Marya Lieberman

Dr. Marya Lieberman is interested in developing analytical methods for use in low-resource settings. Her group designs paper millifluidic devices to carry out operations that are normally done in a laboratory setting, and tests those devices in Kenya, Malawi, Bangladesh, and other developing countries. The work focuses on detection of falsified and substandard pharmaceuticals and assessments of iodine nutrition interventions. 

“There are very well-defined, simple tests that people do to detect lead. Why aren’t those tests being applied to people’s homes? “

Marya Lieberman

Watch a video and read the detailed article from the What Would You Fight For: Fighting to Protect the Sick.

Read how Marya Lieberman’s work impacts the South Bend community and the world in Women Lead – Solving For Why.

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