Vishwaratn Asthana

 Vishwaratn Asthana
Clinical Instructor in Internal Medicine
Research Fellow, Internal Medicine
Medical School
Available to mentor
Vishwaratn Asthana
Vishwaratn Asthana
Clinical Instructor
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    • About

    My professional interests center around providing generalized inpatient care in the hospital while identifying clinical research problems and developing bioengineering-inspired solutions in the lab: from bedside to bench. I enjoy working with diverse patient populations of all ages and backgrounds.

    Qualifications
    • Internal Medicine Residency
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, United States
      Residency
    • T32 Fellow
      Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, United States
      2023
      Residency
    • MD
      Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States
    • PhD
      Rice University, Houston, United States

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Weil Institute for Critical Care Research

    Research Overview

    My current research expertise is in nucleic acid-based diagnostics and therapeutics. I am using this to develop a diagnostic device that is intended to identify the causative pathogen in sepsis in under an hour with the goal of improving patient outcomes and addressing emerging antibiotic resistance.

    My research broadly focuses on creating nucleic acid-based diagnostics and therapeutics to address unmet clinical needs. Currently, my research entails developing a novel diagnostic device capable of identifying causative pathogens in sepsis in just a few hours, with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes and addressing emerging antibiotic resistance.

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Development of a rapid, culture-free, universal microbial identification system using internal transcribed spacer targeting primers
      Asthana V, Martínez Nieves E, Bugga P, Smith C, Dunn T, Narayanasamy S, Dickson R, VanEpps JS. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2024 Oct 30;
    • Journal Article
      Development of a rapid, culture-free, universal microbial identification system using internal transcribed spacer targeting primers.
      Asthana V, Nieves EM, Bugga P, Smith C, Dunn T, Narayanasamy S, Dickson RP, VanEpps JS. J Infect Dis, 2024 Nov 6; DOI:10.1093/infdis/jiae545
      PMID: 39503259
    • Patent
      Method and Apparatus For Stacked Multi-Filter Device For Customized Fluid Sample Filtration And Extraction
      Wellman C, Smith C, Bugga P, Asthana V, VanEpps J. 2024 Jul 31;
    • Preprint
      GenomicGapID: Leveraging Spatial Distribution of Conserved Genomic Sites for Broad-Spectrum Microbial Identification
      Asthana V, Bugga P, Smith CE, Wellman C, Dwight Z, Ranjan P, Nieves EM, Dickson R, VanEpps S. 2024 Oct 10; bioRxiv, DOI:10.1101/2024.10.07.617038
    • Preprint
      A rapid, inexpensive, culture-free, universal bacterial identification system using internal transcribed spacer targeting primers: a proof-of-principle study
      Asthana V, Nieves EM, Bugga P, Smith C, Dunn T, Narayanasamy S, Dickson R, VanEpps S. 2024 Sep 21; bioRxiv, DOI:10.1101/2024.09.15.613074
    • Journal Article
      Vectorcardiography Predicts Heart Failure in Patients Following ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
      Perkins SJ, Monovoukas D, Chopra Z, Kucharski K, Powell C, Vejalla A, Latchamsetty R, Bugga P, Asthana V. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol, 2024 Sep; 29 (5): e70013 DOI:10.1111/anec.70013
      PMID: PMC11424495
    • Journal Article
      Simulation-guided tunable DNA probe design for mismatch tolerant hybridization.
      Bugga P, Asthana V, Drezek R. PLoS One, 2024 19 (8): e0305002 DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0305002
      PMID: PMC11340886
    • Patent
      A Method to Remove Non-Target Nucleic Acids from Clinical and Non-Clinical Samples for Downstream Microbial Detection
      VanEpps J, Bugga P, Asthana V, Martinez-Nieves E. 2024 Jul 29;