Texans are helping the world fight tuberculosis

Millions of people throughout the world die each year from tuberculosis (TB). Researchers at the Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMHSC) are working on a new diagnostic tool that will significantly shorten the time for diagnosis and potentially eradicate the disease.

Jeffrey Cirillo, a professor at the TAMHSC College of Medicine, presents this durable, battery-operated reader which can go anywhere in the world, right to where it is needed most.

 


 

Jeffrey Cirillo, Ph.D., Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Jeffrey Cirillo, Ph.D., is a professor at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.

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