom. He held senior R&D and management roles in large IVD giants, such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Revvity, Trivitron, and Fapon. Besides, he has been the Chief of the Research Advisory Board at Sensing Self Pte Ltd., Singapore, and an Advisory Board Member at Calciscon AG, Switzerland; Fapon, China; and Antrum Biotech, South Africa. Sandeep invented and pioneered many CE-certified and/or FDA-approved IVD kits, devices, and technologies. He has 12 patents, over 300 publications, 5 books, and over 9900 international citations. He is the Editor and Reviewer of several journals, funding agencies, and international organizations. Sandeep is an IVD veteran with over two decades of very rich global IVD experience.

• Section A. Lateral flow assay - format, flow, and design1. Lateral flow assays and their role in healthcare2. Innovations in materials used for the manufacturing of rapid test strip3. Advances in manipulating sample flow in LFA4. Molecular Imprinting and bioconjugation in lateral flow assays (LAFs)Section B: Biorecognition elements in Lateral Flow Assays5. Nucleic acids and Aptamers6. CRISPR-cas based lateral flow assays for diagnosis7. Molecularly imprinted polymersSection C: Signal Amplification and Quantification8. Fluorescent, upconverting, and SERS molecules9. Lateral flow immunoassays (LFIA) with quantum dots as the reporter10. Latest technology of signal acquisition-readers and devices11. Integrated Data analysis with smartphones, internet, and AI12. Visual semi-quantitationSection D: Recent Applications13. Advancements in LFA for infectious diseases detection14. LFA technology for monitoring antibiotic resistance15. Multiplex lateral flow assay16. Emerging trends and future directions in LFA

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