Sapna Deo

Sapna Deo is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Deo is also a Graduate Program Director of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Director of Molecular Medicine Pathway, and Education Director of the Dr. John T. McDonald Foundation Bionanotechnology Institute at University of Miami. Her research group has a robust program related to nanotechnology with focus on design and preparation, characterization of nanomaterials for a variety of applications, including sensing, imaging, nanoformulations for drug delivery, and targeted delivery systems. Dr. Deo has over 20 years of experience in molecular diagnostics development, biomaterials, and drug delivery. She has worked in the area of protein, stem cell, small molecule, and siRNA delivery using bionanotechnology approaches. Dr. Deo also has research interest is in the development of novel nanobioanalytical techniques for the detection of microRNAs and RNA molecules based on luminescence and quantum dots for application in biomedicine, diagnosis, and pathogen detection. She is an author and co-author of over 100 scientific publications and several patents. Dr. Deo is an editor of the book Photoproteins in Bioanalysis.