Ariel Furst

Assistant Professor
Department
Department of Chemical Engineering
Technology Areas
Agriculture & Food: Sensors, Delivery, Nutrition / Biotechnology: Sensors & Monitoring, Synthetic Biology / Diagnostics: Assays / Chemicals & Materials: Metals, Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials, Catalysis & Synthesis, Polymers, Composites / Therapeutics: Cell Based Therapy / Energy & Distribution: Electrochemical Devices / Environmental Engineering: Carbon Capture, Sustainability & Recycling / Biomaterials & Bioelectronics: Tissue Repair
Impact Areas
Healthy Living, Sustainable Future, Climate Stabilization, Advanced Materials

Advancing electrochemical diagnostics to fight infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance.

Background and Experience

Ariel L. Furst is the Paul M. Cook Career Development Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Her research focuses on developing innovative technologies to advance human and environmental health, with a mission to make access to critical resources more equitable. The Furst Lab integrates electrochemical, biological, and materials engineering approaches to investigate electron transfer at abiotic-biotic interfaces.

Professor Furst is also a co-founder of Seia Bio, a tough-tech startup driving advancements in regenerative agriculture.

Technologies

Protection of Next-Generation Probiotics during Processing

Technology / Case number: #23587
Chelsea Catania / Pris Wasuwanich / Gang Fan / Ariel Furst
Technology Areas: Agriculture & Food / Chemicals & Materials / Therapeutics
Impact Areas: Healthy Living
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A Microbial Electrochemical Technology to Detect and Degrade Organophosphate Pesticides

Technology / Case number: #23586
Ariel Furst / Erin Reynolds / Amruta Karbelkar / Rachel Ahlmark
Technology Areas: Agriculture & Food / Biotechnology / Diagnostics
Impact Areas: Healthy Living, Sustainable Future
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