Cepheid
Pragna Elizabeth Upputuri is a Systems Integration Engineer II at Cepheid since May 2022, previously serving in various engineering roles and internships. At the University of Pennsylvania from September 2021 to December 2022, Pragna worked as a Student Lab Assistant, focusing on enhancing student experiments in 3D printing, electronics, and molecular biology. Prior experience includes research internships at Purdue University and Stanford University School of Medicine, where Pragna contributed to projects related to Parkinson’s disease and cell culture techniques. As the President of Purdue MIND, Pragna led multiple projects, including the development of a transmetatarsal foot amputation prosthetic and a mechanical ventilator in response to COVID-19. Pragna holds a Master's degree in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University, alongside a Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
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Cepheid
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Cepheid is a molecular diagnostics company. The Company develops, manufactures and markets fully-integrated systems for testing in the Clinical and Non-Clinical markets. The Company's systems enable molecular testing for organisms and genetic-based diseases by automating otherwise complex manual laboratory procedures. The Company's systems integrate these steps and analyze biological samples in test cartridges. Its primary offering is the GeneXpert system, which integrates sample preparation in addition to Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) amplification and detection. The GeneXpert system is designed for a range of user types ranging from reference laboratories and hospital central laboratories to satellite testing locations, such as emergency departments and intensive care units within hospitals, as well as physician offices and other alternate site laboratories. It also offers the SmartCycler system, which integrates DNA amplification and detection to allow rapid analysis of a sample.