Jessica Kun

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M.A.Sc Biomedical Engineering
PhD Student in Biomedical Engineering
Email: kunj@mcmaster.ca
Office: ETB 306


Research

Lensless Imaging

Urine testing is an essential clinical diagnostic tool. The presence of urine sediments, typically analyzed through microscopic urinalysis or cell culture, can be indicative of many diseases, including bacterial, parasitic, and yeast infections, as well as more serious conditions like bladder cancer. Current urine analysis diagnostic methods are usually centralized and limited by high cost, inconvenience, and poor sensitivity. We are developing a lensless projection imaging optofluidic platform with motion-based particle analysis to rapidly detect urinary constituents without the need for concentration or amplification through culture. This cost-effective device has the potential to be implemented for timely, point-of-care detection of a wide range of disorders in hospitals, clinics, long-term care homes, and in resource-limited regions.

High Throughput FLIM FRET

Publications

Dufour, S., Fedorkow, D., Kun, J., Deng, S. X., & Fang, Q. (2019). Exploring the Impact of a Mobile Health Solution for Postpartum Pelvic Floor Muscle Training: Pilot Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study. JMIR MHealth and UHealth, 7(7), e12587. https://doi.org/10.2196/12587

Conference Presentations

Kun, J., Smieja, M., Soleymani, L., & Fang, Q. (2019). Detection of trichomonal vaginalis through lensless optofluidic microscopy. Advances in Microscopic Imaging II (Vol. 11076, p. 47). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2526893

Hirmiz, N., Tsikouras, A., Osterlund, E., Richards, M., Kun, J., Andrews, D. W., & Fang, Q. (2019). Investigating Bcl-2 family protein-protein interactions using a high-speed multiplexing confocal FLIM microscope. In F. S. Pavone, E. Beaurepaire, & P. T. So (Eds.), Advances in Microscopic Imaging II (Vol. 11076, p. 44). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2526906

Schedule

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12:30 - 1:30
1:30 - 2:30 CHEM ENG 786
2:30 - 3:30 CHEM ENG 786
3:30 - 4:30 CHEM ENG 786
4:30 - 5:30
5:30 - 6:30
6:30 - 7:00
7:00 - 9:00

Safety Training

Base CoursesAdditional Courses
CourseDateCourseDate
WHMIS core 2014 Biosafety Level 1 2014
WHMIS Update 2016 Biosafety Level 2 2015
Fire Safety and Code Awareness 2014 Biosafety Update 2018
Fire Safety Update 2016 Chemical Handling and Spills 2014
Asbestos Awareness 2014 Autoclave Awareness 2015
Ergonomics 2014 Laser Safety 2015
Slips/Trips/Falls 2014 Gas Cylinder 2015
Violence & Harassment Prevention 2016 Health and Safety Orientation 2016

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