This week's Change Seminar Speaker will be Dr. Nuttada Panpradist. Dr. Panpradist's talk is titled "Overcoming barriers in diagnostics in and outside the lab through local capacity building and cross-disciplined collaborations". *Seminar Details* *Location*: Tuesdays from 12-1pm in 271 CSE2 (The Bill and Melinda Gates Center) *Zoom:* https://washington.zoom.us/j/95324763742 *Present Bio* Dr. Nuttada Panpradist is Post-doctoral Scholar in the Lutz Lab @ UW Bioengineering. During her time as a Ph.D. student in UW Bioengineering – she completed her degree in December ’21 – Panpradist has developed successful rapid tests to detect HIV, tuberculosis and drug resistance, and most recently, tests for COVID-19, including one that is now being commercialized <https://www.washington.edu/news/2022/01/24/harmony-covid19/>. She has published one book chapter and co-authored 21 publications – eight with a lead role as the first author – with more in the works. She has collaborated with clinicians worldwide and is an award-winning mentor and role model for women in engineering. *Read more about her contributions to bioengineering and global health here*: https://bioe.uw.edu/new-ph-d-grad-nuttada-panpradist-ready-for-next-challeng... Best, UW Change Organizers