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Karyn Newton

University of British Columbia

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Multiplexed hormone immunoassays for women's health on a regenerable silicon photonic chip

Samantha M. Grist, Maggie Wang, Lauren Skye Puumala, Myra Wei, Karyn Newton, Ben Cohen‐Kleinstein, Kowsar Heydari, Sajida Chowdhury, Jaden Sequeira, Kithmin Wickremasinghe, Zavary Koehn, Nicholas Tang, Lukas Chrostowski, Sudip Shekhar, Karen C. Cheung

This paper introduces a multiplexed hormone assay using a silicon photonic chip for detecting FSH and PdG in urine, achieving low detection limits and scalable multiplexing.

bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

What Could Go Wrong? Promoting Success by Planning for Failure in Label-Free Biosensor Assay Development

Sajida Chowdhury, Samantha M. Grist, Avineet Randhawa, Maggie Wang, Karyn Newton, Lauren Skye Puumala, Yuting Hou, Lukas Chrostowski, Sudip Shekhar, Karen C. Cheung

This paper describes a 3-step workflow for troubleshooting label-free biosensor assays, leading to a doubling of assay yield from ~45% to ~90%.

Biosensors and Bioelectronics X · Feb 16, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering

Resonating with replicability: factors shaping assay yield and variability in microfluidics-integrated silicon photonic biosensors

Lauren Skye Puumala, Samantha M. Grist, Karyn Newton, So Jung Kim, Stephen Kioussis, Sajida Chowdhury, Maggie Wang, Myra Wei, Yas Oloumi Yazdi, Avineet Randhawa, Yuting Hou, Lukas Chrostowski, Sudip Shekhar, Karen C. Cheung

This study identifies factors affecting assay yield and replicability in microfluidics-integrated silicon photonic biosensors and proposes strategies to improve performance.

bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering