Research in BMNL can be segmented into 4 research thrust areas. They are (a) “point-of-care” diagnostics, (b) wearable diagnostics, (c) Environmental and gas sensing and (d) cellular electrokinetics. The lab has been successful in making significant contributions in all these areas primarily due to developing, nurturing, and participating in collaborative, multi-disciplinary research teams that integrate engineering with basic and clinical science. We believe that the underpinning of a successful technology is an in-depth understanding of the fundamental mechanisms and processes that guide the technology design. Hence @BMNL we persevere in answering the fundamental questions pertaining to materials/surface interactions and characterization techniques and methods towards developing reliable and robust sensing and diagnostics technologies.