Caitlin E. Anderson

Bellevue College, Bellevue Hospital Center

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Caitlin E. Anderson is a biomedical engineer and diagnostics researcher specializing in point-of-care (POC) diagnostic technologies, with a particular focus on lateral flow assay (LFA) development and automation. Her work sits at the intersection of robotics, liquid handling systems, and rapid diagnostic testing — fields with profound implications for global health, especially in resource-limited settings. Anderson's most significant contributions center on streamlining and accelerating the traditionally labor-intensive process of LFA development. Her 2022 paper on automated liquid handling robots for rapid LFA development has garnered 22 citations, reflecting strong interest from the diagnostics community in her innovative approach to reducing development bottlenecks. Building on earlier groundwork, her 2019 study introduced an integrated robotic system combining design-of-experiment software with liquid handling hardware, demonstrating her commitment to bringing systematic, data-driven efficiency to assay optimization. Her research addresses a critical gap in the diagnostics pipeline: while LFAs are widely used for applications ranging from pregnancy testing to infectious disease detection, their development remains technically demanding. Anderson's automation-focused solutions offer a meaningful path toward faster, more reproducible diagnostic tools — making her work especially valuable for researchers and public health practitioners working to deploy reliable tests in challenging environments.