I am interested in creative problem solving methods to develop and implement technologies for global health based on user-centered designs and input. I build point-of-care microbial disinfection and detection technologies and teach others how to develop these tools to improve their health.

I work on: MEDIK Spectro Solar disinfection monitor

Tags: Paper Dx, microfluidics, UV disinfection, user-centered design

Geek Cred:  Uses plastic bottles (or uses sunlight) to kill bacteria

I am interested in creative problem solving methods to develop and implement technologies for global health based on user-centered designs and input. I build point-of-care microbial disinfection and detection technologies and teach others how to develop these tools to improve their health.

Jacqueline Linnes is a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Cathie Klapperich’s lab at Boston University and is an instructor at of MIT’s D-Lab: Health, a course on designing global health technologies. She holds a Ph.D. in Bioengineering and a certificate in Global Health from the University of Washington. Her current postdoctoral research focuses on 1) developing multiplex point-of-care diagnostics for sexually transmitted infections and 2) building ultraviolet disinfection technologies for the prevention of tuberculosis transmission. Jacqueline has extensive international health experience including co-founding PotaVida, a company creating low-cost solar disinfection monitors for clean water, and leading user-response assessments of improved cooking stoves in rural Bolivia. She sits on the board of the Two Wheeled Foundation, a network of social investors and entrepreneurs empowering innovation and education in developing communities.

Contact
E-mail jlinnes at mit dot edu

Twitter @jac_linnes