New MIPS award to Vakharia and Larkin

February 12, 2021

With a new grant from the Maryland Industrial Parternships (MIPS) program, UMBC-IMET Professor Dr. Vikram Vakharia has teamed up with IMET alum Dr. Mary Larkin and her company, Gaskiya Diagonstics, to develop inexpensive tests to diagnose pathogens in aquaculture. “Farmers need to test their ponds and get instant information so that they can quickly take action and mitigate disease,” says Larkin.