A Journey into Pooled Testing: What Happens to my Saliva Sample?
Mon, Apr 26
|Online Speaker
Hear from Prem Premsrirut, Founder & CEO of Mirimus, to learn about her journey to a career in STEM, followed by a virtual lab tour of Mirimus to find out what happens to student and staff saliva samples once they arrive at the Mirimus lab.


Time & Location
Apr 26, 2021, 6:30 PM EDT
Online Speaker
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About the event
Mirimus, Wellesley's COVID testing partner lab since October, was established in 2010 with the goal of creating a scalable and cost effective pipeline for model generation by harnessing the power of RNAi and CRISPR technologies to develop animal models which are crucial for preclinical evaluation of new therapeutics. Through cutting edge technology, powerful predictive tools, and vital partnerships, Mirimus is paving the path to develop safer and more effective therapeutics by pin-pointing potential toxicities, validation, and disease modeling.
In 2020, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mirimus' team of experts mobilized their scientific expertise to develop a safe, regular, affordable, and non-invasive testing methodology. The testing protocol, SalivaClear, is successful in detecting and monitoring SARS-COV-2 infection within communities around the country, allowing them to return to in-person operations. Mirimus’ goal is to facilitate the re-opening of the US economy by increasing access to testing and preventing large-scale outbreaks. Most recently, Mirimus…
